In microsoft.public.money, Gabe wrote:

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So you have Money 2004 on both machines.

You can create a new file on the XP machine and/or open the
sample.mny file successfully on that machine. But you have a problem
when you try to bring a copy of the .mny or .mbf files onto the XP
machine.


I would try removing the password on a copy of the file on the
Win2000 PC. Back that up to a new name. Then I would copy the
unpassworded .mny or .mbf files to a USB flash drive. I would then
copy the file from the USB flash drive to your MyDocuments folder on
the new machine.

When doing the restore I would make sure to browse to a spot in your
MyDocuments folder and choose a filename that you have not used
before such as Gabe04.mny.


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Perhaps. You can download the free trial to find out. Note that
Money 2004 cannot open a Money 2005 file, so both machines will need
to have the same version to pass files back and forth.

By the way Cal, I did try opening the sample.mny file and it opened fine.
Could it be that there are compatibility issues between the My Money file I
use on my Win2000 PC when I try using it on my WinXP PC?

Thanks for your input.

Gabe

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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Hi Cal,

Yes, My Money file still works on my Win2000 PC. I've done what you
suggested in copying the .mny file and .mbf file and transfering them both to
my new WinXP PC but this did not work. I still encounter the same problem:
Money freezes after typing in my password. It says, "Converting file ..."
and "Working ..." I have tried using several different back-up copies of My
Money file and Money 2004 on my WinXP system is unable to open any of them.

Any other suggestions? What if I bought Money 2005 for my WinXP system?
Would that work?

Thanks for your help!

Gabe

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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Hi MountainMist,

Thanks for your reply. Are you talking about the "Money 2005" message you
posted? If so, I'll keep my eye on it for any replies. If not, can you
point out which help message you posted so that I can watch for any helpful
replies?

Thanks,
Gabe

"MountainMist" wrote:

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Hello Gabe,

You and I have a similar problem. I just posted a help message, and any
replys received may also be of use to you.

"Gabe" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, Gabe wrote:

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Does Money still work on the Win2000 machine? Make an extra copy of
that .mny file to a CDR if you have one. Copy your latest .mbf file
to a USB flash drive.




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Try closing Money on the WinXP machine. Find sample.mny in the
install folder. Double-click that file in Windows Explorer. If that
works, exit Money.

Copy that working .mny file from the Win2000 machine to your My
Documents folder. Double-click that file in Windows Explorer. If
that works, good. If not exit Money.

If the file did not work, copy the .mbf file from that USB flash
drive to your My Documents folder. Double-click that file in Windows
Explorer. Do not restore to the default location. Instead Browse to
your My Documents folder and specify a file name there. The restore
should work. Does it?


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It is time to review your backup strategy. You should not rely on a
single backup file on a single piece of media.

Hi,

I have been using Microsoft Money 2004 on my Win2000 PC for over 1 year now.
I recently purchased a new PC running WinXP. I networked both PCs together
and installed Money 2004 on my WinXP PC. I copied My Money file over from my
Win2000 PC to my WinXP PC and when I tried opening it in Money 2004, it
froze. On the screen, it said:

Compacting file ...

Working ...

and it just froze right there. I tried several times to open My Money file
along with every back-up file I had but to no avail.

I have tried re-installing Money 2004 on my WinXP-based PC and I am still
not able to open My Money file or any of the back-ups I made. I keep getting
the "Compacting file ...", "Working ..." messages and Money just freezes.

I am pretty desperate to get My Money file working again because my finances
are falling way behind. I've contact Microsoft support and the couple things
they suggested so far have not worked.

I would totally appreciate anyone who can provide any assistance as My Money
file has nearly 4 years of data in it that I would hate to lose.

Thanks,
Gabe