Re: Menu Bar

On Sat, 28 Jan 2023 07:35:41 -0800 (PST), John Pollard
<[email protected]> wrote:

>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.


I tried that three ways:

1. I used Search Everything to look for qw.exe. I found it, then held
down CTRL while double-clicking the Quicken icon. Quicken opened
normally with the same problem.

2. I went to C:\Program Files (x86)\Quicken and then held down CTRL
while double-clicking qw.exe. It gave me Properties for qw.exe.

3. I went to C:\Program Files (x86)\Quicken and then right-clicked and
chose Open while holding down the Ctrl key. This way it opened with
only the File and Help menu choices. Neither worked.

So it seems clear that the problem is with Quicken, not the data file.



>
>> >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.


Yes, thanks. I know how to uninstall a program.

>Presumably you have your Quicken installation file; 

I have the 2018 Quicken Deluxe (not Premier) Installation CD. I think
everything since then has been updates.

>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.]


See above. It now seems clear that the problem is not with the data
file.