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Summary: Problems are with Windows, not Quicken
Review: This is what Microsoft has *always* done when they can't compete against a program fairly. They "break" the products, users blame the product and switch to the competing MS program, in this case MS Money.It is a sad, and illegal business tactic, but they have used it forever and the government allows them to continue it.
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Summary: Quicken 2002 Deluxe!
Review: This new version of Quicken Deluxe, is an improvement over the 2000 version. If you are using 2001, I would recommend that you keep that version. There are simply not enough reasons to upgrade from 2001 for most people. If you are using pre-2001, this would definitely be something to take a look at.
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Summary: Not much better than 2001
Review: Some nice new stuff - auto-reconcile being my favorite - but I'm not sure exactly why it's worth the upgrade. Maybe it's like computers - upgrade every 2-3 years.
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Summary: I can't live without this software
Review: I've been using Quicken for several years and I can't imagine managing my finances any other way. It is a very well thought through and easy tp use program. It allows me to automatically capture most all my finanical data directly from my banks, credit card and brokerage companies. I like that I can quickly view this data and see where I stand finanicial. Quicken has literally shave so much time off doing my routine financial stuff like paying bills that I've actually found time to do more lofty financial tasks like look alternative credit cards with better interest rates or cheaper car insurance. It also keeps me organized for tax time. If you're looking to get your finances in order, there is no better tool than Quicken (it is much better than MS Money). It is worth every penny. By simply saving me time, I have paid for this software an untold number of times because each month I'm able to tackle another big financial hurdle that has helped me save money and make smarter finacial decisions.
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Summary: Very slow, too many gimicks, online stuff broken
Review: Well. I should have read the reviews more closely and just kept my 1999 version. At least it worked. It installed and converted all my files without a problem. That's about the best thing I can say. Problems: It's slow. I have a dual Pentium 3 800, windows 2000, and so forth and so on. It CRAWLS on this machine. NOTHING online will work. Not the online quote download, registration, etc. NOTHING! Tech support told me that their servers may be running "better" by Oct 20th and some versions of the software are having "problems". It's not my setup as everything else works, including Quicken 1999 Deluxe (until I uninstalled it to use 2002 Deluxe). Anyway, the tech support guy told me specifically that it was a problem on Intuit's end
and for me to be patient. Maybe they should refund the cost of the product and we should say "Be patient, we'll pay you when it works". Tech support is now about $2.00 a minute unless you have one of a few "listed" problems. Careful, they even seemed willing to charge me for the knowledge about their servers "not working" until I called back and got a person who could communicate adequately. Lots of annoying stuff in the menus like "Manage Employee Payroll". You go there and it brings up an add to sell you something. Being a software engineer myself - I find those kind of marketing tactics in the software EXTREAMELY unattractive.
Why diminish a potentially good piece of software with gimmicks. Overall I'd say I wasted my money because it just is not working. If it worked as billed, as it seems to for some people, I'd have a much better rating for it. My advice, try Microsoft Money. If I can return Quicken - that's the route I'll take. So many bad reviews here on Amazon should have told me something - but I didn't listen thinking it would'nt happen to me.
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Summary: Downgrade to Quicken 2000 or lower!
Review: If you own *any* previous version of Quicken, don't upgrade.
Q2002 is a mess, it does not offer *any* significant new features over Q2000, but many new bugs. Investment tracking still does not work properly, cost basis and holding periods just can't be gotten right in the presence of anything as trivial as spin-offs or stock swaps... Q2002 forces Quicken.com on you, you can't use the download feature for stock quotes and from your brokers unless you enable Quicken.com -- now you're only one accidental click away from
transmitting your private & sensitive investment data to some "secure" server over which you have no control.. Finally, the number of protection faults and other crashes has increased notably over Q2000.
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Summary: Still a classic!
Review: I upgrade my Quicken every year, and was happy to do so again this year. Sure, there's more stuff in there than I need right now, but who knows when I might need it? Besides, there always seems to be one little new feature I really like...BTW, I tried MS Money a few years ago since I usually like their products, but it just wasn't the same. I went back to Quicken.
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Summary: Still a great product, but disappointing upgrade
Review: Having been a Quicken user for more than ten years and having recently upgraded from Quicken 2000, this new version is a disappointment. There aren't any compelling new features (the new reports are nice, but how many do you need?) On the downside: (1) it's much slower to open, (2) it has lots of gimicky links to more stuff to purchase from Intuit. Example: On the Finance Menu there's an item that says "Manage Payroll". Click on it and you get a ad telling you to buy QuickPayroll. You can't turn this junk off. It's not horrible, it's just stupid. I regret having upgraded but once your file is converted and you've updated data you can't go back. If you have Quicken 2K or later and are satisfied, pass on this one.
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Summary: Consistently good product...
Review: I've been using Quicken since their DOS versions in the mid-late 80's. Their product has been consistently well designed and offers plenty of financial management tools. You get out of it as much as you put onto it. Don't expect magic or you'll be disappointed. But, with ease and less than 45 minutes a week, I keep all my financial information in Quicken and get plenty of helpful and accurate info. The recent versions which have enhanced their Web interaction, makes it even more useful, and eliminated my need to use more than one financial package.
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Summary: Very Buggy
Review: I am a long, long time Quicken user. I track over 200 stocks using Quicken. I upgraded to 2002 Deluxe from Quicken 99. It was a disaster. The new program tried to convert my files to the new file system in 2002 and lost them all. It caused a General Windows Fault every time I tried to access my portfolio. I tried to uninstall Quicken 2002 and reinstall Quicken 99 (which had worked flawlessly for 4 years) and now it causes Windows to crash. Quicken technical help tried to charge me $2.00/minute to help me. They won't even talk to you until you give them your credit card number. The whole thing is a disaster. Why did I ever try to upgrade?
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