Who needs the Quicken for Windows 3.0 Release 7 update? This update will only affect Quicken for Windows Version 3.0. If you are running an earlier version of Quicken for Windows, this update will have no effect on your software. The update including Release 7 is larger than the Release 6 update. Release 7 includes minor modifications to the program as well as the all new on screen check order feature. If you wish to create a program icon for the on screen check order feature, see below for instructions**. To determine if you need to download Release 7, check the Version and Release of Quicken that you are currently using. To Check your Release: 1) Start Quicken for Windows 2) With Quicken open, hold down the Shift key while choosing About Quicken from the Help Menu. 3) A dialog box will display with information about Quicken. The first line will say: Quicken 3 for Windows, Rx where the "x" is located, a number will appear i.e. 3, 4, 5, 6,or 7. This is the "Release Number" of your version of Quicken. If you are using Quicken 3.0 and have Release 6 or lower, follow these instructions to run the Update*. If you already have Release 7, running the Update will not change your software in any way. If you are using Quicken for Windows 1.0, 1.01 or 2.0, we encourage you to look in the General Information Library to find out about the added benefits of using Quicken 3 for Windows. Running the Update Create a directory on your hard drive called UPDATE. Next, download the Quicken Update into this directory The file name is : QW3R7.ZIP Exit from Windows into DOS. Do not attempt to use the update from a DOS prompt while in Windows. The update may not perform correctly, and other problems may develop. Change to the UPDATE directory and unzip QW3R7.ZIP. The ZIP file was created with Version 2.04g of PKZIP and you must have this version of PKUNZIP in order to unzip the Quicken Update. If you do not have PKUNZIP, it is available for download from: Forum - IBMNEW Library - Library Tools File - PK204G.EXE The DOS commands for unzipping the Quicken Update are: 1) CD \UPDATE 2) PKUNZIP QW3R7.ZIP (press enter) To run the update, change to the UPDATE directory, and type QW3R7 followed by the path of your Quicken 3 for Windows directory. Press Enter. Example: C:>\UPDATE\QW3R7 C:\QUICKENW Checking the Update Once the update is complete, you will now have Release 7 of Quicken 3 for Windows. This can be verified by using the steps located above: "How to check your release..." Removing the Update Files Once you have confirmed that the update was successful by checking the release, you can safely remove the files that were used in the update process. All of these files will be located in the UPDATE directory where you completed the download and the unzip processes. The list of files that will be deleted is: QW3R7.ZIP QW3R7.BAT QW3R7.RTP PATCH.EXE README.QW3 The number of files that will be changed by the update varies depending upon which release you currently have. (If you have Release 3, more files will be affected than if you have Release 4 ,5 or 6). As long as "About Quicken" displays Release 7, the patch has updated Quicken correctly. *If you had difficulties printing checks using release 3, 4 , 5 or 6 and you entered numbers in either the horizontal or vertical adjustment areas, you will need to reset these areas after updating to release 7. Simply place zero in each of these alignment areas to reset them. Otherwise, you may encounter check printing alignment problems again. **To create a program icon for Check Order use the following steps: 1. From Windows Program Manager click on file, and click on new. 2. Choose new Program Item and click OK. 3. In the Program Item Properties box, click in the Command Line box. 4. Type the path of your Quicken 3 for Windows directory with QORDER.EXE appended Example: C:\QUICKENW\QORDER.EXE and click on Change Icon. 5. Click on which icon you prefer and click OK. 6. The icon will display on the Program Item Properties box. Click OK if correct. Copyright 1994 Intuit Inc. All Rights Reserved