It's a race down the sewer pipe.

"Glyn Simpson, MVP" <glyn[at]serf.org> wrote in message
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Interestingly, Quicken doesn't do any better:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/re...-%2FB00029J1Q8

Looks like this is a duff year.

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Glyn Simpson, Microsoft MVP - Money
http://money.mvps.org

Check http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny or
http://money.mvps.org/faq for UK tips and fixes for MS Money. To send
Microsoft your product wishes see http://money.mvps.org/wishes.aspx

I do not respond to any unsolicited email regarding Money
"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
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Wow!

I just looked at the reviews in Standard, Deluxe and Premium.

I hope somebody at Microsoft a) cares, b) notices, c) can do something about
it, and d) elects to do so.

And I thought it was just me...

"Jim" <Jim[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I just visited Amazon's website to read how their customers rated Money 2005.
It appears most hate it. I now do after three days of frustration with a
newly installed and ineptness of help from Microsoft. I will remove my copy
and go back to 2002 when I am sure I don't make things worse. You may wish
to go to this Amazon Money 2005 review site:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cus...DER&s=software

Here is a cut and paste of just one of the comments:

Worst piece of crap ever from Microsoft...., January 5, 2005
Reviewer: Joe Gohlke - See all my reviews

This is my first ever review. I've never been so compelled to write a
review. This product is the absolute worst piece of crap to ever come from
Microsoft and they really know how to make some terrible software. I've been
a long time user of MS Money (version 2000) and also use electronic banking.
I have several years of experience with an earlier version of this product. I
cannot agree more with the other reviewers. DO NOT UPGRADE if you don't have
to....and if you have to, think about using another product.

The conversion of the data from the previous version went very poorly. When
I tried to connect to the bank, it created a duplicate account, then when I
"merged" the duplicate accounts, the math got all screwed up and Money
reported a balance that was way higher than my real balance with no obvious
way to fix it. You would think they could put some programmers on the project
that could do basic math. I'm thinking the ability to balance a checkbook
would be a handy skill too!

I fought with this for several hours, called Microsoft (nobody in support
speaks English very well!) and they were either unhelpful or "having computer
problems, please call back in 20 mins"....Desperate for help, I called my
bank's support line and they gave me some tips to try. I kept creating new
Money files and re-importing, then trying new things until I figured out the
right combination of buttons to press and in what order....There's a million
ways to do it wrong...

During the upgrade, Money talks to the bank and upgrades your account. This
eliminates backwards compatibility for earlier versions....once you move
forward you can't go back. My bank is telling me that Microsoft has
desupported Money 2000 and Money 2001 effective sometime in Feb 2005. If you
bank electronically with either of these older versions, you'll have to
upgrade soon.

For me, the last straw, was the Passport account keeping all my financial
records on a Microsoft server. I would have never agreed to that had it been
clearly spelled out. I really felt tricked and because the data is so
personal, very violated. At this point, Bill Gates owes me a look at his
checkbook! It is possible to say no, but not very intuitive.

Stay away from this product. It's awful. It's borderline criminal....