M2006 SBE First Impressions

#3 07-15-2005, 05:12 PM

Hi, the speed improvements I am experiencing are considerable. It's true
that some activities aren't instantaneous but I definitely see an
improvement over 2004 which I was using before.

"Bill Mac" <BillMac[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5BF193F3-1EE4-4285-9EFC-6CC5143D40FC[at]microsoft.com...
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> John,
> Thanks for your info on M2006. I also run M2004 SB. I was wondering if
> you
> have encountered any problems with speed as was reported previoulsly.
> Bill
> "John Siegel" wrote:
> > Upgraded to 2006 Small Biz from 2004 Small Biz. Running Dual Core Pentium
> > 4
> > with 1GB DDR2 memory. The size of my money file is considerable, I have
> > been
> > using Money since 97, upgrading every year. I skipped 2005 mostly because
> > of
> > the vast number of complaints on this board. Please note that except for
> > refreshing stock quotes I operate Money in a totally disconnected
> > fashion.
> > That is, I don't download transactions into Money, I enter them manually
> > then go to my Bank's/Broker's site and reconcile their entries with my
> > own.
> > As for Money 2006, it's important to criticize when criticism is due, but
> > you also need to give credit when credit is due. Money 2006 is a much
> > better
> > all around experience than what I had been using. The money file
> > conversion
> > went without a hitch. The cosmetic aspects of the program are much
> > better,
> > but it also seems to have been retooled to take better advantage of
> > multithreading. The non-responsiveness of the UI when refreshing the home
> > page in 2004 is virtually gone now. I need to dig deeper to see if any
> > of
> > my categories were munged, but didn't notice any outrageous changes to
> > them.
> > Need to re-check the budgeting, but my overall first impression was very
> > positive.
> > >

#2 07-14-2005, 11:14 PM

John,

Thanks for your info on M2006. I also run M2004 SB. I was wondering if you
have encountered any problems with speed as was reported previoulsly.

Bill

"John Siegel" wrote:

- quote -

> Upgraded to 2006 Small Biz from 2004 Small Biz. Running Dual Core Pentium 4
> with 1GB DDR2 memory. The size of my money file is considerable, I have been
> using Money since 97, upgrading every year. I skipped 2005 mostly because of
> the vast number of complaints on this board. Please note that except for
> refreshing stock quotes I operate Money in a totally disconnected fashion.
> That is, I don't download transactions into Money, I enter them manually
> then go to my Bank's/Broker's site and reconcile their entries with my own.
> As for Money 2006, it's important to criticize when criticism is due, but
> you also need to give credit when credit is due. Money 2006 is a much better
> all around experience than what I had been using. The money file conversion
> went without a hitch. The cosmetic aspects of the program are much better,
> but it also seems to have been retooled to take better advantage of
> multithreading. The non-responsiveness of the UI when refreshing the home
> page in 2004 is virtually gone now. I need to dig deeper to see if any of
> my categories were munged, but didn't notice any outrageous changes to them.
> Need to re-check the budgeting, but my overall first impression was very
> positive.

#1 07-14-2005, 06:30 PM

In microsoft.public.money, Derek L. Babcock wrote:

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> Thanks for the info. Please let me know if changes to invoice templates
> sticks or does it revert back to default each time. Also, I guess since you
> do not download your transactions you do not know if the problem with not
> being able to apply downloaded credits to invoices still exists.

See if the action in
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;890398 helps
your template symptoms.

07-14-2005, 06:04 PM

Thanks for the info. Please let me know if changes to invoice templates
sticks or does it revert back to default each time. Also, I guess since you
do not download your transactions you do not know if the problem with not
being able to apply downloaded credits to invoices still exists.

Thanks!

"John Siegel" <nospam[at]nospam.org> wrote in message
news:uxv0BlJiFHA.3540[at]TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
- quote -

> Upgraded to 2006 Small Biz from 2004 Small Biz. Running Dual Core Pentium
> 4 with 1GB DDR2 memory. The size of my money file is considerable, I have
> been using Money since 97, upgrading every year. I skipped 2005 mostly
> because of the vast number of complaints on this board. Please note that
> except for refreshing stock quotes I operate Money in a totally
> disconnected fashion. That is, I don't download transactions into Money, I
> enter them manually then go to my Bank's/Broker's site and reconcile their
> entries with my own. As for Money 2006, it's important to criticize when
> criticism is due, but you also need to give credit when credit is due.
> Money 2006 is a much better all around experience than what I had been
> using. The money file conversion went without a hitch. The cosmetic
> aspects of the program are much better, but it also seems to have been
> retooled to take better advantage of multithreading. The
> non-responsiveness of the UI when refreshing the home page in 2004 is
> virtually gone now. I need to dig deeper to see if any of my categories
> were munged, but didn't notice any outrageous changes to them. Need to
> re-check the budgeting, but my overall first impression was very positive.

#-1 07-14-2005, 05:27 PM

Upgraded to 2006 Small Biz from 2004 Small Biz. Running Dual Core Pentium 4
with 1GB DDR2 memory. The size of my money file is considerable, I have been
using Money since 97, upgrading every year. I skipped 2005 mostly because of
the vast number of complaints on this board. Please note that except for
refreshing stock quotes I operate Money in a totally disconnected fashion.
That is, I don't download transactions into Money, I enter them manually
then go to my Bank's/Broker's site and reconcile their entries with my own.
As for Money 2006, it's important to criticize when criticism is due, but
you also need to give credit when credit is due. Money 2006 is a much better
all around experience than what I had been using. The money file conversion
went without a hitch. The cosmetic aspects of the program are much better,
but it also seems to have been retooled to take better advantage of
multithreading. The non-responsiveness of the UI when refreshing the home
page in 2004 is virtually gone now. I need to dig deeper to see if any of
my categories were munged, but didn't notice any outrageous changes to them.
Need to re-check the budgeting, but my overall first impression was very
positive.

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