I posted a message several hours ago that has not appeared. Thanks for all
the advice I got. For some reason everything is fine now. When I opened
Money 04 today everything from 2007 was there. Last night the archived
portion was converted. I won't question how or why the 07 data jumped into
Money 2004 (the archive file is still an archive and not in with the 07) but
I sure am glad. It seems like recopying the backup into the desk top from
the CD fixed whatever was wrong. Never give up!!

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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I FIXED IT!!!
Or just pushed enough buttons to wear it out and submit. I don't know what
I did. When I found I could open my archive I knew I had to keep trying.
So, I took the CD (I had copied my money2001 file on it to try on the
notebook) and moved it back to my desk top. Then somehow it opened. The
"original" application still gives me the error message from Microsoft, but
the "other" one says "do you want to open an existing file" and opens right
up. Initially it asked if I wanted the file restored and I said yes. It is
odd that the another "money" s starts with 08 and has no history. I can't
figure this one out--it wouldn't incorporate any of my old stuff. Maybe I'll
start anew with 2008 on this one. I went ahead and printed out everything
for 07 just in case it bombed again.

Anyone have any idea WHY it worked? Thanks for listening.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, nspeed wrote:

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The Archive function is designed keep a copy of the current Money
file with the name including the word "Archive". and then to remove
older non-investment transactions from specified accounts of the
continuing file. So the Archive file will only contain information
that was in the file a the time of archive.

There is no easy way to re-integrate the information, and for most
people, archiving is not a good idea.

In your case, the implication is that the Archive file was created
while you were using Money 2004 or older.

There is an automatic backup made during conversion of a Money
file by and to a newer version.

File File
Ext Version

*.m16 2007
*.m15 2006
*.m14 2005
*.m12 2004
*.m11 2003
*.m10 2002
*.mn9 2001
*.mn8 2000
*.mn7 99
*.mn6 98
*.mn5 97

Money 2004 could not make sense of a *.m14 file, even if the file
were copied to a *.mny name. The error indication may be that there
is a password problem, even tho it is a version problem. On the
other hand, Money 2005 could read a *.m14 or read and convert a
*.m12 file.

=?Utf-8?B?bnNwZWVk?= <nspeed[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 21 Jan
2008 in group microsoft.public.money:

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You can download a trial copy of Money 2008 for a 30-day free trial.
Make dummy copies of your data for testing. The Money 2008 files will
not be readable by any older version of Money.

You may ultimately have to export your data from the old versions into
QIF files, then import them into the version of Money that you want to
use. Search older postings on this group for advice on how to do this to
maintain the maximum amount of data.

--
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement

is there ANY MVP out there that can chime in here to tell me what is going
on? Last night I went to my documents. I opened the 06 archive. Lo and
behold money 2004 went to work and got all the 06 info into Money 2004. But
I still cannot get to my 07 information. Now I have a Money, Money 1, and
Money 2. Two of these have no data, one has my archived data. It would be
worth it to go buy money 08 just to get to a technician but I have a feeling
they couldn't help either.



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I am unsure as to how to answer the question "run as administrator".
I called Microsoft and was ready to pay for help but the operator would not
put me through to a technician because it was prior to Money 2006. She said
I could buy Money 2008 and then they could see what was wrong. The computer
company also tried but could not fix it.

So--I tried installing it on my notebook computer and it went just fine and
dandy. Then I wondered if I could copy the backup file on the desk top and
put it on the notebook--which I did. But it won't import into the notebook
application because isn't in the correct platform "qif" or something like
that. Every time I tried to import it another back up was made onto my hard
drive into my documents.

So then i copied that and put it back in my desk top and voila--Money 2004
opened. But I still can't get my 07 data into it. I did see the restore
button but don't know what to do next.

I'll try to research here and find out. But I could have just as easly
redone my whole 07 checkbook with a pencil and paper with the time I've spent
trying to figure this out.

I look forward to anyone who thinks they can help.
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"nspeed" <nspeed[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:59DE3F2E-E92C-4234-B3AE-DFF6A7697AE6[at]microsoft.com...
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Run as administrator?

My problem will probably require direct contact with Microsoft--I was using
Money 2001 which has worked fine since its inception. Another error message
came up that I needed components of IE 5 and needed to install those. I
uninstalled Money 2001 and installed Money 2004. The next error said I
needed components of IE 6. I downloaded the windows update and am now
running IE 7 (after the error message) and still nothing. I booted in safe
mode--same thing. Anyone have any idea??

"nspeed" wrote:

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A few days ago, Money quit loading when I turned on the computer, and the
icon disappeared from the taskbar. Today I tried to open the application and
got the error box from Microsoft--we are sorry we encountered a problem and
must close, etc. I had a Money 2004 disc I had never used so reinstalled
with this. I get the same message. It tries to open--plays the music for
about l0 seconds--and then the error message comes up. I have uninstalled
and reinstalled more than once. Can someone please help?