Sorry I didn't respond--missed your posting.

As noted elsewhere in the thread, you should readily be able to find M07
Deluxe for much less than $49.95. Especially around now as M07 may well be
going away soon if the past is any indication of a release schedule for an
M08 if there will be one. I wish I could recommend download purchase, but it
still has entirely too many pitfalls for all too many users and most of
those come down to reinstallation. It seems fewer people lose the CDs than
lose all of the data necessary to download/reinstall.

You might be able to EBay or similar an M05, but there are some potential
license issues there and there is an almost certainty that, once installed,
you will have problems opening your existing M05 (actually probably M05.1
but you don't really have any way to know this) file and will be right back
here with that problem.

"karena" <karena[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, Marilyn & Bob wrote:

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Thanks for the advice, Bob -- that is very helpful! I can't believe I lost
the CD, but then we have an 18-month old daughter now so I guess I can be
happy I haven't lost more than that.

Thanks again,
Karena

"karena" <karena[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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There have been major problems with trying to reactivate downloaded versions
after a reformat. You are much better off having the CD (just try not to
lose it this time).


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Money 2007 Deluxe is $24.99 at Amazon. Add an item that is at least 1¢ (I
usually get a 2-pack of alkaline batteries) and shipping is free. Or get
2006 standard for $17.95 + shipping from one of their partners.
--
Peace,
BobJ

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Thanks for the response. But wouldn't it make more sense to buy the
downloaded version, so that I could actually reinstall it if I find myself in
this predicament again?

I thought about taking the path of least resistance, but apparently
"Essentials" won't allow me to open my old files, and I don't really have an
extra $49.95 at the moment for the Deluxe version.

Is there a path of "more resistance" that will get me back up and running?

"Dick Watson" wrote:

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The latter is probably the path of least resistance. Please buy a retail
copy at a store with a CD rather than the downloaded version.

"karena" <karena[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi -- I purchased Money 2005 on CD as a promo thing with tax software (I
think it was 2-3 years ago). Unfortunately, I recently re-formatted and
re-installed everything on my computer, and discovered that I have since
managed to lose the installation CD. I tried downloading the trial copy and
opening up my files, but since I didn't purchase it with a Passport, it
doesn't upgrade it to a regular version. Is there any way to get a new copy,
or do I need to purchase the current version at this point?

Thanks!
Karena