This procedure will also work for installed Solid State drives.
This installation assumes that you have a USB Thumb drive with all your Quicken 6 data files backed up on it, along with some type of media containing all the quicken 6 program files. It also assumes that you have Laplink 5. If you do not have Laplink 5, you will need to use the dos file editor to edit the autoexec.bat file, and remember how to use dos commands such as change directory, copy files, make directory… Etc. Have a DOS manual handy. Using Laplink is much quicker and easier.
Step 1
Install Mint cinnamon on the solid state drive, and complete all updates.
Step 2
Install “DOSEMU” from the Synaptic Package Manager. Create a shortcut for it on the desktop.
Step 3
Create a “Scratch” folder in the Home folder.
Step 4
Create “quicken6” and “ll5” sub folders inside the newly created “Scratch” folder.
Step 5
Copy the “Quicken 6” files to the new “/home/scratch/quicken6” folder, and “Laplink 5” files to the “/home/scratch/ll5” folder. The “scratch” folder, and its 2 sub folders, will be viewable in the DOSEMU “D” drive. This is how we will get them inside “DOSEMU”.
Step 6
Start DOSEMU. In the “C” drive, create “quicken”, quicken6”, and “ll5” folders. The program files will be in the “quicken6” folder. The data files will be in the “quicken” folder.
Step 7
Change to the “D” drive by using the D: command. (NOT D:\ as in regular DOS)
Step 8
Change to the “Scratch\ll5” directory. Issue the command LL5/50. This will start Laplink 5 in the 50 column mode.
Step 9
Select c:\quicken6 on the left side of the screen, and d:\quicken6 on the right side of the screen.
Step 9
On the right side of the screen, (the D:\quicken6 Folder) use the space bar to select all the files in the folder. Press F2 to copy them to the left side of the screen (C:\Quicken6).
Step 10
On the left side of the screen, select the “ll5” folder (C:\ll5). On the right side of the screen, select the “ll5” folder (D:\ll5). Use the space bar to select all the files in the folder, and press F2 to copy them to the left side of the screen (C:\ll5).
Step 11
On the right side of the screen, select “Incoming connection”. On the left side of the screen, go to the root of the C drive (C:\) . Move the curser down to highlight the “Autoexec.bat” file. Press the “ALT’ key to enable the top left menu. Select “edit” and edit again. This will open the line editor.
Step 12
While in the line editor add the following statements to the end of the “path” command
c:\;c:\quicken;c:\quicken6;c:\ll5 .
Step 13
While still in the line editor, add the following statement to the end of the autoexec.bat q.exe.
Step 14
Change the “LREDIR” line to read LREDIR E: Linux\FS/media/Computer Name/Thumb drive Name
This means the name of your computer, and the name of your backup thumb drive.
Step 15
Save the modified “autoexec.bat” file, exit the editor, and exit laplink.
Step 16
Exit DOSEMU. In the home directory, delete the “Scratch” folder and all its contents. Plug your backup thumb drive into the computer. Double click on the DOSEMU Icon on the Desktop, and you should go right into quicken6.
Step 17
Exit quicken6, and issue the command ll5/50 to enter laplink. On the left side of the screen, select the path c:\quicken, and on the right side of the screen, select the backup thumb drive. Use the space bar to select all files on the backup thumb drive, and press F2 to copy them to the c:\quicken folder. Now you have all the data files in DOSEMU.
Step18
Exit laplink and quit dosemu. Insure that the backup thumb drive is unprotected and inserted into the computer. Double click on the DOSEMU icon to start Quicken6, and set it up for normal use, including backup.
The backup USB thumb drive must be plugged in before starting DOSEMU, and remain plugged in the entire time Quicken 6 is running. If not, you will not be able to do your backup.
Happy Trails,
Paul
This installation assumes that you have a USB Thumb drive with all your Quicken 6 data files backed up on it, along with some type of media containing all the quicken 6 program files. It also assumes that you have Laplink 5. If you do not have Laplink 5, you will need to use the dos file editor to edit the autoexec.bat file, and remember how to use dos commands such as change directory, copy files, make directory… Etc. Have a DOS manual handy. Using Laplink is much quicker and easier.
Step 1
Install Mint cinnamon on the solid state drive, and complete all updates.
Step 2
Install “DOSEMU” from the Synaptic Package Manager. Create a shortcut for it on the desktop.
Step 3
Create a “Scratch” folder in the Home folder.
Step 4
Create “quicken6” and “ll5” sub folders inside the newly created “Scratch” folder.
Step 5
Copy the “Quicken 6” files to the new “/home/scratch/quicken6” folder, and “Laplink 5” files to the “/home/scratch/ll5” folder. The “scratch” folder, and its 2 sub folders, will be viewable in the DOSEMU “D” drive. This is how we will get them inside “DOSEMU”.
Step 6
Start DOSEMU. In the “C” drive, create “quicken”, quicken6”, and “ll5” folders. The program files will be in the “quicken6” folder. The data files will be in the “quicken” folder.
Step 7
Change to the “D” drive by using the D: command. (NOT D:\ as in regular DOS)
Step 8
Change to the “Scratch\ll5” directory. Issue the command LL5/50. This will start Laplink 5 in the 50 column mode.
Step 9
Select c:\quicken6 on the left side of the screen, and d:\quicken6 on the right side of the screen.
Step 9
On the right side of the screen, (the D:\quicken6 Folder) use the space bar to select all the files in the folder. Press F2 to copy them to the left side of the screen (C:\Quicken6).
Step 10
On the left side of the screen, select the “ll5” folder (C:\ll5). On the right side of the screen, select the “ll5” folder (D:\ll5). Use the space bar to select all the files in the folder, and press F2 to copy them to the left side of the screen (C:\ll5).
Step 11
On the right side of the screen, select “Incoming connection”. On the left side of the screen, go to the root of the C drive (C:\) . Move the curser down to highlight the “Autoexec.bat” file. Press the “ALT’ key to enable the top left menu. Select “edit” and edit again. This will open the line editor.
Step 12
While in the line editor add the following statements to the end of the “path” command
c:\;c:\quicken;c:\quicken6;c:\ll5 .
Step 13
While still in the line editor, add the following statement to the end of the autoexec.bat q.exe.
Step 14
Change the “LREDIR” line to read LREDIR E: Linux\FS/media/Computer Name/Thumb drive Name
This means the name of your computer, and the name of your backup thumb drive.
Step 15
Save the modified “autoexec.bat” file, exit the editor, and exit laplink.
Step 16
Exit DOSEMU. In the home directory, delete the “Scratch” folder and all its contents. Plug your backup thumb drive into the computer. Double click on the DOSEMU Icon on the Desktop, and you should go right into quicken6.
Step 17
Exit quicken6, and issue the command ll5/50 to enter laplink. On the left side of the screen, select the path c:\quicken, and on the right side of the screen, select the backup thumb drive. Use the space bar to select all files on the backup thumb drive, and press F2 to copy them to the c:\quicken folder. Now you have all the data files in DOSEMU.
Step18
Exit laplink and quit dosemu. Insure that the backup thumb drive is unprotected and inserted into the computer. Double click on the DOSEMU icon to start Quicken6, and set it up for normal use, including backup.
The backup USB thumb drive must be plugged in before starting DOSEMU, and remain plugged in the entire time Quicken 6 is running. If not, you will not be able to do your backup.
Happy Trails,
Paul