How to Run Old Quicken (2000–2017) on Windows 11 or Windows 10

Run old Quicken on Windows 11

Still using an old version of Quicken – 2017, 2013, 2010, even Quicken 2000 – that you bought outright, and want to keep using it on a new Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer? You are not alone, and it can be done. Here is how.

Why you can’t just reinstall it

Old Quicken versions predate today’s subscription model – and reinstalling them on a new computer usually fails: the installer may not run on Windows 11, the activation servers for many old versions are long gone, and the install CDs (if you still have them) don’t include the patches the program needs.

The good news: if your old Quicken still runs on the old computer, it can keep running on the new one. The trick is not to reinstall it – it is to transfer the working, installed, activated copy itself.

How to move your working Quicken to the new computer

The way to do it is with a transfer tool that moves installed programs, not just files – Zinstall WinWin:

  1. Run Zinstall WinWin on your current computer (the one you are transferring from).
    Note: You can get Zinstall WinWin here.
  2. Run Zinstall WinWin on the new computer
    1. You don’t need to do any configurations for the computers to connect – it’s automatic
    2. If the computers are already connect to same router, same Internet connection, or same wireless connection, you don’t need anything else
    3. If the computers are not connected at all, connect them with a network / Ethernet cable
  3. If you’d like to select which applications and files you want to transfer, press the Advanced menu. If you just want to transfer everything, you don’t need to go to the Advanced menu.
  4. Press “Go” on the Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer to start the transfer

That’s it!

Once the transfer is done, your old Quicken will be on the new computer – installed, activated and configured exactly as it was, with all your accounts and financial data in place. No installer, no activation servers, no patches needed.

And not just Quicken – this transfers your other apps, profiles, settings and files as well.

The new computer will feel just like home.

Ready to keep your old Quicken on your new computer?

Get Zinstall WinWin here!

Video tutorial – how to transfer Quicken and other apps, files from one computer to another