Just like to say thanks to Martin Beenham for saving the day... nice
one!

I now have double backups of my software and files.

Tony

Are you talking about Vista 64 bit? There shouldn't be a problem but you
need to follow Cal's posts about where you put your data files and running
first time as Admin.

--
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.

<awthompson[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:21a7b82f-9a25-49f4-b95b-3bde31f7b5e3[at]e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
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so I did have 2004 then? That's a relief - if I do manage to get hold
of it from Martin I think I'll export the file to all of the options
available to prevent this happening again.

I suppose if I upgrade my PC to 64 bit it's game over for UK versions
of Money?? Anyone has any experieince in this area?

In microsoft.public.money, awthompson[at]gmail.com wrote:

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Version 12 was Money 2004 released in 2003.

the odd thing is that the hard drive that crashed I was able to get
to the folder containing the original installation. There was a readme
text file in there that statred like this:
################################################## #####
--------------------- ReadMe File for Microsoft Money (UK) Version 12.0
---------------------
(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 2003

-------------------------
How to View This Document
-------------------------
################################################## ######
Does that mean I actually had Money 2003? I'm confused because the box
says 204?????

I guess that they were being pedantic in that it was released in
August/September of 2004.

--
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.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
news:m5fdt3tcp6urmkgiksol7bq7iqc4heu17i[at]4ax.com...
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In microsoft.public.money, awthompson[at]gmail.com wrote:

- quote -

Money 2005 is the latest UK version. If you were looking at an
"Amazon" site, I have read they mis-label it as 2004.

Hi Martin

I have just emailed you from my Gmail and my work account. I hope you
received something.??

My gmail account is awthompson at gmail dot com. Work is tony dot
thompson at centaur dot co dot uk

Thanks

Tony

In message
<16abb03a-cbfc-4ab1-89ba-a350175b69c5[at]d62g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> ,
awthompson[at]gmail.com writes
[SNIP]
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Just tried to email to your address above but it bounced.
See my email address below to contact me, I can probably help you.
--
Martin Beenham (martin at beenham dot me dot uk)

I thought I was being clever by regularly backing up my .mny file so
that in the event of a drive failure or something equally as
catastrophic, I wouldn't loose my ten years of Money files.

So, when the inevitable finally happened, I was pretty calm. I had the
original software - in fact I had been using MS Money since 99 and was
up to 2004 all boxed and stored safely for this moment. I bought a new
hard drive, re-installed Vista and was just installing the Money 2004
when the CD reported an error. I tried it in another machine and even
took it to work and tried, no luck the CD was definitely corrupt.

Somewhat annoyed I decided that an upgrade was probably the best way
out only to find out that 2004 was the last UK version of Money and I
would have to buy another copy of software I already owned....From
there it just went completely down hill. Microsoft Money 2004 UK (the
one with the £ signs on the box) cannot be sourced from anywhere, all
vendors list it as discontinued. I tried every conceivable search on
Google to see if it came up but apart from a few bogus looking sites
promising I could download it for a small fee (which naturally I
skipped when my virus protection warned my about the site) it simply
isn't available anywhere.

OK, now I was getting desperate. I decided to dump my windows Vista
and used the software restore disk that came with my PC to roll back
to XP (this was bundled with Money 2003 and the only way to access it
was to re-image the drive). At least this way I could still access the
file. No way..."incompatible version" was the reply. I was starting to
get really ticked off by now. In desperation I decided to buy Money
2005 - US version and hope it could at least upgrade. I read
somewhere that you could fiddle with the system settings and trick it
to load a UK file. I could live with dollar signs so £35 later I had
2005 installed and it seemed to be going OK. It asked for a password,
said it would upgrade the older file, lots of progress bars and
finally the "incompatible version" message... aarghhh!!!

Wondering what I must have done wrong in a previous life I suddenly
stumbled across the actual version I needed on Ebay - Microsoft Money
2004 UK - with the £ signs on the front - Hurray!!!!. My euphoria was
short lived, it sold 57 minutes ago.... I must have been a mass murderer
- surely. So, in what was a final desperate attempt to salvage the
last ten years of my life financially, I emailed the highest bidder
and offered to pay the full price plus the postage just for a copy of
his CD. I had the licence number on my own box, I really only wanted
just the actual software. He hasn't been in touch for the last five
days....!

Anyway, before I throw my self out of the window, I just thought I'd
try one of the user groups to see if anybody can help me on this.

Has anybody got a copy of MS money 2004 UK that I could copy (please).
I'll pay the postage or provide an area to let you upload to and pay
what ever you want via PayPal for you trouble. I'll even provide a
free valuable tip about backing up your software as well as your
files... thanks in hope!!!