In microsoft.public.money, Rod wrote:

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You would typically want to put a copy of that .mny file into the
Documents folder for your user (which is also aliased as
"My Documents" for compatibility. Apply the Vista update mentioned
below (tho it may already be applied). Then do the Money install.
When you do the install, be sure to run the setup as Administrator.

Rather than have Money create a new .mny file, you would normally
tell Money to use that existing file. If you did want to let it
initially create a new empty file for testing purpose, you can
create the file without a LiveID on it by selecting Decline when the
file is being created.



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Cal,

I've got another question for you. I've been setting up my laptop on Vista
for a few days now (mainly because I only have an hour or less to work on it
at any time), so this weekend I'll install MS Money 2006 Premium using the
CD. As I've said, I've got the .MNY file set aside before I did the upgrade
to Vista. Now, after I install MS Money, it will create a new .MNY file.
Do I just stop it at some point, or not completely fill it out, and then
point it to my .MNY file? Or do I put it into whatever the "My Document"
area is in Vista before I install MS Money, and let the installation figure
out that it is supposed to use the .MNY file, or what?

Rod


"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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Thank you, Cal. I'm going to sit down to the laptop now, catch my finances
up and pay bills. Then I will back up the Money data to a shared folder on
one of my desktops and also put it onto a USB drive. Then I'll start the
wipe and load.

I really appreciate your help!

Rod


"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, Rod wrote:

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Here are some additional suggestions on your changes: I suggest that
you might want to put your *.mny file into a sub-folder/subdirectory
in your Documents folder to minimize clutter. I name mine mn. I
would also copy your existing *.mbf files there, and change your
on-exit backup to backup to there. If you restore a backup, don't
have it try to restore to the default location. Instead browse to
the new location.

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While you are thinking about your changes, review your backup
strategy. Here are my backup suggestions:

In M06: Tools-> Settings-> BackupSettings
I suggest checking
x Automatically backup my Money file every time I close Money
Save in [a place on your hard drive ]
x Ask me before backing up each time*
x Compress Backup Files
Keep only the _20_most recent backup files [adjust to taste]

x Perform scheduled backups every _14_ days
Save in [a USB flash drive location]
x Ask me before backing up each time*
x Compress Backup Files
Keep only the _2_most recent backup files [adjust to taste,
but Money 2006 does not automatically trim to USB as it should]

Then periodically, perhaps once per month or more, copy your latest
backup (uniquely named by Money) to a CDR. With XP, this can be a
copy and paste operation. Otherwise use the burning software that
came with your CDR drive.

I strongly suggest use of a USB Flash drive rather than floppies.
They are bigger, so you don't have to swap media to back up. Plus
they are much more reliable (but not failure-proof).

* The reason I have Money ask me, is that I don't want to back up
each time I exit. If I went into Money 5 times in a day, I would
not want to back up 5 times, nor would I want to delete 5 other
backup files. You will be given the choice to BackUpNow or to
Postpone.

In microsoft.public.money, Rod wrote:

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If you will run Money 2005 and 2006 on Vista, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929427 and apply the Vista update.

Be sure that your Money and backup files are moved to a spot that
you will have full privileges to, such as Documents/MyDocuments.
If they are in a place like ProgramFiles, Vista will create an
impermanent copy of the file for the user to use, unless the user
explicitly right-clicks at launch and choose RunAsAdminsistrator
that time.

Make sure you are prepared to reinstall. If you purchased Money via
download, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889930/ . If you have
the retail disk, have it handy. Reinstall Money by running the
setup by right-clicking the setup icon and choose RunAsAdmistrator.

Check that the SSL2 protocol is enabled. That checkbox may be in
IE Tools-> InternetOptions-> Advanced.

Right-click the Money icon and choose RunAsAdmistrator to let any
available update happen. Then reboot the computer.

I've got Microsoft Money 2006 Premium edition on my laptop. I also have
Windows XP on it. I want to upgrade it to Windows Vista, by doing what is
called a "wipe and load". That means I'll reformat the hard drive and
install Vista onto it. Then I'll install my various applications (Office,
etc). This includes reinstalling Money 2006.

Of course, I've got to save my current Money file (.MNY). Is there anything
else I should save so that I can properly get my MS Money environment back?

Rod