Reinstalled Money fails to open previous data file

#2 02-22-2006, 02:03 PM

Many thanks. It worked.
Ivanhoe

"Art McClinton" wrote:

- quote -

> It sounds like the Money 2004 exe file had been updated. Thus the old
> money file was running using a newer version of Money than the one that
> was just reloaded. Thus when user re-installs Money, the first thing
> that must be done is open some file (Sample or new) that was created
> using the original version so that Money can ask for the update. What
> Money needs to do is prior to opening a file check for updates. This
> has been a feature that MS Money developers have not recognized a need
> to handle.
> Art
> Bob Peel, MVP wrote:
> > What error message if any?
> > > a) can you open the sample.mny file - usually in the same directory as your
> > main .mny file
> > > b) are you sure it is M2004 and not M2005 aka M14?
>

#1 02-22-2006, 12:59 AM

It sounds like the Money 2004 exe file had been updated. Thus the old
money file was running using a newer version of Money than the one that
was just reloaded. Thus when user re-installs Money, the first thing
that must be done is open some file (Sample or new) that was created
using the original version so that Money can ask for the update. What
Money needs to do is prior to opening a file check for updates. This
has been a feature that MS Money developers have not recognized a need
to handle.

Art

Bob Peel, MVP wrote:

- quote -

> What error message if any?
> a) can you open the sample.mny file - usually in the same directory as your
> main .mny file
> b) are you sure it is M2004 and not M2005 aka M14?

02-21-2006, 02:27 PM

What error message if any?

a) can you open the sample.mny file - usually in the same directory as your
main .mny file

b) are you sure it is M2004 and not M2005 aka M14?

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Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

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"Ivanhoe" <Ivanhoe[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C405EE1-925D-499D-A273-69C596E0BA65[at]microsoft.com...
- quote -

> I uninstalled my M2004 and reinstalled it afterwards. But it fails to open
> a
> previously saved file. Any advice pls?

#-1 02-21-2006, 02:21 PM

I uninstalled my M2004 and reinstalled it afterwards. But it fails to open a
previously saved file. Any advice pls?

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