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| Quicken 2005 Basic [Old Version] | ![Quicken 2005 Basic [Old Version]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4147E569MXL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Intuit
Category: Software
List Price: $29.95
Buy Used: $27.95
You Save: $2.00 (7%)
Used (3) from $27.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 4044
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 283649
Model: 283644
UPC: 028287009189
EAN: 0028287009189
ASIN: B00029J1Q8
Release Date: August 3, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 orphaning the QIF is unforgiveable July 3, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Orphaning QIF is not forgiveable. We looked for a replacement and after trying the open source jGnash, found it wasn't up to managing our five years of Quicken records.
We finally elected Account Express 3. See
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Less than one star - terrible!!! May 11, 2005
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I've been using excel to track my money for years, and just bought quicken to streamline it. The only way to get any of my historical information in is to type each entry individually! If your bank is not a participating institution (if they didn't pay Quickn/Intuit additional charges) the only way you can enter your transactions is by typing each one individually! What's the point in automating a system, if you can't automate it? It's not even something you can upgrade - no imports from excel or any other format in any 2005 quicken! Not a good deal.
WASTE OF MONEY May 2, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
If I am not sure, I play it smart and buy the program used. In short I was not satisfied with what I recieved. If the anecdote, "You get what you pay for." was applicable in this case, this program would be worth it's price, but it's worth less than I paid. Amazon low price of 13 some odd dollars.
 Great Product...great price May 2, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been using Quicken for 5 years and think it is a great product. I just bought this new version to replace Quicken 2000. The new version has a number of improved features. It was really easy to transfer the data from my old computer/old version of Quicken to 2005. I used online chat and found them to be very helpful. Not sure why this product gets such a bad rap.
I thought it would be better than Quickn 2002. I was wrong! April 14, 2005
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I was perfectly happy with my older deluxe version of Quicken, but found that a)I didn't use most of the deluxe features, b)had several years worth of transactions that I couldn't archive due to a bug, and c)due to a bank change, I could no longer get transaction downloads. So, I bought 2005 basic. BIG MISTAKE! This "new improved" product is so cumbersome and confusing, I've practically stopped using it. When I start it, there are "messages" about my accounts, but I can't read them in the basic version. All I can do is delete them. The "home" page has 8, count them, 8 "Cash Flow Services" options that actually take you to sign-up pages touting for-fee additional services, many of which my bank already provides for free. And there are buttons to quicken.com EVERYWHERE that you have to work to get rid of. (Hellooooo. If I'd wanted to use quicken.com to pay all my bills, I would not have purchased Quicken.) This product is like one of those teaser game CDs that cost $5.00 but only gives you one level. And I don't really want the other levels. All I want is a product that does what it did before in a way that avoids making me relearn everything!
Ok, on the up-side, it does do a pretty good job of keeping track of my bank transactions and it seems like you can tailor it to suit some specific financial priorities, but it's just so incredibly painful to have to relearn EVERYTHING just because the banking industry changed download file formats. Microsoft may be trying to take over the software industry, but at least they don't want to be my bank so much that they totally screw up an otherwise good product.
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