Glad I could help. Thanks for the feedback. Post back with any other MS
Money Qs.

"FISH" <no[at]spam.com> wrote in message
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Sorry for the confusion, let me try and explain as clear as I can:

* I had a PC that was using Money 2005 (not sure what version) that crashed
on me. I made a backup file before the crash that I can now use to get that
data onto another PC

* I have another PC that is working fine. This PC was running an older
version of Money (Money 2003 maybe?). I upgraded that older Money version to
Money 2005 so now this PC is running the same Money 2005 as the system that
crashed.

* After upgrading to Money 2005 on this system, I then thought it would be
easier to set up the same account names as I had prior to the crash (and the
accounts that would be on the backup file) and try to import that back up
file that I created prior to the crash into this new upgraded Money 2005.
Now I see you are suggesting not to import so that is where the problem came
in.

As I was writing this, I tried to restore by opening the back up file and
was able to create a new Money 2005 file with everything I had prior to the
crash !!! I didn't know how to use that backup file I saved prior to the
crash as like I said, I was trying to import it into a Money 2005 file
rather than restore the backup to a new file.


Thanks for the help !!!!!!!!!!!!!.








"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
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In microsoft.public.money, FISH wrote:

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When you File-> Restore, do not take the default location. Instead
Browse to a new filename in your "My Documents" folder.


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Don't import Money backups. Restore them. You can't import a backup file.
That's just not how the program works.

I'm very confused by your situation and your path to where you are now.

How many systems are involved here? The backup you are trying to "import" (I
hope you mean restore) into the older PC that was using an older version of
Money was an M05 .1105 backup? But you have upgraded that older system to an
M05 system? Did you then update it to the .1105 M05? Why did you create the
same accounts with the same names on this system? (In a new data file, I'm
assuming.) Restore restores everything to a new file. It does not merge
files.

Open the version of Money you want to use to restore the files. It matters
not what file Money is using when you open it. Verify in Help|About that it
is version .1105. Go to File|Restore. Pick the .MBF file you want to restore
from. If necessary, tell it to put the restored file in your My Documents
folder. Don't try to create a file to "import" this stuff into. Don't try to
use File|Import.

"FISH" <no[at]spam.com> wrote in message
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The file is a Microsoft Money Back Up file (.mbf I think)

Before the crash, I would back up from time to time. The most recent back up
file is what I am trying to use to import into my older PC that was using an
older version of Money. I have upgraded to Money 2005 on that system so I
would be able to import the Money 2005 files back into it.

Once I upgraded the older version of Money to Money 2005, I created the same
accounts (with the same names) as what was on the system that crashed (and
what would be on the backed up files).

I'm now trying to import the "Microsoft Money Back Up File" into this Money
2005 program (running on the current system) so my Money 2005 files will be
what they were before the crash.




"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
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IF file is an .MBF (Money Backup File) type, Import is NOT what you want to
do.

Are you trying to restore it to a place that actually exists???

I note that you are already at .1105. This is mandatory.

"FISH" <no[at]spam.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the quick reply Cal,

My version currently shows:
14.0.50.1105
(Microsoft Money 2005 Standard OEM Edition)


Does this mean I should move onto another step (as I already have the
version your mentioned upgrading to)?

If so, what would be the next step?


Thanks again.



"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, FISH wrote:

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Either open the sample.mny file in your install folder, or let
Money 2005 create a new Money file, clicking Decline in the
process. It will do an update. Close Money. Then open Money and
check that Help-> About... says you then have version 14.0.*.1105.

Then you should be able to open or restore your existing files.

My system crashed a couple weeks ago and I'm trying to load my Money 2005
files that I backed up prior to the crash. The system I am trying to use was
running an older version of Money, but I upgraded to Money 2005 so it would
be easier to import the Money 2005 files. So now the system I'm trying to
import this data back into and the system I was able to back up from were/is
using the same Money 2005 version.

I've tried to import the data back into Money 2005 two ways (as I'm no
expert to this stuff) and haven't been able to accomplish this.

1.) I tried to use the import option under the file tab, but Money 2005
didn't recognize my back up file.

2.) I then tried to use the restore back up option under the file tab. This
time Money 2005 was able to locate my back up file, but when I get to the
part to actually restore the file I get a pop error message that reads:

" The path name is invalid. Please use a valid path name."


How can I import my backup file back into Money 2005?


Thanks in advance!!!