Microsoft Money offers a wizard that you can use to convert a Quicken data file to a Money file. Actually, the wizard doesn't convert the file. It makes a copy of the Quicken data file, converts the copy, and leaves the original data file intact. So if you decide after all that you like Quicken better than Money, you can go back.

Follow these steps to convert a Quicken data file to Microsoft Money:

1. Close Quicken if the program is running, and open Money.

2. Choose File, Convert Quicken File.

3. Find and select your Quicken data file.

Unless you've tinkered with Quicken's default settings, the Quicken data file is called Qdata.QDG, Qdata.QDF, Quicken.QDF, or Quicken.QDT, and it is located in the C:\Quickenw folder.

4. Click Convert.

5. In the Back Up dialog box, click the Back Up button to back up whatever data file is currently open in Money.

6. Click Next and follow the on-screen directions.

After the conversion is complete, a Summary of the Conversion window appears and lists account balances in Quicken and account balances in Money. Compare the two to make sure that the Quicken data file was converted successfully. You can click Save, save the file, open it in your word processing program, and print it.