MSMoney 2006 file on network

#6 10-12-2005, 03:11 PM

Apparently they think giving us Related Links so we can find Great Deals on
Home Equity Loans is much more important.

"Shadowz" <Shadowz[at]NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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> You would think by now Microsoft would realize home users now a day's have
> multiple computers and sharing a single Money file would be very useful.

#5 10-12-2005, 02:50 PM

"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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> In microsoft.public.money, marcin.s[at]usa.net wrote:
> > My plan was to keep the laptop as the main Money
> > computer, but print invoices from the desktop. From what I hear here,
> > there is juct too much risk for my taste...
> It would be very safe would be to copy the .mny file from the laptop
> to the desktop. Open that file with the desktop.

You would think by now Microsoft would realize home users now a day's have
multiple computers and sharing a single Money file would be very useful.

#4 10-12-2005, 01:51 AM

In microsoft.public.money, marcin.s[at]usa.net wrote:

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> My plan was to keep the laptop as the main Money
> computer, but print invoices from the desktop. From what I hear here,
> there is juct too much risk for my taste...

It would be very safe would be to copy the .mny file from the laptop
to the desktop. Open that file with the desktop.

#3 10-12-2005, 01:45 AM

Dick Watson wrote:
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> See also http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=111 for a repeat, more or less, of
> what Bob said. Note also that the "File Sharing" in M05/6 isn't **file**
> sharing at all. It's a scheme to enable multiple different Passport users
> access to **some subset of the data** stored on and MSN web server that can
> then be synchronized back with the real data in your local data file.

Yup, that's exactly what it seems to be...

My problem is that the default machine where my Money runs is a laptop,
and Invoice Designer as well as Invoice Printing has a conflict with
something. Every time I print an invoice, Money crashes; it manages to
send the info to the printer, so the invoice prints out, but it's
annoying as hell especially if you have a few invoices that you need to
print. While debugging this issue, I installed money on my desktop,
and move my file there. Not only it does not crash, but it also runs
faster and smoother. My plan was to keep the laptop as the main Money
computer, but print invoices from the desktop. From what I hear here,
there is juct too much risk for my taste... Back to "Compass rule
Manager", I guess!

Thanks to all for your answers.

--Marcin

#2 10-11-2005, 04:44 PM

I've never had any trouble with it at all. Mind you that I keep backups in
several places and the few times it has gotten corrupt, I have been able to
fix with file repair. Also, my wife doesn't use it that much and usually
when I am not at home. If I am about to open it on my PC and she is at
hers, I ask first if she is on it. But it works fine for me.
<marcin.s[at]usa.net> wrote in message
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> Hi --
> Is it possible to have the MSMoney file in a shared directory on a LAN,
> so that it can be accessed from two computers (each running a copy of
> MSM2006)? What precautions need to be taken, eg., can MSM2006 on both
> computers be running simultaneously, is there a file access lock (like
> with Word), or is there danger of corrupting the file contents? Any
> insight into the subject would be helpful.
> --Marcin
> PS. I know of the "share file" feature, but I don't want to use it,
> since it seems to require that the file be exported to MSN first.
> PPS. Please, reply to the NG only.

#1 10-11-2005, 12:21 PM

See also http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=111 for a repeat, more or less, of
what Bob said. Note also that the "File Sharing" in M05/6 isn't **file**
sharing at all. It's a scheme to enable multiple different Passport users
access to **some subset of the data** stored on and MSN web server that can
then be synchronized back with the real data in your local data file.

<marcin.s[at]usa.net> wrote in message
news:1129008677.915420.249270[at]g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> Is it possible to have the MSMoney file in a shared directory on a LAN,
> so that it can be accessed from two computers (each running a copy of
> MSM2006)? What precautions need to be taken, eg., can MSM2006 on both
> computers be running simultaneously, is there a file access lock (like
> with Word), or is there danger of corrupting the file contents? Any
> insight into the subject would be helpful.
> PS. I know of the "share file" feature, but I don't want to use it,
> since it seems to require that the file be exported to MSN first.

10-11-2005, 06:45 AM

Money is designed as a single user app and there are no file locks so you
run a grave risk of corruption. Provided you can 110% guarantee that the
..mny file will never be used simultaneously you can do it, but with so much
background banking activity you just cannot be sure (and safe).

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.

I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.

<marcin.s[at]usa.net> wrote in message
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> Hi --
> Is it possible to have the MSMoney file in a shared directory on a LAN,
> so that it can be accessed from two computers (each running a copy of
> MSM2006)? What precautions need to be taken, eg., can MSM2006 on both
> computers be running simultaneously, is there a file access lock (like
> with Word), or is there danger of corrupting the file contents? Any
> insight into the subject would be helpful.
> --Marcin
> PS. I know of the "share file" feature, but I don't want to use it,
> since it seems to require that the file be exported to MSN first.
> PPS. Please, reply to the NG only.

#-1 10-11-2005, 05:31 AM

Hi --

Is it possible to have the MSMoney file in a shared directory on a LAN,
so that it can be accessed from two computers (each running a copy of
MSM2006)? What precautions need to be taken, eg., can MSM2006 on both
computers be running simultaneously, is there a file access lock (like
with Word), or is there danger of corrupting the file contents? Any
insight into the subject would be helpful.

--Marcin

PS. I know of the "share file" feature, but I don't want to use it,
since it seems to require that the file be exported to MSN first.

PPS. Please, reply to the NG only.

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