money 2007 cannot upgrade 2004 money file

#4 12-18-2006, 12:45 PM

This is not a known issue and honestly this is the first time ive seen it
can I suggest closing money going to your file and double clicking on it the
reason its going to the A drive is because you are trying to Backup rather
then restore follow the below listed steps
Step1: Go to your file saved on your HD and double click
Step2: For the restore location click browse choose My Documents and type in
MyMoney for the file name
Step3: Enjoy
If these steps do not work or you can not find the file go to start search
all files and folders type in *.mny in the All or part of the file name and
let the computer find it for you
If you are still having the issues just ask All we need is the question to
help you we dont need the rant.
But anyhow
Happy Holidays

--
Steve
steven_morrison69[at]hotmail.com

"Mike" <Mike[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:33BA7203-CE35-433F-9950-5F320AFDE222[at]microsoft.com...
- quote -

> I am having the same problem with Money 07, among thousand of others.
> Given
> this and the several pages of other problems with Money 07, one must ask,
> did
> not a single person at MS consider to install this program to a computer
> and
> see what it does (does not) do before they printed all the CD's? Simple
> common sense would have told them to maybe not release this POS software
> yet.
> It keeps going to A: drive to find backup file, by default, after I tell
> it
> where to attempt open of my Money 04 backup, but won't allow me to search
> C:
> or D:. Hello!! MS doesn't even use floppy drives anymore! Who thinks a
> 6
> MB file will fit on a 3.5 floppy anyway? It's 2007, Bill Gates, FYI.
> Can't complete mandatory upgrade because program can't close because it
> must
> backup first but can't backup because it can't accept backup path so can't
> backup so can't close correct to do download to fix backup path problem to
> open file because it won't close without backup which it won't do
> correctly
> until it does the download to fix the problem. Hello! A simple open of
> the
> program at MS would have exposed this issue. After hours of fixing this,
> still it won't open my Money 04 backup files.
> Why can't I use Money 2007 without having a Hotmail address?
> Maybe this 2007 is such a downgrade they should just scrap it or actually
> fix it. Or have at least 1 person try to install a program before they
> release it.
> How do I use my Money 04 files that I have kept for the past 2 years? I am
> going online to buy a Money 04 program, uninstall 07 I had to buy for my
> new
> computer, reinstall 04 to my new computer, and learn a valuable
> lesson--next
> time use Quicken instead.
> Why cancel 04 online access, when they can't even get 07 to work?
> not surprised....Mike
> "jsmorris" wrote:
> > I just install my new copy of ms money 2007. When it wants to convert
> > my existing 2004 money file it prompts me with an error saying
> > (paraphrasing here since the message is long and it cannot be copied)
> > "Money cannot locate '<file> ' or cannot open it...read-only...do not
> > have permissions to...write protected..."
> > > I tried all the suggestion...checked permissions...tried opening my
> > backup file...shut down all apps that might have a lock on the
> > file...anti-virus, desktop search, etc
> > > The more info button is useless and takes me to a support page with
> > EVENT ID: obres:5101 and the bold words, "We're Sorry"
> > > I then tried their online support, but it couldn't find a correct
> > Product ID (either automatically or manually typing it in) and I just
> > don't feel like sitting on the phone.
> > > I have MS 2007 16.0.120.621 on a Win XP sp2 (all updates)
> > > If anyone can help, I would appreciate it.
> >

#3 12-18-2006, 12:43 PM

I have no problem navigating anywhere, even My Network Places, to restore a
backup in M07. I do not and never have used a Passport/Hotmail address.

In short, I'm not sure what your issues are, but they are hardly universal
with M07.

Perhaps, if you want help rather than a place to vent, you should start with
some demographics like which edition of M07 you are trying to use? Why are
you trying to restore a backup from M04 rather than just opening the .MNY
file directly? What makes you think you must have a Hotmail address?

