First, verify that downloading the manual update is actually necessary for your version of Quicken. Do this by checking which release of Quicken is installed. If your version of Quicken is already Release 4(R4), the current release, you will not need to apply the manual update.

Note: If you have not yet tried to update from within Quicken 2004, use the Quicken One Step Update feature.

1. Click the links in the table below to manually download the files.
   
   Note: To get from Release 1 to the final release, it is necessary to install all of the files listed below. Install QW04R3PATCH.exe first, next install QW04R4PATCH.exe, and then install QW04R5PATCH.exe.
   
   
2. In the File Download window, click Save.
   
   
3. In the Save As window, choose a location on your computer to save the file to, and click Save. Repeat these steps for each of the files.
   
   

   	Manual Download file	File Size
   Step One	QW04R3PATCH.exe	970k
   Step Two	QW04R4PATCH.exe	1,607k
   Step Three	QW04R5PATCH.exe	1,725k

   
   
   Note: The Quicken 2004 program does not have to be installed on the computer you are using to download the updates listed above. This offers the convenience of being able to download the update file on a computer with Internet access and install it on a different computer with Quicken 2004 installed.

Once the Quicken 2004 update files have been downloaded, follow these steps to update your Quicken 2004 program:

Note: All online banking and investment sessions must be completed before updating your Quicken 2004 program.

1. Locate the update files on the computer that Quicken 2004 is installed. 
   
   
2. Double-click the first file to start the installation wizard. Follow the update wizard instructions to complete the installation.
   
   
3. Double-click the second file to start the installation wizard. Follow the update wizard instructions to complete the installation.
   
   
4. Once both updates have completed, check your Quicken 2004 program release to ensure it is now Release 5(R5).

Note: If the Quicken 2004 program is uninstalled after updating to R4 and reinstalled from your original Quicken 2004 CD-ROM, you must also reinstall the updates.

For further information on the enhancements and improvements offered in R5, please see What's new in Release 5(R5) of Quicken 2004?