"dixonmiller" <dixonmiller[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I just installed it straight off the CD. I did have to reboot for it to
work, as you describe. That's true despite Money not asking for a reboot. It
wanted to do some updates, which I did, rebooting after those updates. I may
have already updated Flash before I started. I don't recall. Anyway, mine's
working normally, too.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL

I was able to successfully install Money 2007 Premium on Vista Ultimate,
although it wasn't without a few hiccups.

I thought I'd share the steps I took to hopefully help others. This
includes several tips I picked up by reading many of the posts in this
newsgroup (thanks to Cal Learner and others). Perhaps not all these steps
are necessary, but in the end I have Money 2007 running on Vista, downloading
financial updates, and backing up successfully. These are areas where many
others have hit problems.

In total, this took me about 30 minutes.


Installation Steps:
0 - Turned on "Use SSL 2.0" In IE7 options (Tools, Internet Options,
Advanced, scroll to bottom of list). (This is a tip from other posts)
1 - Copy Money files from CD to computer (Note: I always copy my software to
a drive on my PC and install from there. This probably isn't necessary for
others to do, but I recall someone in the newsgroup discussing an issue
installing from CD. This method would prevent any issues like that.)
2 - Right click on Money 2007's Setup.exe and chose Run as Administrator
(another tip)
3 - Message appears warning of incompatibity issues with Money 2007 & Vista
(if you open the details of the message it tells you to be sure to install
the latest Adobe Flash update)
4 - Click on link which takes me to the Adobe Flash website and installed
latest Flash version
5 - Back at incompatability window, I chose to continue running Money 2007
setup.
6 - After setup completed I attempted to run Money from Start menu, however
Money said it needed to download and install updates.
7 - Downloaded and installed updates in about 3 minutes.
8 - Started Money from Start menu successfully
9 - From File menu on Money welcome page pointed to my existing Money 2007
money file which I had been using under Windows XP.


IMPORTANT NOTE ON LOCATION OF YOUR MONEY FILES:
I have always kept my Money file in "My Documents", which works under Vista.
However, Vista restricts access to some folders, such as Program Files.
From reading other newsgroup entries, it seems older versions of Money by
default would copy backup files to the Program Files\Money folder. This
won't work in Vista. One user said Money kept hanging every time he tried to
backup. Bottom line... keep your Money file and Money backup files in a
folder that Vista provides you full access to such as My Docs, your desktop,
another folder you create, etc.


10 - Tried to log into my money file, however received message that I must
be connected to Internet to signin online. Retried 2 or 3 times with same
error.

NOTE ON COMMON PROBLEMS LOGGING IN ONLINE IN MONEY:
I like many others hit problems with logging into Money online and
downloading financial updates. I tried and failed several times. In the end
updates worked only after I rebooted my PC. For completeness and to show
what didn't work, here are the full steps I took, but I would suggest just
trying to reboot your PC immediately (Step 20 below) if you run into problems
logging into your Money file with the online access option.


11 - Tried to log into my money file withOUT (yes without) online access,
and it worked.
12 - From "Common tasks" side menu, chose "Update now"
13 - Money asked me if this computers is connected to the internet
14 - I chose yes, and it attempted to download updates, but failed after
several minutes.
15 - Closed Money.
16 - Reopened Money. Still received message that I must be connected to the
Internet.
17 - Closed Money.
18 - Reopened Money by right clicking on icon in Start Menu and choosing Run
as Administrator. Vista UAC prompted me to allow "Money 2007 QFE2 Binaries"
to run. I choose yes.
19 - Money started, still prompting me to connect to the Internet.
20 - Rebooted computer
21 - Restarted Money using traditional left mouse click (not using Run
as...). This time it allowed me to sign-in online.
22 - Chose "Update now" and accounts updated successfully.
23 - Closed Money and backup made successfully (again I put my Money backup
files in My Docs).
24 - Opened Money, signed in online, downloaded updates, and closed Money 2
or 3 more times successfully. Just wanted to be sure.

I know this is long, but hopefully this helps some people. MS is definitely
dropping the ball here by not publishing the proper steps or a tool.

Good luck.