Q09 Wrong splash screen is back...
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From: John Pollard on 31 Oct 2009 09:53 Hank Arnold wrote: > I reported earlier about Q09 posting the 08 splash screen after a > fresh install. I ended up renaming a SLASH.BMP file and it restored > the 09 splash screen. > > Well, I downloaded and installed the "fix" for the R7 upgrade issue. I > went ahead and ran it without deleting the previous version. The > uninstall/install went just fine, but now the 08 splash screen is > back! > Can't find the SPLASH.BMP this time.... If you had Windows XP, I'd suggest you look in "Documents and Settings\YourWindowsUserName\Recent" for a file with "splash" in the name; right-click that file, and look at its Properties for the location of the actual splash screen. I don't know the Vista or Windows 7 equivalent paths. [My Q2008 Chase splash is located in: :\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Intuit\Quicken\10898. I think the number (10898) will be the same for whatever operating system and Quicken version you have.] -- John Pollard
From: Andrew on 1 Nov 2009 12:53 This whole thing is SO bizarre. If Chase can do this, than why not EVERY FI downloading their own splash logo; last one wins? Why Quicken should allow the function to exist that changes their logo to some arbitrary one (unless of course they're in bed with Chase somehow?) is beyond me. At this point, screw it. I have other things to worry about that the date of the splash screen. I am not about to start mucking with .ini or registry entries to "fix" this! -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Regards - - Andrew
From: Robert Neville on 1 Nov 2009 13:19 Hank Arnold <rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote: >BTW, has everyone realized that this means that Intuit has basically >released the Q09 code for free? That was the first thought I had when I saw those links. Probably not the biggest deal as there hasn't been any kind of forced registration or activation for a number of years now.
From: John Pollard on 2 Nov 2009 08:36 Hank Arnold wrote: > Robert Neville wrote: >> Hank Arnold <rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >>> BTW, has everyone realized that this means that Intuit has basically >>> released the Q09 code for free? >> >> That was the first thought I had when I saw those links. Probably >> not the biggest deal as there hasn't been any kind of forced >> registration or activation for a number of years now. > After a complete uninstall, the next install prompted me to register. I don't think you'll lose anything if you don't register. You can get rid of the prompt (and regain access to downloading, etc.) by clicking Online, then holding down CTRL+SHIFT while clicking One Step Update. I've never had any objection to registering, so I always do; but one of the things that happens when you have multiple versions of Quicken installed is that only one version remembers that it's registered ... so I get to do the CTRL+SHIFT bit fairly often on the pc with multiple versions installed. -- John Pollard
From: JimH on 2 Nov 2009 13:40
Andrew wrote: > This whole thing is SO bizarre. If Chase can do this, than why not EVERY FI > downloading their own splash logo; last one wins? > > Why Quicken should allow the function to exist that changes their logo to > some arbitrary one (unless of course they're in bed with Chase somehow?) is > beyond me. > > At this point, screw it. I have other things to worry about that the date > of the splash screen. I am not about to start mucking with .ini or registry > entries to "fix" this! My splash screen says "Wells Fargo". I do have a Chase credit card, along with Citi, BofA, and several other banks, so Wells Fargo isn't my only bank. It appears, then disappears, and I don't care what it says. My preference would be to turn it off, but it isn't important. It has no purpose. |