No harm in that. Good luck. And post back with questions as you go. Be sure
and let M05 do its Internet Update before spending much time trying to get
anywhere.

"Biazo" <Biazo[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi guys,

I'm going to download a copy of M05 and try it out - that can't hurt too
much. I've looked at some Quicken reviews and it appears they too have some
problems with it! I guess the main thing for me will be ease of use and
somehow making sure that i can integrate the currencies that I want to use.

"Dick Watson" wrote:

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Maybe the business model has changed more since '92 than the regulatory
environment?

I'm not sure it had occurred to them in '92 that they could use this
environment and all of the data we crank in to sell and deliver ads
precisely targeted to narrow niches like males between 29 and 34 who get
paid on Thursdays, regularly spend money at the pub on Fridays, own Hondas,
don't have kids, and vacation every August. (This kind of targeting is a
straightforward problem with access to a full set of someone's Money data.)
I think they've figured out this angle by now.

In '92 they probably still thought that they could get every computer owner
in the world paying $70 or $80 a year for a simple software package that did
personal financial management.

"Bob Peel MVP" <Bob_Peel[at]kiandraNOSPAM.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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Could be but there's nothing particularly new about the EU privacy stuff. I
remember back in '92 or so we had something called the Data Protection Act
which is what the latest laws are based on.

As usual the Brits will adhere to the absolute letter of the law and the
French will enact the legislation to get the "tick in the box" and then go
ahead and completely ignore it! ;-)

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Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.
For wishes or suggestions see
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
or for UK wishes http://www.microsoft.com/uk/support/money/feedback

I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
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I wonder if any of the EU privacy initiatives get in the way of their
business model?

"Bob Peel MVP" <Bob_Peel[at]kiandraNOSPAM.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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It may also be worth noting that Quicken have said that they are withdrawing
from the European market. One wonders why? Is the cost of localising too
high?

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.
For wishes or suggestions see
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
or for UK wishes http://www.microsoft.com/uk/support/money/feedback

I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
message news:OsxdVnJKFHA.2704[at]tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
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I haven't used Q for anything more than minutes using copies that came
bundled on new machines in over a decade. Many users come here preferring
the Money UI and organization. Many of the things I don't like about M05
(e.g., the whole push to convert it to an ad delivery engine) started with
Q.

That having been said, many disgruntled M05 users have reported here that
they are leaving M for Q. You might ask about their experience with Q here
or at news:alt.comp.software.financial.quicken. With 75% (or something like
that) of the market, it can't be terrible.

"Biazo" <Biazo[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I was looking at the Quicken site yesterday - is Quicken any good? I'm now
thinking that it may be better to try that out instead, given the problems
that others are experiencing with M05.

"Dick Watson" wrote:

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That's a harder question. I'd recommend M04, just not M05. Going forward, I
have real concerns about this. Maybe I'll be using M04 for a long time?
Maybe I'll end up writing a purpose-built Access app? Maybe Quicken?

"Biazo" <Biazo[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the info Dick. I'll try the download version and see how it works.
What would you recommend in place of Money?

"Dick Watson" wrote:

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Money allows each account to be associated with a specific currency and it
allows transfers from an account in one currency to an account in another
currency to be assigned a conversion.

That having been said, Money does not make dealing with multiple currencies
easy. Your best bet is to evaluate it for your use. There is a time-limited
download available for evaluation at http://www.microsoft.com/money.

That having been said, I cannot recommend the current version to much of
anybody for much of anything. See http://umpmfaq.info/Money2005.htm for why.
YMMV. Others post here that they like it.

"Biazo" <Biazo[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm currently in the US and would like to purchase Money for use here, as
well as in Southern Africa (mainly South Africa and Zimbabwe). Will it be
able to configure with the currencies there and work properly? I have a small
business involved in trade with multiple currencies and intend to use money
to help me manage my finances.