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THIS UPDATE IS FOR QUICKEN 4 FOR WINDOWS CD-ROM, RELEASE 6 OR LOWER.
===================================================================
If you are NOT running Quicken 4 for Windows CD-ROM, Release 6 or lower,
this update will have no effect on your software.
TO CHECK THE RELEASE NUMBER OF YOUR VERSION OF QUICKEN:
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1. Start Quicken for Windows
2. With Quicken open, hold down the Shift key while choosing
"About Quicken" from the Help Menu.
3. A window appears. The first line will say:
"Quicken v for Windows Rn" or "Quicken 4 for Windows CD-ROM MM Rr"
where "v" is the "Version Number" of your Quicken for Windows and
where "r" is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 and is the "Release Number".
If you are using Quicken 4 for Windows CD-ROM and have Release 6 or lower,
follow the instructions below 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 Versions 1.0, 1.01, 2.0, or 3.0 of Quicken for Windows we
encourage you to look in the General Information Library to find out about the
added benefits of using Quicken 4 for Windows CD-ROM.
UPDATING QUICKEN 4 FOR WINDOWS CD-ROM
=====================================
1. Create a directory on your hard drive called UPDATE.
2. Download the Quicken Update into this directory.
The file name is: QWCD4R7A.ZIP
3. Exit from Windows into DOS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE UPDATE FROM THE DOS PROMPT WHILE IN
WINDOWS. The update will not install correctly, and other
problems may develop.
4. Change to the UPDATE directory and unzip QWCD4R7A.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 QWCD4R7A.ZIP
5. To run the update, change to the UPDATE directory, and then type
QWCD4R7A followed by the path of your Quicken 4 for Windows CD-ROM
directory. Then press Enter.
Example: C:>\UPDATE\QWCD4R7A C:\QUICKENW
CHECKING THE UPDATE
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Once the update is complete, you will now have Release 7 of Quicken 4 for
Windows CD-ROM. This can be verified by using the steps described above in "To
Check the Release Number..." As long as "About Quicken" displays Release 7,
Quicken has been updated correctly.
REMOVING THE UPDATE FILES
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Once you have confirmed that the update was successful by checking the release
number, 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 process. The files that can be deleted are:
QWCD4R7A.ZIP
QWCD4R7A.BAT
QWCD4R7A.RTP
README.TXT
PATCH.EXE
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
=====================
If you have questions about the update process, refer to the Intuit Technical
Support phone number in the back of your Quicken 4 for Windows CD-ROM User's
Guide.