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Chapter 1: Setting Up Shop
First of all, the Quicken File menu includes an Import command that lets you
import files from Microsoft Money 2007 or 2008. So far, so good.
Further, if you’ve got an older version of Microsoft Money you want to con-
vert data from, you can download a program called Data Converter from the
Quicken support Web site. Data Converter converts Microsoft Money data
files from Microsoft Money 2003 and later versions to the Quicken 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, and 2008 file format. Quicken 2010 should easily then convert one
of these old-format Quicken files to the Quicken 2010 file format. So, theoreti-
cally, you can move old Microsoft Money data files to Quicken.
Practically, however, moving financial information from Quicken to Money or
vice versa doesn’t seem to work all that well. Transactions seem to get lost.
Account balances get messed up. People ruin their lives. Well, maybe that last
comment is a slight exaggeration. But, no kidding: Migrating is problematic. If
you do want to move from one program to another, I suggest making sure that
you have a really good reason for doing so and that you allow yourself enough
time to track down and correct any errors. The Data Converter is available
from https://quicken.custhelp.com — use the search term Microsoft
Money after you select your Quicken version.
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