The FAQ:
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Q): I tried the (M03) trial version and didn't like it. Now (M2K) wants a
password to open my file. What gives?

A): Didn't you read the screens that popped up when it upgraded your file
to M03 telling you that you could not reopen an upgraded file back in your
original version? That's what they put them there for, it turns out. The
password message you are getting from M2K when trying to open your M03 data
file really has nothing to do with you setting a password on it--it's just a
lousy message meaning Money data files are not backward compatible.

You will need to go find your old file that the upgrade procedure left
behind. The screens told you all about this, too.

It'll be in the same directory as your [whatever].MNY file--which you can
rename [whatever].M11 or just delete--and will be named [whatever].MN8 (if I
remember my version numbers correctly). Rename it to [whatever].MNY and
double-click on it (assuming you've uninstalled M03 and reinstalled M2K) and
you should be right back where you were before you started messing with M03.

See also the answer to the question "How do I convert my data back to a
previous version of Money? I upgraded and now I wish I hadn't."

"feeleyf" <feeleyf[at]aol.com> wrote in message
news:03f701c35d24$632300b0$a301280a[at]phx.gbl...
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In microsoft.public.money, feeleyf wrote:

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Money 2002 cannot use the converted Money 2004 file. The automatic
backup made during conversion of a Money 2002 file would be *.m10.
So you should get that from the loaner.

If you want to open the file from Money 2004, you will need Money
2004.

I had $04 trial version on a loaner computer and now I got
mine back so I'm trying to restore the backup to $02 I
keep getting prompted for a password, I never made a
password for this file so i don't know what it could be.
is there something in the trial versions that block you
from using the backup file