In microsoft.public.money, Frank C. wrote:

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I don't know how Passport authentication does its job. If you save
your file with a Passport, and you later change your password for
that Passport, which password do you provide in logging into Money?
I would think it would be the one that was in effect when you saved
your file. Maybe that is not the case. Try them both. You should be
able to open your file while offline. I would think that the
password in effect when the file was closed would be the right one,
at least in that case.

Another thing that can give an indication of a password error would
be to open a Money file from a version newer than Money 2003 with
Money 2003. You could test for that by installing the Money 2006
trial on a computer, and see if it can open your Money file and
convert it. During the process of conversion, Money saves a backup
of the existing file. The extension of that backup would be .m11 if
the file converted was from Money 2003.

Over the past few months in trying to gain entry to Microsoft Money 2003 on
my computer I changed my .Net Passport password several times in order to
achieve entry to MS Money but these changes never resulted in being able to
gain entry to MS Money 2003.
The thing is, after I change or update my username and/or password with MS
..Net Passport should I not be able to gain entry to MS Money 2003 on my
computer?
The reason I brought this problem to this forum is because I've had
extensive contact with MS .Net Passport Support. It is these guys who
referred me to find a solution by contacting MS Money resources.
Frank C.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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Frank, sorry brain was not engaged. Download timeout shouldn't prevent you
getting into your Money program. As Cal says you should be able to get into
the desktop program. It is just downloads once you have signed in that might
be disabled.

Sorry about any confusion.

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Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.


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"Frank C." <FrankC[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, Frank C. wrote:

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You should be able to open that file regardless.

You did not delete or change your Passport, did you?

Bob, I need you to spell it out for me. If there is no resourses, no hope,
then say it. When I put in the password I think is correct Microsoft Money
says the User Name does not match the password I entered. So is the user
name so hard to define or clarify on my computer? If I use a Password
Program the issue may not be the password but the user name. It would seem
Microsoft Money or Microsoft Passport could figure out a reasonable, workable
solution.
Frank C.

"Bob Peel, MVP" wrote:

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Bob, if I buy Microsoft Money 2004 and upgrade my program, before final
installation will Money ask me if I want to password protect my data on the
computer and allow me to enter a password that will be usable to acces the
history inputed previously?
Frank C.

"Bob Peel, MVP" wrote:

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I am using Money 2003 on my machine not part of a banking account. So the
program is on my machine not residing at the bank. I only use Microsoft
Money 2003 to be able to keep a running account from my bank (Comerica online
banking)longer than 6 months. So I import the account information to my
computer.

If for some reason somehow my password became corrupt even buying a vague
password solving program will not solve the problem would it? I would just
be fishing here.
The site you indicate talks about the great risk in Microsoft taking on the
problem to assist in accessing the program.

How can this be such a problem? It is my computer, I am the administrator
to my computer and almost the only user, certainly the only user to the Money
program and having my own User password protected user at that, and yet there
is nothing that can be done.

Especially if the User Name is supposed to be my email address where is the
risk?

Anyway, can you recommend any good password finding programs?
Thanks for your help, Frank C.

"Bob Peel, MVP" wrote:

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I think this might be the reason - Money 2003 Deluxe/Business Online Quotes
and Roaming features expire the earlier of three (3) years after your
activation of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or September 1, 2006.

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Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.


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"Frank C." <FrankC[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I cannot access my MS Money program on my computer. The opening Money Screen
indicates to try another password or say my user name is not the same as the
password I have entered. Previously I would routinely enter MS Money but now
the password I thought was correct is not.
A note on this screen says my password is the same as my .Net Passport
password but I never used .Net Passport even though I had registered for it
long time ago.
I did go to the .Net Passport site and changed my password but still could
not open MS Money afterward.
I had been away for four months and had been using a Hotmail email account
to keep up with friends and relatives but stopped using that email when I
returned home. I was wondering if this situation somehow messed up my MS
Money password access.
Anyway I want to download my bank information into MS Money but I cannot.
Somehow there is a conflict with MS Money, .Net Passport, Hotmail accounts
that I cannot resolve.
Frank C.