> thanks cal, I read your response to swampy...I have tried
> that...money 2003 doesn't seem to deal with .mbf files!
> any other thoughts?

> -----Original Message-----
> In microsoft.public.money, dennis wrote:
> > I backed-up my files from MS money 2000/windows 98 and
> > installed money 2003/windows XP. When I try to restore
the
> > back-up date into money 2003. I get "file is corrupted
> > or is not a .mny file" it is not a .mny file, it is
> > an .mbf file. I can't restore this data and have no
other
> > copies. I have tried the repair utilities in the
program
> > and the MS money web site. Any ideas??
> I would copy each file from the backup floppies to the
same
> directory/folder. This will give you an extra backup and
will
> separate any problems of reading the floppy media from
some other
> potential problem. This is not the common way, and it is
not
> usually necessary. But especially if it is my only
backup, I would
> consider the copy to hard disk step.
> The files will be named *d1.mbf, *d2.mbf, *d3.mbf and so
on.
> In WE, double click the *d1.mbf file. That should launch
Money and
> start the restore. When Money prompts for the next
diskette, click
> OK.
> If you are restoring directly from floppy diskette, you
can insert
> the first floppy and double click the *d1.mbf file.
Change
> diskettes when prompted.
> You will have a chance to change the location or filename
for where
> the restored data will go. If this is a different
computer, it is
> especially good to browse to a location. The old
location may not
> even exist.
> .

> I backed-up my files from MS money 2000/windows 98 and
> installed money 2003/windows XP. When I try to restore the
> back-up date into money 2003. I get "file is corrupted
> or is not a .mny file" it is not a .mny file, it is
> an .mbf file. I can't restore this data and have no other
> copies. I have tried the repair utilities in the program
> and the MS money web site. Any ideas??