Quicken 2005 Basic [Old Version]

by Intuit

Product Features

• Powerful, easy-to-use tools for managing personal finances
• Track checking, savings, and credit-card transactions in one place
• Reconcile bank statements and balance checkbook in minutes
• Write and print checks or pay bills online
• Quickly and easily create a personalized budget

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00029J1Q8
• Item model number: 283644
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 28, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,215 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #1 in Software > Personal Finance > Investment Tools
  • #30 in Software > Personal Finance > Money Management
  • #39 in Software > Business & Office > Business Accounting > Accounting

Product Description

Quickbooks 2005 Basic makes it easy to save, invest and track your profits in minutes -- while minimizing taxes, managing your investments and tracking your home inventory. Save, invest and track profits with tools that help you pay bills quickly, balance your checkbook, create a budget and more. Plan for retirement, simplify taxes and manage your investments - all with just a click! Stay informed with investment news flashes related specifically to your portfolio -- stock quotes, the Morningstar Rating for mutual funds and more

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

146 of 148 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware -- Quicken 2005 won't let you import .qif Files, December 17, 2004

By 

Alan B. Taplow - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quicken 2005 Basic [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I just laid out $30 for Quicken 2005, thinking it would be a great replacement for ACE-Money which I was using for my checking account. What a mistake. This year they changed their program so you can no longer import data from your old programs or your banks using .qif (Quicken Interchange Format)

This makes the program useless, since you can't bring your old data into it from another program or from banks which permit exports of your bank account data using .qif files.

Navigating the Quicken tech support page is worse than navigating a mine field. There are no phone number listings and no real help in how to adapt their new 2005 version to older programs by letting you import .qif files into your checking account.

If you are enamoured of Quicken, stick with version 2004 or older. The upgrade to 2005 is a catastrophe.

Alan Taplow
844 John Fowler Road
Plainfield VT 05667
802-454-4675 [e-mail]

132 of 134 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stay away -- from a former loyal customer, December 1, 2004

By 

Maryland-family-customer (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quicken 2005 Basic [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I have purchased annual upgrades of Quicken since the earliest releases.

This year, they have discontinued QIF import support. Fine. Most banks provide transaction data in OFX format. But Quicken has eliminated transaction imports altogether... unless you bank pays Intuit a fee.

I have lost countless hours of effort since my upgrade. Back-migration is not possible, and Intuit is unwilling to provide suitable tools.

I am leaving Intuit Quicken and Turbotax forever. I suggest you stay away also

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quicken Doesn't Consider The Needs Of Their Customers, January 8, 2005

By 

Edward Jorczyk (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quicken 2005 Basic [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I've used Quicken for probably 10 years. When I upgraded to Quicken 2005, I rudely discovered I could not longer import transactions for my 401K plan. I feel betrayed and forgotten, not to mention angry. My 401K plan is with one of the largest providers in the country. I'm switching to MS Money.