How do I start over?!?!?

#3 01-19-2006, 12:45 AM

thanks! I'll give it a shot!

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

- quote -

> In microsoft.public.money, JoJoBinkus wrote:
> > When I said "fix this account", I didn't mean there is something wrong with
> > the actual file...I meant I need to adjust the balance somehow, or somehow
> > make it balance out.
> > > You suggested there is a way to "force" it to balance, please describe.
> To adjust a balance to compensate for more than one transactions
> that you can't or don't care to individually enter, create a single
> compensating deposit or payment. That should get the balance column
> to a known value.
> Then to start fresh and declare an account balanced, you can
> mark all entries balanced. Select to show only unreconciled
> transactions. Sort by date, and go to the oldest transaction.
> Hold down Cntl+Shift+M and let auto-repeat work thru the
> transactions until none are left showing. Then balance making the
> starting and ending balance match the known balance. Choose the
> balance date to be the day after your last transaction. This is
> not the normal procedure. It starts you with an amnesty for former
> balancing.
> Thereafter, follow the normal procedure. Look at the balancing
> movie clip from your Money disk.
> > > "Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
> > > > In microsoft.public.money, JoJoBinkus wrote:
> > > > > > I had a PC crash, and money got all screwed up. Support helped me get back on
> > > > track kind of, Money is working to pay my bills, etc....but my account
> > > > balance is all hosed up. I can no longer balance the account....
> > > > > > > What are my options? Do I need to start from scratch? If so, how (I need
> > > > details)?
> > > > > File-> New-> NewFile
> > > > > > Or, how can I fix this account?
> > > > > > > I am using Money 2006 Standard.
> > > > > > > Any info greatly appreciated!
> > > > > File-> RepairMoneyFile-> QuickFileRepair
> > > File-> RepairMoneyFile-> StandardFileRepair
> > > > > I don't know what "etc" you are referring to, but if you want an
> > > account to be forced to be marked balanced after the transactions
> > > are correct, there is a process for that too.
> > > >

#2 01-19-2006, 12:10 AM

In microsoft.public.money, JoJoBinkus wrote:

- quote -

> When I said "fix this account", I didn't mean there is something wrong with
> the actual file...I meant I need to adjust the balance somehow, or somehow
> make it balance out.
> You suggested there is a way to "force" it to balance, please describe.

To adjust a balance to compensate for more than one transactions
that you can't or don't care to individually enter, create a single
compensating deposit or payment. That should get the balance column
to a known value.

Then to start fresh and declare an account balanced, you can
mark all entries balanced. Select to show only unreconciled
transactions. Sort by date, and go to the oldest transaction.
Hold down Cntl+Shift+M and let auto-repeat work thru the
transactions until none are left showing. Then balance making the
starting and ending balance match the known balance. Choose the
balance date to be the day after your last transaction. This is
not the normal procedure. It starts you with an amnesty for former
balancing.

Thereafter, follow the normal procedure. Look at the balancing
movie clip from your Money disk.

- quote -

> "Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
> > In microsoft.public.money, JoJoBinkus wrote:
> > > > I had a PC crash, and money got all screwed up. Support helped me get back on
> > > track kind of, Money is working to pay my bills, etc....but my account
> > > balance is all hosed up. I can no longer balance the account....
> > > > > What are my options? Do I need to start from scratch? If so, how (I need
> > > details)?
> > > File-> New-> NewFile
> > > > Or, how can I fix this account?
> > > > > I am using Money 2006 Standard.
> > > > > Any info greatly appreciated!
> > > File-> RepairMoneyFile-> QuickFileRepair
> > File-> RepairMoneyFile-> StandardFileRepair
> > > I don't know what "etc" you are referring to, but if you want an
> > account to be forced to be marked balanced after the transactions
> > are correct, there is a process for that too.
> >

#1 01-18-2006, 11:30 PM

When I said "fix this account", I didn't mean there is something wrong with
the actual file...I meant I need to adjust the balance somehow, or somehow
make it balance out.

You suggested there is a way to "force" it to balance, please describe.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

- quote -

> In microsoft.public.money, JoJoBinkus wrote:
> > I had a PC crash, and money got all screwed up. Support helped me get back on
> > track kind of, Money is working to pay my bills, etc....but my account
> > balance is all hosed up. I can no longer balance the account....
> > > What are my options? Do I need to start from scratch? If so, how (I need
> > details)?
> File-> New-> NewFile
> > Or, how can I fix this account?
> > > I am using Money 2006 Standard.
> > > Any info greatly appreciated!
> File-> RepairMoneyFile-> QuickFileRepair
> File-> RepairMoneyFile-> StandardFileRepair
> I don't know what "etc" you are referring to, but if you want an
> account to be forced to be marked balanced after the transactions
> are correct, there is a process for that too.

01-18-2006, 11:00 PM

In microsoft.public.money, JoJoBinkus wrote:

- quote -

> I had a PC crash, and money got all screwed up. Support helped me get back on
> track kind of, Money is working to pay my bills, etc....but my account
> balance is all hosed up. I can no longer balance the account....
> What are my options? Do I need to start from scratch? If so, how (I need
> details)?

File-> New-> NewFile

- quote -

> Or, how can I fix this account?
> I am using Money 2006 Standard.
> Any info greatly appreciated!

File-> RepairMoneyFile-> QuickFileRepair
File-> RepairMoneyFile-> StandardFileRepair

I don't know what "etc" you are referring to, but if you want an
account to be forced to be marked balanced after the transactions
are correct, there is a process for that too.

#-1 01-18-2006, 10:36 PM

I had a PC crash, and money got all screwed up. Support helped me get back on
track kind of, Money is working to pay my bills, etc....but my account
balance is all hosed up. I can no longer balance the account....

What are my options? Do I need to start from scratch? If so, how (I need
details)? Or, how can I fix this account?

I am using Money 2006 Standard.

Any info greatly appreciated!

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