Depending on your modem speed, the capabilities of your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and overall Internet traffic, downloading the Quicken 2000 update may take 30 minutes or longer.

Note: You must complete all online investment and banking sessions before updating to a new Quicken program release. 

It is necessary to have the Quicken 2000 program installed on your computer to use the following procedure.

1. If you regularly go online for Online Quotes, start Quicken and go online to retrieve quotes. After your information is downloaded, a message will appear indicating that an update is available.
2. If you do not regularly go online, choose One Step Update from the Finance menu. This will open the Quicken 2000 Download Selection window. 
3. Click to remove the checkmarks for all options in the Quicken 2000 Download Selection window. Click Update Now. This causes the Quicken program to automatically look for an available update.
4. When an update is available for the Quicken program you are using, the Quicken 2000 Download Summary window will appear, indicating that an update is available. Click Continue.
5. A window which reads "Free update available for your Quicken 2000 software" will appear. Click Update Now to download and install the update for Quicken 2000.
6. At the Quicken 2000 Update Utility window, click Next.
7. Follow the update wizard instructions to complete the installation of the update.
8. Once installation of the update is complete, ensure that it was successful by checking which release of Quicken is installed.
9. For further information on the enhancements and improvements offered in R4, please see What's new in Release 4 (R4) of Quicken 2000?.

Note: If the Quicken 2000 program is uninstalled after updating to R4 and you reinstall Quicken from your original Quicken 2000 CD-Rom, you must also reinstall the update. 

If the download or installation of the update does not succeed, use the Quicken 2000 Manual Update or call Quicken Technical Support at (520) 618-7120.