"Mike" <Mike[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:33BA7203-CE35-433F-9950-5F320AFDE222[at]microsoft.com...
- quote -

> I am having the same problem with Money 07, among thousand of others.
> Given
> this and the several pages of other problems with Money 07, one must ask,
> did
> not a single person at MS consider to install this program to a computer
> and
> see what it does (does not) do before they printed all the CD's? Simple
> common sense would have told them to maybe not release this POS software
> yet.
> It keeps going to A: drive to find backup file, by default, after I tell
> it
> where to attempt open of my Money 04 backup, but won't allow me to search
> C:
> or D:. Hello!! MS doesn't even use floppy drives anymore! Who thinks a
> 6
> MB file will fit on a 3.5 floppy anyway? It's 2007, Bill Gates, FYI.
> Can't complete mandatory upgrade because program can't close because it
> must
> backup first but can't backup because it can't accept backup path so can't
> backup so can't close correct to do download to fix backup path problem to
> open file because it won't close without backup which it won't do
> correctly
> until it does the download to fix the problem. Hello! A simple open of
> the
> program at MS would have exposed this issue. After hours of fixing this,
> still it won't open my Money 04 backup files.
> Why can't I use Money 2007 without having a Hotmail address?
> Maybe this 2007 is such a downgrade they should just scrap it or actually
> fix it. Or have at least 1 person try to install a program before they
> release it.
> How do I use my Money 04 files that I have kept for the past 2 years? I am
> going online to buy a Money 04 program, uninstall 07 I had to buy for my
> new
> computer, reinstall 04 to my new computer, and learn a valuable
> lesson--next
> time use Quicken instead.
> Why cancel 04 online access, when they can't even get 07 to work?

#2 08-15-2006, 02:42 AM

I would consider going from Money 2004 to Money 2007 a downgrade, not an
upgrade...

"jsmorris" <jsmorris[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1155445953.732796.36780[at]75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
- quote -

> Thank you for the link, but none of the troubleshoot suggestions worked
> exactly.
> I had to uninstall 2007 and re-install 2004. Once 2004 was up and
> working with my file, I then I used the standard file repair feature of
> 2004. The funny thing is that the file worked fine in 2004, no errors.
> I then install 2007 again and used the repaired file and it converted
> and opened.
> Frustrating upgrade path...but I am up and working.
> Cal Learner-- MVP wrote:
> > In microsoft.public.money, jsmorris wrote:
> > > > I just install my new copy of ms money 2007. When it wants to convert
> > > my existing 2004 money file it prompts me with an error saying
> > > (paraphrasing here since the message is long and it cannot be copied)
> > > "Money cannot locate '<file> ' or cannot open it...read-only...do not
> > > have permissions to...write protected..."
> > > See if http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320193/en-us helps.

#1 08-13-2006, 05:12 AM

Thank you for the link, but none of the troubleshoot suggestions worked
exactly.

I had to uninstall 2007 and re-install 2004. Once 2004 was up and
working with my file, I then I used the standard file repair feature of
2004. The funny thing is that the file worked fine in 2004, no errors.
I then install 2007 again and used the repaired file and it converted
and opened.

Frustrating upgrade path...but I am up and working.

Cal Learner-- MVP wrote:
- quote -

> In microsoft.public.money, jsmorris wrote:
> > I just install my new copy of ms money 2007. When it wants to convert
> > my existing 2004 money file it prompts me with an error saying
> > (paraphrasing here since the message is long and it cannot be copied)
> > "Money cannot locate '<file> ' or cannot open it...read-only...do not
> > have permissions to...write protected..."
> See if http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320193/en-us helps.

08-12-2006, 05:29 PM

In microsoft.public.money, jsmorris wrote:

- quote -

> I just install my new copy of ms money 2007. When it wants to convert
> my existing 2004 money file it prompts me with an error saying
> (paraphrasing here since the message is long and it cannot be copied)
> "Money cannot locate '<file> ' or cannot open it...read-only...do not
> have permissions to...write protected..."

See if http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320193/en-us helps.

#-1 08-12-2006, 04:36 PM

I just install my new copy of ms money 2007. When it wants to convert
my existing 2004 money file it prompts me with an error saying
(paraphrasing here since the message is long and it cannot be copied)
"Money cannot locate '<file> ' or cannot open it...read-only...do not
have permissions to...write protected..."

I tried all the suggestion...checked permissions...tried opening my
backup file...shut down all apps that might have a lock on the
file...anti-virus, desktop search, etc

The more info button is useless and takes me to a support page with
EVENT ID: obres:5101 and the bold words, "We're Sorry"

I then tried their online support, but it couldn't find a correct
Product ID (either automatically or manually typing it in) and I just
don't feel like sitting on the phone.

I have MS 2007 16.0.120.621 on a Win XP sp2 (all updates)

If anyone can help, I would appreciate it.

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