"Tom" <wtrdog-at-citlkink-dot-net> wrote in message
news:LE2Uc.1285$fR4.1032[at]news01.roc.ny...
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I got errors like that after upgrading from Money 2002 Deluxe to Money 2004
Standard OEM.

As an OEM user, I would have had to pay for support, so I didn't even
attempt that. If you have a retail version, you may want to open a support
case before proceeding farther.

In my case, the problem was unrepairable with either repair tool.

If you have not yet attempted repair, both repair tools can be invoked from
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option closes Money, and creates a separate repaired file during repair.

If you have an earlier version, the quick repair can be invoked from the
command line or Run with "msmoney.exe" -r , and the standard repair can be
invoked by running salv.exe in the \Money\System directory. If you have
Money 2002 or older, you can download a newer version of salv.exe from
Microsoft.

The only solution I could find was to export all accounts as .qif, then
import them simultaneously into a new Money file.

Sometimes problems like this get fixed in the next Money version, if you can
wait another 2-4 weeks for Money 2005 to be released.

Example: I had a corrupted account in Money 2002 that was unrepairable with
either repair tool. Upgrading to Money 2003 would've fixed it, but I opted
instead to bite the bullet and use the export-import method, in case the
problem recurred in the future.

Export-import causes data loss. Loan accounts can't be exported, nor can
home inventory. Investment price history can be exported from a report to
Excel, but there's not a good way to import it. If you have a Deluxe
version, the Lifetime Planner can't be exported, either.

If you choose to export-import, save a copy of your original data file, as
it may be less painful to live with the Bills/Deposits issue than the
results, and search this newsgroup (Google may be more effective than your
newsreader). There are many posts that describe issues that can arise
during export-import, and ways to avoid them.

--
Scott Tyler
agent_scotty-at-hotmail-dot-com

After editing bills or deposits, I am unable to save the changes.
I hit the OK button and nothing happens. When I leave the page Money
tells me my changes will not be saved.

If I try to edit while recording the bill or deposit the new amounts
will record correctly in that instance and when it asks if I want to
save the changes I get a cannot write to file error.
Any ideas,
Tom