See also the previously cited http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=177 for more
insight into what's probably going on and a repetition of how to fix it.

"Russ Salerno" <RussSalerno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news4210350-CD5B-43A1-946A-512D3ABC81DB[at]microsoft.com...
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In microsoft.public.money, Russ Salerno wrote:

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Browse to a location in your "My Documents" folder rather than
taking the default.


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I downloaded M2005 where you told me to and it workes fine. When I am
restoring my old M05 file and it asks me where to designate my file it is
giving me the invalid path name error. Any ideas?

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, Russ Salerno wrote:

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1. Open sample.mny from the install or create a new file called
something like temp.mny. Update from the internet, and make sure
that the version shows 14.8.*.1105.

2. During the restore, instead of taking the default location, I
would browse into the My Documents folder and select a new name for
the file.

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Thanks a bunch! I have Money 2005 on my computer but now 2005 is telling me
that my backup file's pathname is invalid. This is getting frustrating. Any
suggestions?

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, Russ Salerno <Russ
Salerno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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http://www.microsoft.com/money/special/ThankYou.mspx

I can't seem to find a place to download the trial version of M2005. Any
ideas?

"Dick Watson" wrote:

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Oh, and you'll need to find a way to download the M05 trial again, since you
didn't retain a copy of the original download. I believe this is possible
still, but you may have to search the newsgroup (advanced search newsgroup
microsoft.public.money at http://groups.google.com) and/or Microsoft web
site to find out how/where to do it. This time you should burn the download
onto a CD.

"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
message news:Ok3yf97CGHA.1816[at]TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
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You need to do two things. See http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=177 for how
to get the M05 update that will read your file. Then open the sample data
file and put your Passport--the one you used to buy the online license--on
the file. Then do another Internet Update. Hopefully that will train Money
that you have a full license.

"Russ Salerno" <Russ Salerno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4728964-9261-423E-88B4-3DCB3841C179[at]microsoft.com...
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Money is not backwards compatible, so M2004 cannot read a M2005 file or
backup. The password message is Money's damn fool way of telling you that!

Note that the M2006 trial is US only so if your M2005 was not US that is why
it won't read it. But we need to know what errors you are getting from
M2006.

--
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.

"Russ Salerno" <Russ Salerno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4728964-9261-423E-88B4-3DCB3841C179[at]microsoft.com...
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I downloaded an upgrade from Money 2004 to 2005 a while back (I'll never do
that again). I recently had to wipe my hard drive clean and start over by
reinstalling Windows XP Professional. The only version of Money that I had
on CD to reinstall was Money 2004. I thought I could just install the old
2004 version and restore from the back up file that I created from Money
2005. It told me that the password for that file was incorrect. I know my
password! I have never changed it.

I tried downloading the trial version of Money 2006 and it didn't even
recognized my Money file. Do I need to purchase Money 2005 again (on CD this
time so I have it) or can I do something to get 2004 or 2006 to recognize my
file. I have over 8 years of information on this file and am sweating some
major bullets here! Help!!!