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Quicken Premier Home & Business 2006 [Old Version] | ![Quicken Premier Home & Business 2006 [Old Version]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GJ5F0K0SL._SL500_.jpg)
| From: Intuit, Inc.
Buy New: $89.99
New (1) Used (5) from $24.69
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 3122
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows 98
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 294951
Model: 283652
UPC: 028287011076
EAN: 0028287011076
ASIN: B0009XB15Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Personal finance software for small businesses and self-employed professionals | | • | Instant overview of all unpaid invoices, upcoming bills, and more | | • | Simplify tax preparation; easily separate business and personal expenses | | • | Create reports and graphs; customize business forms | | • | Monitor expenditures and gain flexibility to allocate funds where needed |
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Product Description
Advanced update to the 2005 Edition is expected to be released soon.
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| Customer Reviews:
 This Quicken 2006 is the best version I have ever used !!! September 3, 2005
SoCalReviews (Los Angeles, CA)
99 out of 106 found this review helpful
My previous financial software upgrades were from Quicken 99 to Quicken 2002 and then to Quicken 2004 Premier Home & Business only a few years ago. However this Quicken Premier H&B version 2006 upgrade was the easiest I have done so far. After putting the CD in the drive and clicking "install" it found the older 2004 version on my Windows XP system it told me that it needed to remove the older version. I said "yes" and it automatically removed the old and installed the new without any problems and then proceeded at my request to back up and convert my older data files. If you are familiar with Quicken Premier H&B 2004 or 2005 then you will be familiar with this Quicken 2006 interface because it looks and feels mostly the same. However at the same time everything in this newest version also seems much more refined since they seem to have fixed many little annoyances and yet added some clever features that make the experience of using the it even more easy to use. As your read about these differences on the Quicken web site or on the retail box I can tell you that you may not fully appreciate these improvements until you begin using the new version "hands on". Even the online automatic download and account update features seems to run smoother and faster. Intuit has listened to many customer requests by adding things such as being able to attach a document image to your registry entries, the ability to expand to full screen mode by pressing F11 on the keyboard, the inclusion of more choices for your advanced reports, and the ability to export report data to a "PDF" or "Microsoft Excel" file format.
For users of Quicken before version 2004 you will want to back up all your previous version's data files onto a removable media or disk and make sure you have the original installation disks from your previous version since you will want to make sure that you like the newer 2004 through 2006 interface. Users of versions 2004 or earlier who rely on the QIF file format for your financial institution downloads should realize that QIF data files are no longer fully supported in this version (or in version 2005) as working data files. This is an extremely important point to make so I will repeat once again that you absolutely need to make sure that you completely back up those data files on a removable CD, zip, floppies, etc. so that you could go back to your older Quicken if you really needed to later on. On a positive note Quicken version 2006 does however allow you to import and export your data as QIF data files but you will have to convert and keep those files in the newer "QDF" format before you can use them in this new version 2006. For Quicken users who do not rely on the older QIF files you will appreciate the reliability and simplification of the newest Quicken file formats. Whether you use "Web Connect" or the more automated "Direct Connect" methods the newer file download format seems more secure, more automated, and more trouble free. Many download bugs that were prevalent in previous versions seem to have been fixed. I did have to do some manual editing for a few minor accounts where the online downloading feature had stopped working in version 2004 but after some simple online settings changes those same accounts were now suddenly working perfectly in version 2006.
PROS: Easy installation and upgrade, works reliably, very easy to use, mostly bug free, the financial data downloading works very well, full of many useful new and improved features including a method of registry image file attachment and an improved importing and exporting of data for advanced reports.
CONS: It does not fully support the older QIF data file format. Users of versions before 2004 will need to acclimate to the newer look and feel of the program. Some users from previous years have reported data corruption or errors after updating to the newer versions of Quicken 2004 & 2005 which means that fully backing up your existing data files on a removable media before the installation of Quicken 2006 is mandatory.
CONCLUSION: I enthusiastically recommend and give the highest possible five star rating to the latest Quicken Premier Home & Business ver. 2006 Edition since it is the easiest, most reliable, and overall best version of Quicken I have ever used!
Warning: Lack of QIF Support should be Known September 20, 2005
Steef Jacobson, Ronin Software Inc. (Brooklyn, NY United States)
59 out of 71 found this review helpful
with the lack of .QIF support, this version of Quicken is a shell of the prior versions. Not all banks will pay the big bucks for Quicken's new format charges. Buy an older version instead of this.
don't change banks, change financial programs January 23, 2006
Petit Mal (San Diego, CA USA)
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
Intuit's decision to switch file formats, stop supporting the popular old format, and charge banks to present users with the new format reeks of greed and a complete disregard for customer satisfaction.
The need to enter transactions by hand renders the program unusable. The skimpy in-program support and non-intuitive interface make the program unpleasant as well.
Quicken does not support OFX or QIF import format December 13, 2005
A Reader from Illinois
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
Quicken Premier Home & Business 2006 (this probably applies to any Quicken 2006 program) does not import OFX files. It appears that Quicken only really imports QFX files. (Yes, That is a Q in front not an O.) This QFX file format is based on OFX, but has changes specific to Quicken's webconnect product.
Pretty much QIF support is gone for most account types, except they will export to a QIF file. They will not export to any other format than QIF, so don't think you'll be getting your data out of quicken 2006 anytime soon.
My personal opinion is that if your current version of Quicken works, then don't upgrade because it's a waste of money.
If you're looking for OFX support, it isn't in the 2006 version. If you've been using QIF to import to your checking account from a Banking Institution that doesn't have Quicken webconnect, then you will lose the ability to import QIF to those accounts and you will also not be able to import OFX files either.
Good luck!
Quicken Screws Its Loyal Users March 14, 2006
Richard H. Moore (USA)
21 out of 24 found this review helpful
Dropping the QIF files (Quicken's own proprietary format) is BIG deal that serves only to rip off loyal users. My bank of more than 26 years provides both QIF and OFX formats, but QIF is free and OFX requires a monthly subscription fee that would pay the cost of Microsoft Money, which still downloads QIF files for free. You do the arithmetic. Add to that, the many institutions that don't provide data in OFX format, but do provide QIF files. Any "technical proficiency" is undone by the unavailability of data, or the unnecessary charges for providing one's own financial data for a fee. Here we are, helping financial institutions reduce their costs by going online and they gouge us further -- like adding fees for using ATM's, or adding fees for using your "debit" card instead of "credit" card to spend your own money. There is no economic justification nor rational reason for doing that, save plain old greed.
Fight back. Get Microsoft Money, which still downloads both formats. Let Intuit get the message of consumer dissatisfaction. Ironic that Microsoft has figured this one out.
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