Well, if he can deal with XP vs. whatever he was using when he started with
Money v. 3, then the leap in versions of Money should be pretty
straightforward, by comparison. Saying Mv3 is "just fine for my needs" is
kinda like saying a '36 Packard is just fine for your needs. Sure it is.
Four wheels and an engine. Just like a Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG. But try to get
parts for the Packard. Personally, if this is a client, I think you have an
obligation to be sensitive to things like supportability. From this
standpoint, going to M04 ($20 after all of the rebate nonsense) is a much
better answer. There is a time-limited trial at
http://www.microsoft.com/money -- be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN to understand how it
upgrades data files and preserves the backout path. Money files are NOT
backward compatible. Not 1 version, not 9 versions. Many people think (I'm
sure the designers would claim as well) that half of the work since Mv3 has
been geared to making Money easier to use. In particular, getting rid of the
old MDI interface was aimed directly at "ease of use." (Or, "dumbing down"
depending on how you look at it.)

Will Mv3 work on XP? Tough to say. It might. I don't recall any reports on
this, but you might search the archives for the group at
http://groups.google.com.

Will Mv3 Access files over a network? My bet is that it will only do it via
mapped drive letters and not via UNC paths. That's also an educated guess.

"ZestComputers" <hayhurstNOMOREPSPAM[at]intekom.co.za> wrote in message
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It may work, it may even work reliably. But I would never
advise a client to use such an unsupported combination.

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Same answer. Don't do it. Certainly simultaneous access
is asking for trouble; much preferable to have the Money
file local. Can always move it around over the network.

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Money 2004 is easy if you limit yourself to the few needed
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Hi,

I have a client who is using money 3 for personal purposes for keeping track
of shares and dividends and such. I realise Money 3 is very old (looks like
it was for windows 3.1!) but he does not wish to upgrade to a newer version
of money which is more complicated and has many features which he will never
use.

My questions are:

1] Will money 3 work reliably in XP?

2] Has anyone tried using money 3 over a network? i.e. sharing the file
and using it on different computers (it would not have to be at the same
time).?



Otherwise, can you suggest a program that can deal with buying/selling
shares and dividends, displaying reports on such, etc. which is easy to use
for a novice computer user?

Regards,
Benjamin Gardiner
hayhurstNOMOREPSPAM[at]intekom.co.za
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