"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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1- My initial passport was pre-2006, in Feb 2006 the server went down and I
changed my pwd, that is when I lost all my data. I used the "changed pwd" to
order 2006 online since I thought it was time to upgrade anyway...but when I
set up the file I chose "do not use passport". So I believe the file is
still able to be accessed (or converted) unlike the original file which was
tied to passport and is dead forever.

2- I don't see sample.mny on any of my drives.

3- I think you're correct on your last statement, but I thought I would call
the president first since I probably have a better chance of getting through
:-)

In microsoft.public.money, tommyTX wrote:

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OK. So have you tried that password that you used when you created
the file?

Can you open Sample.mny from your Money 2006 install?


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Typically people installing Money report that disabling Norton for
was insufficient. It needs to be uninstalled, the Money install
done, and then Norton can be reinstalled. That's not to say that
this is the cause/solution of your current problem.



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I think you may want to contact Microsoft for support on this.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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even though I can logon to passport w/ that same login. I can see that my
account is "enabled" but when I try to enter that pwd into mny it won't work.
I think it is looking for the pwd that I changed away from on the night the
server went down. I do have nortons but I disabled it.
I'll try again but I think I'm sol. BTW if anyone tries this with w/ a
dialup then they better be young when they start.

In microsoft.public.money, tommyTX wrote:

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You might want to sleep on it. Then see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889930/

After download and install, you will want to put the same passport
you used to upgrade onto a Money file, but not your existing file.
Instead let Money 2006 create a new Money file, with that old
Passport. Money 2006 that you downloaded via the and installed
should will do an update to the proper version via the internet.

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

Not much at posting but here is the story:
-Thought I would try MSM in about and liked it, was not familiar w/ passport
but signed up.
-All good till one night I couldn't get to my files, changed passwords
messed around and no luck.
-next night found out the passport server had went down, then discovered
what passport was, and since I had changed passport in the iterim I lost 3
yrs data.
-purchased 2006 but would NOT use passport again, starting over.
-going well again, until the HD crashed, had to reload, but I had purchased
MSM online. Still had the original email thanking me for the purchase, but
in order to download again I needed passport.
-I can logon to passport, but it looks like it is not the original passport
because MSM will not log on to passport in order to let me activate, so I get
the msg for "trial expired". Same email, but it doesn't like the pwd, tried
re-setting...etc.
-If anyone can help then I'd appreciate it, otherwise I'm outta here and
back to quicken. I've spent an entire week trying to get MSM to work and my
patience is gone.