The Bargain Nexus - Quicken 2003 Basic

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Manufacturer: Intuit

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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Intuit
EAN: 0028287006256
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Intuit
Manufacturer: Intuit
Platform: Windows 98
Publisher: Intuit
Release Date: 2002-08-15
Studio: Intuit

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Great Financial Program
Comment: Great program. I have been using this for 2 years and I am extrememly satisfied with it. Downloading transactions is ridiculously easy and saves me tons of time. No more balancing the checkbook! You can create reports with just one touch of a button and create a budget in a flash!

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Summary: Problems With Quicken 2003 Are Now Overcome
Comment: In the spring of 2003, I upgraded from Quicken 2000 to Quicken 2003. I have used various versions of Quicken since the DOS days. Immediately after this upgrade I had many problems running the reports. My entire computer would freeze and I would need to shutdown and restart Quicken. I most cases I was unable to get the information I need from Quicken. Recently, I purchased a new laptop with Microsoft Money was installed on it. I moved the Quicken 2003 data file onto the laptop and used Microsoft Money to gather some of the detailed information I needed to prepare my tax return and the financial aid application for my kids. I was about ready to trash Quicken and use Microsoft Money until this week when I upgraded the operating system of the computer that the Quicken 2003 was installed on. After upgrading from Windows 98 second edition to Windows XP Home edition, all of the reports work and work well, apparently the functionality of Quicken 2003 on Windows 98 is not as compatible as desired or expected based upon the wording on the Quicken 2003 product packaging. Since all is now working well I am going to stay with Quicken for now.

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Summary: this software sucks.
Comment: This software does a terrible job to match the short sale and cover short transactions in my brokerage account. I have to manually specify those transactions to the right types ONE BY ONE and it still couldn't calculate the trasaction proceeds correctly. It is so frustrating. It wastes both money and time to use this software to track capital gains.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Ok So Far
Comment: I am all too familiar with software disasters. I have developed a philosophy of staying away from new releases because of this. I decided on Q3 B because my bank advised that they were no longer supporting Q2k. I went with the basic version due to in the past not really using the features from the deluxe packages. I am running a 1.8 Gb, 512mb ram, W2K machine. The install went well although it took a while to convert the files. Apparently there is an encryption process that occurs which I will research later. The interface is a little more cluttered, but overall I was up and running in about 90 minutes. Also, the online update downloaded a software patch (expected) to update the app with the latest an greatest. Problem was, it turned my screen grey and did not give me any notice or status of what it was doing or the progress until completion. I worked with another machine for a while and when the drive settled down and the CPU utilization was at three percent, I rebooted. Everything came up fine. Hopefully by the time I have to upgrade again they'll have Quicken 2006 fully debugged. :)

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Summary: Risks Using Quicken
Comment: Before you give Quicken such a favorable review, you might want to check the 4 month problem they have had with Credit Card downloads. These have compromised the integrity of customer financial records. Their final solution has been to have customers manually check 4 months of statements and enter missing transactions by hand.

In the course of this problem they gave out incorrect information stating how soon the problem would be fixed, and stating that when fixed one would be able to download the missing transactions. For months they did not even inform customers that the problem continued past the original June 24 deadline.

Howard Sloane

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Start organizing your finances with Quicken 2003 Basic. Quicken works just like your checkbook, so it's easy to get started. Balance your checkbook and pay bills easily. Bank online conveniently. Track where your money goes with reports and graphs.

Quicken Guided Setup asks you your goals, suggests what to set up and track, and offers practical next steps to help you get there. Track your checking, savings, and credit card transactions in one place. Reconcile your bank statements in minutes. Pay bills right from your computer. Write and print checks or pay bills online.

Use Quicken 2003 to sort your expenses by date, amount, payee, or category. Choose from dozens of reports and graphs that show where your money goes. Get answers to such questions as "How much did I spend on dining?" and "How does that compare to last month?" You can also create a personalized budget to help meet your goals and monitor your cash flow to cover your spending.

Quicken 2003 Basic makes it easier than ever to download your data from online sources. Access your account balances, transfer funds, and pay bills. Quicken works with more than 1,900 banks, credit card companies, and other financial institutions.