Re: Menu Bar

On Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 9:08:22 AM UTC-6, Ken Blake wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:54:22 -0800 (PST), John Pollard wrote: 

> >To test for possible file corruption contributing to the problem, you 
> >can create a New Quicken file and see whether the problem occurs there.

> How can I do that without access to the menu bar?

Try starting Quicken with no file open: hold down CTRL while double-clicking the Quicken icon. 
That normally shows only the File and Help menu choices. Possibly without a file open, those 
two menu choices will be functional.

> >If the test file works, that suggests problems with your regular Q file. 
> >To attempt to address that, you could try Validate, and possibly 
> >Super-Validate, on your current file. If Validate/Super-Validate using R47.7 
> >do not fix the problem

> Same question: How can I do that without access to the menu bar?

Then try the second part of my sentence ... that is: 

> >- you might try both with your previous version of Quicken installed 
> > (meaning you'd need to reinstall to your previous version, then 
> > Validate/Super-Validate, then try upgrading again).


> >I notice you rejected the earlier suggestion to reinstall Quicken and re-apply the current release, but 
> >I believe that is your best bet (if your current file is not corrupted). It's not a guarantee, but 
> >it has been known to correct some problems in the past - particularly when the most recent 
> >release was automatically installed by Quicken.

> How can I reinstall Quicken?

If you do not already have the appropriate patch file(s), 
download it/them from  https://www.quicknperlwiz.com/quickenpatches.html 
[I save all patch files in a folder I named Quicken-Patches]

In Control Panel, select "Programs and Features". 
Select Quicken and either: click Uninstall in the header row, or right-click the selection
and choose Uninstall.

Presumably you have your Quicken installation file; 
run that, preventing Quicken from accessing the internet.

When Quicken has been reinstalled but is not running, 
run the appropriate downloaded patch file.

[Note: you can Validate/Super-Validate from ANY Quicken file;  
Validate/Super-Validate does not have to be initiated in the file suspected of having corruption.]