If it opens the M06 file, it's M06. Money files are hopelessly wedded to the
version that created them and old versions know absolutely nothing about
newer version files. The password crap is their goofy way of telling you
this.

The .M11 file will not be renamed on uninstall of the version that backed up
the Money 2003 file.

"Michael Brown" <mcrunner1[at]msn.com> wrote in message
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This has happened before and after I uninstalled M06. The file I tried to
open is just click on the desktop and Program File list Money 03. It opened
and asked for my password as usual, but then got error message saying the
password I entered was not correct. If i click on the 06 file, it will ask
for password and after entering the same password, it will open.
These files you speak of (.M11), that are renamed to .MNY, am I supposed to
rename them or does money do that after the uninstall? In other words is
this automatic or manual? I'll have to install the 06 version again to see
more of what you speak as its off the system for now.

Thanks,
Mike

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
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In microsoft.public.money, Michael Brown wrote:

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Nothing unexpected going on. If you had a Money 2003 file named
Michael.mny, Money 2006 would have converted that to 2006 format. At
the same time it would have left a file, in that same folder, called
Michael.m11 .

I suggest that you copy Michael.m11 (for example) to Michael03.mny.
Then I would open Money 2003, and File-> Open Michael03.mny.
Thereafter Money 2003 will remember that its most recently used file
was Michael03.mny, and will open to that file by default in the
future.

Have you uninstalled M06?

Which file is it you are trying to open with M03? The post-M06 file? The
file you saved before doing anything with M06? The upgrade backup file
created by M06 and renamed [oldname].M11 renamed to .MNY?

Does the M03 version open its own sample file?

"Michael Brown" <mcrunner1[at]msn.com> wrote in message
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I've been using Money 2003 for some time now. I have it password protected.
I recently downloaded the 2006 trial version. The trial version installed
and converted the 2003 files just fine. It opens with the same password as
the 2003 file. Now here comes the problem, I saved the 2003 version on the
computer just in case. But I've had to twice now use System Restore to be
able to open the 2003 version because it says my password is incorrect after
installing the 2006 version. Is there a work around for this?

Thanks,
Mike