InFo:Quicken 2008 is a small upgrade of Intuit’s popular personal finance
program. This well-built money manager is easy enough for novices yet
powerful enough for veteran number crunchers, although it feels like a
warmed-over version of last year’s model with a few helpful
enhancements. That said, the 2008 version is a bit better at managing
savings and investments, categorizing expenses, and tracking 529
college savings contributions.
Setup and interface
Setup for Quicken 2008 is mostly unchanged from last year, and the
process is largely automated and fast. Luckily, Intuit doesn’t demand
that you have a brand-new computer, as the application can run on
Windows 2000 or more recent, and a recommended 256MB of RAM. Software
installation took only 5 minutes in our tests on both Windows XP and
Vista machines, and we successfully downloaded transactions from a
major bank and a brokerage firm in about 10 minutes. Since Quicken’s
account registers automatically categorize your transactions, setup
doesn’t require a lot of manual labor. And tweaking is easy; to rename
a transaction, for instance, select it and click the Edit button.
Unfortunately, during installation Quicken rudely dumped four icons on
our Windows XP desktop, including junk-mail pitches for credit report,
credit card, and bill-pay services.
System Requirements
• Computer Computer: IBM or compatible Pentium II 300
• Operating System Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista
• Memory 128 MB RAM (256 MB RAM recommended)
• Hard Disk Space 100 MB, plus 45 MB for Microsoft Internet Explorer if IE 6.0 or higher is not already installed
• Monitor 1024×768 with 16-bit color
• CD-ROM Drive Double speed (4X or higher recommended for multimedia)
• Internet Connection 56 kbps modem or higher
• Sound Sound card and speakers recommended
• Printer Any printer supported by Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista
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