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Summary: Umm ... it doesn't crash often.
Review: I was a big fan of Quicken 5 years ago, but this version is abysmal. Features that are advertised on the box, but "discontinued", a user interface that takes some time to get used to, and a serious bug that I can't get anyone at Quicken to respond to. I created a 401k account, added two mutual funds, gave them both initial balances, then corrected the balances when I found my account information. The problem is that the updated amounts are correct in the register, but are not correct in any other reports. I can't get it to refresh the data in the reports without deleting the account. I give up. Going to try to find a copy of Quicken from the mid 90's.
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Summary: Love it!
Review: I was pleasantly surprised at the quality and features of this product. It is so easy to use. I was scared by some of the other reviewers, but I have never had a problem with it. I love being able to download my bank information into it. It is seamless.
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Summary: Very poor Carbonization
Review: I'm using Quicken on OS 10.1, and it's clear that Intuit did the minimum required to get it working on OS X. There are lots of UI bugs, and it just generally looks bad. It's also missing lots of features from the Windows version.On the postive side, there are some nice enhancements like the ability to sync your stocks to quicken.com. They've also got a PIN vault to store all your PINs, although I wish they'd used the Mac OS Keychain instead of inventing their own system. Quicken 2002 is the best financial software for the Macintosh, but is far worse than what you can find on Windows. I wish there was some good competition in this market on the Mac.
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Summary: Meets my needs
Review: I've been using this product since Spetember of 2001, and it satisfies all of my financial needs. Sure, it has a few quirks, and some of the more advanced features seem somewhat buggy, but overall it meets the need. I have no problem tracking my checking accounts, money market accounts, 401(k), IRAs, personal property, loans, and other finanical assets.
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Summary: A Quicken User Since Version 2.0!
Review: I've used Quicken since 1994 when I bought my first computer and Quick 2.0 came preinstalled. Since then I've tried MS-Money twice. I keep going back to Quicken. It's intuitive, logical and makes reconciling the check book a breeze. I admit that my finaces are fairly simple and others may need the deluxe or small business versions of the program, but I think for the average person the basic program is perfect. I don't upgrade every year. I don't think there's a need to. I up grade about every two yeaars. I moved from version 2.0 to Quicken 98 to Quicken 2000 to the current version. The program is very stable. I haven't had problems with bugs or crashes in any version. I recommend it.
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Summary: Still marginal for Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Review: If you're using Windows 2000 or Windows XP in a secure mode, to try and provide a second line of defense against viruses too new to be caught by your anti-virus software, Quicken 2002 will not make you very happy. It still is really a Windows 95 application, and gleefully writes all over the application directory (C:\Program Files\Quicken) every time it starts up. If you have user accounts on Windows 2000 that are "Restricted User" (in the Users group), the software will not run out-of-the-box. You will have to modify the security on the application directory to add Modify and Write permissions for the Users group. This, of course, means that any virus that gets into your computer can attack and infest any file that is part of Quicken. Having the application directory be writeable was not "safe computing" when Intuit wrote Quicken many years ago, and it is not "safe computing" now. Microsoft guidelines have you store all state under the user account in C:\Documents and Settings. It is telling that Quicken does NOT have any "Windows logo" certification from Microsoft. Maybe Quicken doesn't trust Microsoft not to show the new version to the Microsoft Money people, but Intuit also must know that it would flunk the certification process horribly! It is time to shame the application developers into making software that practices "safe computing", or we will be in virus hell forever. At least I could make Quicken 2002 run at all for a "Restricted User". Quicken 2001 tried to write to the Windows Registry every time it started, battling with Money over some file extension, there was no reasonable way to make that work. Quicken 2001 would only work on accounts with "Power User" priveleges, which I refuse to grant my everyday account for virus-protection reasons. (Yes, I know this is the default account protection on Windows 2000 and XP, but that's because the applications are all messed up.) Other than that, the program does seem to be well-behaved. I finally have something newer than Quicken 6 that runs on Windows 2000.
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Summary: Don't Bother If You Have 2001
Review: Intuit's newest version of their basic personal finance program is unimpressive in its new features. And I say that upgrading from the 2000 not the 2001 version. The newest Quicken is adequate to its task, especially since I only use it for its minimal functions (i.e. no online bill pay, interest rate research, etc.). Since I refuse to use Microsoft's personal finance program, Quicken gets marks from me for simply not being Microsoft's. For those of you with the 2001 version, I'd wait to upgrade. The price is low; but, there's no since in upgrading when the upgrade doesn't add much. As I said, I had the 2000 version and I'm unimpressed with 2002.
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Summary: Only For Accountants
Review: Not a real improvement over previous versions. It is still difficult to navigate, and complicated to do simple things. This software does not make accounting any easier than real accounting work. For a more simple, effective approach, check out Moneydance by Appgen Personal Software. It runs great on Windows (and even on Macs and Linux), and it imports Quicken files.
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Summary: Misleading Product Ended Up Costing More
Review: Product was not full version as implied. In order to use it I had to call company and pay more money. Would never buy from here again.
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Summary: Great software
Review: Quicken 2002 is a wonderful upgrade from 2001. Finally, it has been Carbonized! I have heard arguments from others saying "I wish it was Cocoa" but I think that making it Cocoa (only able to run on OS X) would make the product sell a lot less, as non-X users would not be able to use it. A great piece of software. Fast, reliable, and lots better than its Windows counterpart.
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