Wonderful as hacking theories might be, Microsoft Marketing made a change to
the URLs and blew it.

Actually Simtel is owned by Digital River (who hosts the trial and online
purchase of Money Plus).

Since the changed URLs were not correct DR simply redirected to the simtel
home page

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.


I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.

"Bob" <86c6c2e6-2146512712[at]news.postalias> wrote in message
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Frankly, I think the Money site has been hacked as there is no reason for
Microsoft to be sending their customers to an off-site FTP where their
potential customers are exposed to competeing products and/or corrupt code.
And as some of you pointed out, the downloads are found on Microsofts own
Download page.

I've informed some Microsoft employees about this, so we will see if it gets
"fixed".

Here is what I wrote to Microsoft:
-- Do you know anyone at Microsoft web development that can fix what looks to
be a hack on the Microsoft Money site?
The link: http://www.microsoft.com/money/freet...dBusiness.mspx

Has a link to: http://www.simtel.net/

I would think Microsoft would not be interested in sending their customers
off-site to download MS Money trials. The site probably should be going to
this link instead:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


p.s. I see several comments in the Money forum, but the hack still seems to
be in place.

RESPONSE from a Microsoft employee:
thanks for the message about MS money - I will followup with the right PM
here.

Bob.

Trial versions are also available at Microsoft Download Center..
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en

Search all downloads for Money Trial or use this link.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...DisplayLang=en

Ken

"L Cramer" <lzc1911[at]comcast.net> wrote in message
news:y62dnd6O6fgv5pbanZ2dnUVZ_hadnZ2d[at]comcast.com...
| Who knows? It makes no sense to me. Someone else here said the trial
| version was available at cnet.com.
|
|
| "Bob" <86c6c2e6-2146512712[at]news.postalias> wrote in message
| news:%23jefhWmCIHA.5328[at]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > Hi,
| | > What's with Microsoft sending customers to http://www.simtel.net/ to
| > obtain the Money trail version?
| | > http://www.microsoft.com/money/freet...dBusiness.mspx
| | > ---
| > Bob
| |
|
|

The following works!

Steps:
1. Go to http://microsoft.com
2. Click Downloads and Trials on the right
3. Click the Download Center image
4. Enter "money trial" in the Search box at the top (without the quotes)
5. Click Go
6. Choose the trial version desired and download it.


--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.


I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.

"Bob" <86c6c2e6-2146512712[at]news.postalias> wrote in message
news:%23jefhWmCIHA.5328[at]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
- quote -

Who knows? It makes no sense to me. Someone else here said the trial
version was available at cnet.com.


"Bob" <86c6c2e6-2146512712[at]news.postalias> wrote in message
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Simtel is DigitalRiver is a Microsoft contractor for online software
distribution.

But for some reason, Microsoft's links to simtel keep getting broken...

"Bob" <86c6c2e6-2146512712[at]news.postalias> wrote in message
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Hi,

What's with Microsoft sending customers to http://www.simtel.net/ to obtain
the Money trail version?

http://www.microsoft.com/money/freet...dBusiness.mspx

---
Bob