Alternatives to Validate and Repair
My quicken for Windows starting locking up (and pegging one of my CPUs) on startup. So, I started a full repair protocol of uninstalling Quicken, renaming my file, rebooting, reinstalling Quicken, and attempting a Validate and Repair on the old file. It has been pegging one of my CPUs for two days. What are my alternatives?
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It sounds to me like your data file is hopelessly corrupted. Which would mean that restoring from a backup is your only choice.
Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP0
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It sounds to me like your data file is hopelessly corrupted. Which would mean that restoring from a backup is your only choice.
Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP0 -
Is the data file size growing while the CPU is pegged?
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Sounds like you have a runaway reminder that is stuck adding a transaction again and again.
Set your computers date back a week or so in the past and then try starting Quicken.
-splasher using Q continuously since 1996
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The file I am validating is still the same size as my copy. Not that it matters. If it is bad, it is bad. Time to restore a backup!!! Thanks, all.
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@actually, try @splasher's comment before you restore the backup. Low odds of that being the issue, but less trauma-filled than restoring the backup (and needing to redo everything since the backup).
Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP0
