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You may run into this problem if you use the 2005 or 2006 version of Quicken’s personal finance software (such as Quicken Basic, Deluxe, Premier, Premier Home & Business). If you try to print eight or more checks at once, they won’t print.

According to Quicken Help & Support, Intuit fixed this problem for both the 2005 and 2006 versions of Quicken. You’ll need to download and install the latest patch, which includes the fix for this problem. Quicken offers manual and One Step Update methods to update your version of Quicken with the latest patch. You’ll need an Internet connection to download the patch. If you have a dialup connection, connect to the Internet before you start any of the update methods below. Once you complete the patch installation, Quicken will be able to print eight or more checks.

To read Quicken’s solution for this problem, visit www.quicken.com, click Help & Support, and then select 2006 For Windows (make sure Quicken For Windows and Quicken 2006 appear in the Product fields). Next, type 2997 into the Search field and click Search.

Update Quicken 2005 manually
Visit Quicken Help & Support, select 2005 for Windows, and enter 3810 in the search field. Open the How Do I Manually Update Quicken 2005 For Windows To The Latest Release? link. This page has all of the patches for Quicken 2005. However, you only need to download the patch that has the highest R number. The latest patch carries all of the data from the earlier patches. In this case, you will want to download patch QW05R5PATCH.exe.

Click the file’s link. If you have Windows XP, a File Download – Security Warning may appear. Click the Save button. In the Save As window, choose a location to which you’d like to save the file and then click Save. When the download completes, simply double-click the file to start the patch installation.

(NOTE: This method involves downloading and installing a single patch file. If you don’t have an Internet connection but have a friend who does, you can download the file to his PC and then burn it to a CD [assuming your friend’s PC has a CD-RW]. Use the CD to transfer the file to your computer.)

Update Quicken 2006 manually
Visit Quicken Help & Support, select 2006 for Windows, and then enter 3796 in the search field. Open the How Do I Manually Update Quicken 2006 For Windows To The Latest Release? This page has all of the patches for Quicken 2006. However, you only need to download the patch that has the highest R number. The latest patch is QW06R3PATCH.exe and carries all of the data from the earlier patches.

Click the file’s link. If you have Windows XP, a File Download – Security Warning may appear. Click the Save button. In the Save As window, choose a location to which you’d like to save the file and then click Save. When the download completes, simply double-click the file to start the patch installation.

Update Quicken 2005 Or 2006 With One Step Update
You can also update your version of Quicken using One Step Update. You can start the update by clicking Online Menu and then selecting One Step Update. Next, uncheck any checkboxes that appear and then click Update Now. The tool will download and install the latest update for you.

by: -micromaster