Reactivating Quicken on Repaired PC?

I am planning to make the switch from Money to Quicken and understand
both must be running on the same machine. Money is presently running
on a machine that is under warranty and needs to be sent back to
replace defective CPU and probably reload windows or reimage the
entire hard drive, since there are windows issues as well. If I load
Quicken on the machine now, and have to reload it when the PC is
returned, will I be able to do this. This happened with Money when
the PC this replaced died and I was able to contact someone to get an
"override" because Money was limited to one activation. Am I going to
have the same issue with Quicken? And if so will I be able to make
contact that will enable me to successfully reload the software?

TIA
Jim

Hi, Jim.

No, you can install Quicken 2010 as many times as you need to; no
"activation" is involved.

I've installed Quicken many times as I've beta-tested successive "builds" of
Vista and Win7 - and successive year-versions of Quicken. No such problems.

Also, if you check the Quicken Help file, under Appendixes | Software
License Agreement, scroll down about half-way through and you'll see this
paragraph:
(i) Single User License. You may install and use a copy of the Software on
up to three (3) computers used by a single household.

I haven't found any restriction on how many times it can be (re-)installed
on a single computer.

I've never used Money so I have no idea how to switch from one to the other.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Using Quicken Deluxe 2010 and Windows Live Mail in Win7 x64)

<> wrote in message
news:...
> I am planning to make the switch from Money to Quicken and understand
> both must be running on the same machine. Money is presently running
> on a machine that is under warranty and needs to be sent back to
> replace defective CPU and probably reload windows or reimage the
> entire hard drive, since there are windows issues as well. If I load
> Quicken on the machine now, and have to reload it when the PC is
> returned, will I be able to do this. This happened with Money when
> the PC this replaced died and I was able to contact someone to get an
> "override" because Money was limited to one activation. Am I going to
> have the same issue with Quicken? And if so will I be able to make
> contact that will enable me to successfully reload the software?
>
> TIA
> Jim

Thanks. I'm not sure it will recognize my computer when I get it back
from HP (if I even get the same box back), but I guess that would only
be 2 installs. Q10 has a conversion utility from Money but to clarify
my original post, while the conversion is being done, Money - the
program and its data files have to be on the same machine.

Jim

On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:09:57 -0600, "R. C. White" <>
wrote:

>Hi, Jim.
>
>No, you can install Quicken 2010 as many times as you need to; no
>"activation" is involved.
>
>I've installed Quicken many times as I've beta-tested successive "builds" of
>Vista and Win7 - and successive year-versions of Quicken. No such problems.
>
>Also, if you check the Quicken Help file, under Appendixes | Software
>License Agreement, scroll down about half-way through and you'll see this
>paragraph:
>(i) Single User License. You may install and use a copy of the Software on
>up to three (3) computers used by a single household.
>
>I haven't found any restriction on how many times it can be (re-)installed
>on a single computer.
>
>I've never used Money so I have no idea how to switch from one to the other.
>
>RC

Quicken does not have a limit on how many times it can be installed. It
is not restricted to being installed on one PC either so don't worry
about the returned PC being a new one.

Money usually has a trial period where you get X number of opens before
it needs to be activated or registered. Open the program once and do the
conversion immediately. That way you have to worry if the program has
been activated.

wrote:
> Thanks. I'm not sure it will recognize my computer when I get it back
> from HP (if I even get the same box back), but I guess that would only
> be 2 installs. Q10 has a conversion utility from Money but to clarify
> my original post, while the conversion is being done, Money - the
> program and its data files have to be on the same machine.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:09:57 -0600, "R. C. White" <>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Hi, Jim.
>>
>> No, you can install Quicken 2010 as many times as you need to; no
>> "activation" is involved.
>>
>> I've installed Quicken many times as I've beta-tested successive "builds" of
>> Vista and Win7 - and successive year-versions of Quicken. No such problems.
>>
>> Also, if you check the Quicken Help file, under Appendixes | Software
>> License Agreement, scroll down about half-way through and you'll see this
>> paragraph:
>> (i) Single User License. You may install and use a copy of the Software on
>> up to three (3) computers used by a single household.
>>
>> I haven't found any restriction on how many times it can be (re-)installed
>> on a single computer.
>>
>> I've never used Money so I have no idea how to switch from one to the other.
>>
>> RC
>>

Get the conversion done, then remove the .qdf file from your system before
sending it for repairs. The single .qdf file is the entire quicken
database. Once you have it saved (on a CD), delete the information on the
computer. Never send a computer for repairs with sensitive data, if
possible.

<> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks. I'm not sure it will recognize my computer when I get it back
> from HP (if I even get the same box back), but I guess that would only
> be 2 installs. Q10 has a conversion utility from Money but to clarify
> my original post, while the conversion is being done, Money - the
> program and its data files have to be on the same machine.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:09:57 -0600, "R. C. White" <>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi, Jim.
>>
>>No, you can install Quicken 2010 as many times as you need to; no
>>"activation" is involved.
>>
>>I've installed Quicken many times as I've beta-tested successive "builds"
>>of
>>Vista and Win7 - and successive year-versions of Quicken. No such
>>problems.
>>
>>Also, if you check the Quicken Help file, under Appendixes | Software
>>License Agreement, scroll down about half-way through and you'll see this
>>paragraph:
>>(i) Single User License. You may install and use a copy of the Software on
>>up to three (3) computers used by a single household.
>>
>>I haven't found any restriction on how many times it can be (re-)installed
>>on a single computer.
>>
>>I've never used Money so I have no idea how to switch from one to the
>>other.
>>
>>RC

Thanks for the reminder. Of course I planned to backup then delete
all my browser profiles in addition to financial files.

On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:18:47 -0600, "JCO" <>
wrote:

>Get the conversion done, then remove the .qdf file from your system before
>sending it for repairs. The single .qdf file is the entire quicken
>database. Once you have it saved (on a CD), delete the information on the
>computer. Never send a computer for repairs with sensitive data, if
>possible.
>
><> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Thanks. I'm not sure it will recognize my computer when I get it back
>> from HP (if I even get the same box back), but I guess that would only
>> be 2 installs. Q10 has a conversion utility from Money but to clarify
>> my original post, while the conversion is being done, Money - the
>> program and its data files have to be on the same machine.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:09:57 -0600, "R. C. White" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi, Jim.
>>>
>>>No, you can install Quicken 2010 as many times as you need to; no
>>>"activation" is involved.
>>>
>>>I've installed Quicken many times as I've beta-tested successive "builds"
>>>of
>>>Vista and Win7 - and successive year-versions of Quicken. No such
>>>problems.
>>>
>>>Also, if you check the Quicken Help file, under Appendixes | Software
>>>License Agreement, scroll down about half-way through and you'll see this
>>>paragraph:
>>>(i) Single User License. You may install and use a copy of the Software on
>>>up to three (3) computers used by a single household.
>>>
>>>I haven't found any restriction on how many times it can be (re-)installed
>>>on a single computer.
>>>
>>>I've never used Money so I have no idea how to switch from one to the
>>>other.
>>>
>>>RC