As Cal mentioned, the password request can be due to trying to open a newer
data file in an older version of Money.

You can test this by downloading the Trial version of Money 2006 and try
opening the file. If it opens without any type of "converting" message, then
that means the data file was a Money 2006 file. If it does need to convert,
then you can look at the file extension of the saved copy (.m14 means it was
a Money 2005 data file). If it saves a .m12 file then the data file is Money
2004. At that point I'd confirm that you really do have Money 2004 installed
(go to Help - About). If the data file and Money are 2004, then that means
either that there's a problem with the password (maybe something as simple
as the CAPS LOCK key) or there may be some corruption in the data file.

-Mark

"Jay Phillips" <[at]philwhite[at]comcast.net> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, "Jay Phillips" <[at]philwhite[at]comcast.netwrote:

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If I had the old drive and it was readable, I would see if there was
a *.m12 file on that. That could occur if somebody had tried a later
version.

You can try salv.exe level 1 on the .mny file (from the \system\
folder in your Money 2004 install.

I suspect it might convert with Money 2006, but I can't understand
why it won't get read with Money 2004.

Hi Cal, Thanks for the quick response..No sir, I have never run anything
other than 2004. and the odd thing is that it was working a week ago before
my drive went down :-(

Thanx
Jay
"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, "Jay Phillips" <[at]philwhite[at]comcast.netwrote:

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I might expect this if you tried to open a Money 2005 or Money 2006
file with Money 2004.

Is there any chance you ran one of those two versions previously --
maybe a trial?

Hello all,

I have seen the couple of posts here regarding the same problem, but I can't
seem to solve this one.

I had to install a new HD to my system and reload Winblows. I have my most
recent backup and a working file stored redundantly on two back up hard
drives as well as floppy. I have tried to load all of them after
re-installing Money 2004 but it won't accept my password.

I have ALWAYS had the same password, but, just to be sure I ran my file
through Passware password recovery and it found the password to the one I
thought it was.

Typed it in...no dice!! Anyone have a clue?

Regards
Jay