Quicken 2000 Deluxe

Question

I've been using Quicken 2000 Deluxe for over 25 years. I'd like to switch to a subscription for Quicken Classic. I'd like to KEEP my Quicken 2000 version with over 25 years of data but when I start to install Classic a warning that old versions of Quicken will be deleted. How can I KEEP Quicken 2000 and begin using Quicken Classic? Quicken support says it is not possible. Are they right?

KDeb · Answer

Before I cancel and return Quicken Classic I'm still trying to find a way to KEEP my installed version of Quicken 2000 Deluxe. I'm using a year old HP running Winows 11. I have installed and used Quicken 2000 for 25 years on every new laptop since 2000 without a problem. I want access to my Quicken 2000 data as I move this year to Quicken Classic - mainly so my bank & credit data is loaded automatically. HOW? Seems there's gotta be a way - please help!

KDeb · Answer

My HP laptop is about a year old - what's that about running a virtual machine

KDeb · Answer

I'm running Windows 11 - and have been told for many years with each new laptop that Quicken 2000 will not run on new versions of Windows - not so. On each new laptop I've installed Quicken 2000 Deluxe using the CD disk I bought over 25 years ago. It is very complicated to convert - I'd have to convert to newer and newer and newer versions - such as first to Q 2004 then Q 2010 then Q 2014 etc. And I've seen and read about lots of issues along the way during these conversions. For a variety of reasons, I want access to my past Quicken data. With Quicken 2000 the back was done on "floppys" remember those? Seems crazy that I cannot keep my old version of Quicken for reference while beginning fresh with a subscription now in 2026.