> Should Money ask for another floppy? I get some message that states that
the
> floppy doesn't have enough available space...

> Backing up to a CD drive shouldn't be such a big deal in Money, Quicken
> users have been doing this for a few years now....
> "Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko[at]mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:%23uwGKCORDHA.3700[at]tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Money doesn't print the check register well; perhaps you want to go use
> the
> > account transactions reporting capability???
> > > Money doesn't use the common dialogs for printing that many (but not all)
> > other applications use.
> > > A CD-ROM is not a floppy. Money can't make it one. (Can Notepad on your
> > system burn a file to CD? I didn't think so.) Unless you use packet
> writing
> > software (like DirectCD--in which case backup to the CD-ROM "hard disk")
> > your choice is to backup to hard disk and then burn the file onto a CD
> using
> > whatever tools you use to burn other files onto CD. If you do use packet
> > writing software like DirectCD, I suggest you have some alternative form
> of
> > backup. There is a FAQ on this that has been quoted within the last week.
> > Check the postings.
> > > "Michael Wollscheidt" <sevencardstuds[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:04ef01c344ca$10a7a290$a301280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > > Everything was going along just fine as I was setting up
> > > my new edition of Money 2003 Deluxe, until I tried to do
> > > two things. . .First I tried to print the single page of
> > > my check register, but it never printed properly, one
> > > check wasn't even listed. I made sure it was set up with
> > > the proper printer, but it just didn't print properly.
> > > When I print, I don't get the Epson dialog box, in which I
> > > always make all my printing settings, instead I only get
> > > the smaller Money printer box, which doesn't give me the
> > > control over the various printing settings that I usually
> > > have. Is this normal? And the other problem is that when
> > > I try to back up to a CD-ROM instead of a floppy, my CD-
> > > ROM drive isn't listed in the drop-down box, and there
> > > seems to be no way to designate it! Can I somehow set
> > > this drive as the back-up or will I have to use multiple
> > > floppies to back up my info? Anybody with any experience
> > > or ideas regarding these two problems?
>

> Dick Watson wrote:
> | I'm running a well respected hardware firewall router which I will
> | not further identify, not some software kludge. Is it a PIX? No. Is
> | it ZoneAlarm freeware? No.
> |
> | I'm not for one moment suggesting the Microsoft should write Money
> | to suit "the various FUDwarez." Just the opposite. They should
> | write it so that it functions behind the most restrictive firewall
> | imaginable that passes DNS, HTTP, and HTTPS for standard ports on
> | LAN-opened connections only.
> |
> | As noted, I think Money should use a quotes download protocol
> | design that functions from inside my firewall with no ports open
> | for inbound connection from WAN to LAN--i.e., stealth to the net.
> | Today Money cannot do this it seems. To me, this makes Money
> | firewall un-friendly.
> |
> | So, I still don't get your point. Perhaps I'm too dense?
> In order for someone to get into the building, someone must
> open the door, or break it down......Your problem is the coding/
> programing of your firewall, not MSMoney....

> Personal firewalls ar not firewalls, the same as win modems are
> not modems per se. I don't feel that it is Microsoft or anybody
> else should be responsible for writing programs to suit the
> various FUDwarez.

> Backing up to a CD drive shouldn't be such a big deal in Money, Quicken
> users have been doing this for a few years now....

> Money doesn't print the check register well; perhaps you want to go use
the
> account transactions reporting capability???
> Money doesn't use the common dialogs for printing that many (but not all)
> other applications use.
> A CD-ROM is not a floppy. Money can't make it one. (Can Notepad on your
> system burn a file to CD? I didn't think so.) Unless you use packet
writing
> software (like DirectCD--in which case backup to the CD-ROM "hard disk")
> your choice is to backup to hard disk and then burn the file onto a CD
using
> whatever tools you use to burn other files onto CD. If you do use packet
> writing software like DirectCD, I suggest you have some alternative form
of
> backup. There is a FAQ on this that has been quoted within the last week.
> Check the postings.
> "Michael Wollscheidt" <sevencardstuds[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:04ef01c344ca$10a7a290$a301280a[at]phx.gbl...
> > Everything was going along just fine as I was setting up
> > my new edition of Money 2003 Deluxe, until I tried to do
> > two things. . .First I tried to print the single page of
> > my check register, but it never printed properly, one
> > check wasn't even listed. I made sure it was set up with
> > the proper printer, but it just didn't print properly.
> > When I print, I don't get the Epson dialog box, in which I
> > always make all my printing settings, instead I only get
> > the smaller Money printer box, which doesn't give me the
> > control over the various printing settings that I usually
> > have. Is this normal? And the other problem is that when
> > I try to back up to a CD-ROM instead of a floppy, my CD-
> > ROM drive isn't listed in the drop-down box, and there
> > seems to be no way to designate it! Can I somehow set
> > this drive as the back-up or will I have to use multiple
> > floppies to back up my info? Anybody with any experience
> > or ideas regarding these two problems?

> Everything was going along just fine as I was setting up
> my new edition of Money 2003 Deluxe, until I tried to do
> two things. . .First I tried to print the single page of
> my check register, but it never printed properly, one
> check wasn't even listed. I made sure it was set up with
> the proper printer, but it just didn't print properly.
> When I print, I don't get the Epson dialog box, in which I
> always make all my printing settings, instead I only get
> the smaller Money printer box, which doesn't give me the
> control over the various printing settings that I usually
> have. Is this normal? And the other problem is that when
> I try to back up to a CD-ROM instead of a floppy, my CD-
> ROM drive isn't listed in the drop-down box, and there
> seems to be no way to designate it! Can I somehow set
> this drive as the back-up or will I have to use multiple
> floppies to back up my info? Anybody with any experience
> or ideas regarding these two problems?