In microsoft.public.money, Carl Draus wrote:

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Instead of step 2, I was suggesting File-> New. Click Accept at the
part where it asks if you want to use Passport. Put on the Passport
you used when you upgraded. If you are on dialup, give Money plenty
of time to do the required downloading.


If that does not let you updated, and if you are using XP, I would
try creating a new XP user with Administrator privilege. Switch to
that user and start Money with a new file. Put on the Passport you
used when you upgraded. Let Money download the updates as that
user. You can delete that user after you are done.

Next time, buy the CD.

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Thanks for the response, but I am still confused. At what point in the instructions
should I do what you are suggesting?

In microsoft.public.money, Carl Draus wrote:

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Do something similar to, but not the same as
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;889930

In the resolution, create a NEW empty file (named perhaps Temp.mny)
that you put the referenced Passport onto. Close Money. Restart
Money.

Confirm that Money shows the right version. Then click on your
real Money file that is shown on the bottom of the File menu.

I purchased the upgrade to Money 2006 online and followed the instructions
as well as humanly possible, but the Money still starts as the trial version
which will expire an the end of this month. I tried everything I can think
of which included following instructions in this knowledge base article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;889930

After doing everything the article said which finally came down to uninstalling
then reinstalling, it seemed to work ....at first. Right after the reinstall,
it didn't say "trial version" so I thought it was fixed. But then, the next
time I started Money, it once again says "trial version".

Does anyone have a clue how to fix this?