Microsoft has become very interested in direct download sales for some
number of versions now. If you client went this route, he would not have a
CD. He also may very well have forgotten he did so. Many people who come
here with these symptoms find this to be the case.

At any rate, the file extension for the file that drops out of a trial
version file upgrade will reveal the answer to the mystery.

"Neil P" <NeilP[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, Neil P wrote:

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If you do, when Money converts the .mny file to the newer version,
it will leave a copy of the old version. The name of that file will
identify the version that was actually converted. It would be *.mn8
if 2000, *.mn9 if 2001, *.m10 if 2002.

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I have been asked to sort this after someone else re nstalled windows, money
etc on to it. The owner only has one set of installation disks, so it must
be the same version, unless someone else has upgraded his older version on
the machine before the FDISK and he has forgotten. The version on the newly
installed machine says Money 2000 Standard edition, and this is what the
owner says he had on before

But will try the Money Trial just the same.

Cheers

"Dick Watson" wrote:

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You are 100% certain that this is the same version of Money as before? See
http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=152 for a surprisingly common explanation
for circumstances like yours.

"Neil P" <NeilP[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Money 2000 asking for password for a file that was not previously password
protected.

The PC concerned has recently been fdisked and fresh install of win 98 and
the same version of Money 2000 Standard edition installed. All data files,
My Docs etc burnt on to CD, then copied back to the PC. Now when attepting
to open money files an error message apperas:
Money cant locateC:/.........My Money....or cant open it because read only
file or disck write protedted.

The file was read only so change back to read/write, and now it stil will
not open because it asks for a password. here was no password ever
set......so what to do

Cheers

Neil