MSN BILL PAY and Regular Checking

#3 01-19-2005, 09:20 PM

Yes, once you have an "online" account, you'll be able to merge your Bill
Pay account with that account.

-Mark
"Jack" <Jack[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E7C2565-B996-4554-9B71-62CFF8D5705D[at]microsoft.com...
- quote -

> Thanks Mark I will give that a try and yes I have not set up my checking
> account for online service yet, still importing it in the old way until I
> could figure out the billpay account. After I set up online service will
I
> be able then to merge the account with billpay msn.
> "Mark" wrote:
> > What specifically about the merge did not work?
> > If you got a message that there were no accounts to merge, then I'd
assume
> > that your "regular checking" account was not enabled for online
services.
> > Merge will only allow you to merge with an online enabled account. The
MSN
> > Bill Pay account is not considered online, since it's just a payment
account
> > and is not set up for online "statements".
> > > If that is the case, one alternative is to export your "regular
checking"
> > account as a QIF file and then import it into the Bill Pay account.
You'll
> > likely need to then do some clean-up: remove duplicates, adjust the
opening
> > balance...
> > > -Mark
> > > "Jack" <Jack[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:70668BC6-F5AB-4309-B5EF-B8DC7CA80E6E[at]microsoft.com...
> > > I also have that same problem, I have tried to merge them, but does
not
> > work.
> > > I never had this in 2004 or other versions. Talking to tech support
did
> > not
> > > help either, they had me cancell my msn billpay and start over but
same
> > thing.
> > > > > "John H" wrote:
> > > > > > I am using MSN BILL PAY and of course have a regular checking
account
> > linked
> > > > to the BILL PAY account. In MONEY 2005, there are two separate
registers
> > for
> > > > BILL PAY and regular checking. When I make electronic payments,
those
> > only
> > > > appear in the BILL PAY register but not in my regular checking
register.
> > > > Eventually, they do make their way into my regular checking after
they
> > have
> > > > cleared at my bank. I'd like my electronic payments to initially be
> > recorded
> > > > in my regular checking register, so it's easier for me to budget for
> > them.
> > > > How do I do that? Any and all help would be appreciated.
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > John
> >

#2 01-15-2005, 01:55 PM

Thanks Mark I will give that a try and yes I have not set up my checking
account for online service yet, still importing it in the old way until I
could figure out the billpay account. After I set up online service will I
be able then to merge the account with billpay msn.

"Mark" wrote:

- quote -

> What specifically about the merge did not work?
> If you got a message that there were no accounts to merge, then I'd assume
> that your "regular checking" account was not enabled for online services.
> Merge will only allow you to merge with an online enabled account. The MSN
> Bill Pay account is not considered online, since it's just a payment account
> and is not set up for online "statements".
> If that is the case, one alternative is to export your "regular checking"
> account as a QIF file and then import it into the Bill Pay account. You'll
> likely need to then do some clean-up: remove duplicates, adjust the opening
> balance...
> -Mark
> "Jack" <Jack[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:70668BC6-F5AB-4309-B5EF-B8DC7CA80E6E[at]microsoft.com...
> > I also have that same problem, I have tried to merge them, but does not
> work.
> > I never had this in 2004 or other versions. Talking to tech support did
> not
> > help either, they had me cancell my msn billpay and start over but same
> thing.
> > > "John H" wrote:
> > > > I am using MSN BILL PAY and of course have a regular checking account
> linked
> > > to the BILL PAY account. In MONEY 2005, there are two separate registers
> for
> > > BILL PAY and regular checking. When I make electronic payments, those
> only
> > > appear in the BILL PAY register but not in my regular checking register.
> > > Eventually, they do make their way into my regular checking after they
> have
> > > cleared at my bank. I'd like my electronic payments to initially be
> recorded
> > > in my regular checking register, so it's easier for me to budget for
> them.
> > > How do I do that? Any and all help would be appreciated.
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > John

#1 01-13-2005, 11:47 PM

What specifically about the merge did not work?
If you got a message that there were no accounts to merge, then I'd assume
that your "regular checking" account was not enabled for online services.
Merge will only allow you to merge with an online enabled account. The MSN
Bill Pay account is not considered online, since it's just a payment account
and is not set up for online "statements".

If that is the case, one alternative is to export your "regular checking"
account as a QIF file and then import it into the Bill Pay account. You'll
likely need to then do some clean-up: remove duplicates, adjust the opening
balance...

-Mark

"Jack" <Jack[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:70668BC6-F5AB-4309-B5EF-B8DC7CA80E6E[at]microsoft.com...
- quote -

> I also have that same problem, I have tried to merge them, but does not
work.
> I never had this in 2004 or other versions. Talking to tech support did
not
> help either, they had me cancell my msn billpay and start over but same
thing.
> "John H" wrote:
> > I am using MSN BILL PAY and of course have a regular checking account
linked
> > to the BILL PAY account. In MONEY 2005, there are two separate registers
for
> > BILL PAY and regular checking. When I make electronic payments, those
only
> > appear in the BILL PAY register but not in my regular checking register.
> > Eventually, they do make their way into my regular checking after they
have
> > cleared at my bank. I'd like my electronic payments to initially be
recorded
> > in my regular checking register, so it's easier for me to budget for
them.
> > How do I do that? Any and all help would be appreciated.
> > > Thanks,
> > John

01-13-2005, 08:41 PM

I also have that same problem, I have tried to merge them, but does not work.
I never had this in 2004 or other versions. Talking to tech support did not
help either, they had me cancell my msn billpay and start over but same thing.

"John H" wrote:

- quote -

> I am using MSN BILL PAY and of course have a regular checking account linked
> to the BILL PAY account. In MONEY 2005, there are two separate registers for
> BILL PAY and regular checking. When I make electronic payments, those only
> appear in the BILL PAY register but not in my regular checking register.
> Eventually, they do make their way into my regular checking after they have
> cleared at my bank. I'd like my electronic payments to initially be recorded
> in my regular checking register, so it's easier for me to budget for them.
> How do I do that? Any and all help would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> John

#-1 01-13-2005, 12:29 AM

I am using MSN BILL PAY and of course have a regular checking account linked
to the BILL PAY account. In MONEY 2005, there are two separate registers for
BILL PAY and regular checking. When I make electronic payments, those only
appear in the BILL PAY register but not in my regular checking register.
Eventually, they do make their way into my regular checking after they have
cleared at my bank. I'd like my electronic payments to initially be recorded
in my regular checking register, so it's easier for me to budget for them.
How do I do that? Any and all help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John

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