Quicken 2005 Deluxe [Old Version]

I have used Quicken for a long time. It works very well and it can save a lot of time if you set it up correctly.
I use it mainly to keep track of bank accounts, credit cards and stocks.

I could probably crap out a program that works better than this one. Downloading transactions with this is just a migraine and a half since it would not download from my institution. I just kept getting error messages when I knew all my information was correct. I had this thing set up and running fine for about a month and then this starts happening. I've had to reload this program before just because it's been a major pain in my a#@. I whole heartedly agree with a previous reviewer that I would have given this zero stars if at all possible. Amazon people can you make a function so that I can give this zero stars and rest at peace. Find something better to use than this POS. I hope this helps and have a very bad day.

Disgruntled and angry in College Station

The most frustrating aspect of Quicken is that when you upgrade it destroys all your detail. I lost a lot of work because of that. I've never really recovered from having over 1 year worth of detail lost. There was no warning when I upgraded and couldn't get back the detail.
The functions are work but my bank offers csv format. It can imported into a worksheet and saved as an excel file. However I couldn't find a way to import that data. I also used Versacheck and couldn't import that data either. These are major problems, even if you are a loyal customer who upgrades regularly.

I purchased Quicken based on its claims to have greatly improved auto-recognition of bank transactions.

I can't imagine what it was before, because it rarely recognized any bank transactions into categories, even when it was a recurring charge or bill.

I stopped using it, but afraid to return to MS Money given all of the newly reported bugs in that software.

I have been a Quicken user for 15 years and recently upgraded from 2004 to 2005 deluxe. To date, this is the slowest performing release yet. After spending many hours with quicken support via e-mail, chat and on the phone, no one could help. I also found may other users in Google groups indicating the same poor performance. Another big drawback is that in 2005, there is only partial support for QIF files. I used these frequently and can not understand Intuit's logic on removing this feature. I plan to request a refund for this product directly from Intuit.