In microsoft.public.money, Jeff wrote:

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Scheduled transactions and budgeting would be more of what I would
think of planning.

Cal Learner-- MVP wrote:
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the software - is not really part of the purchased software but simply a
link similar to just going to moneycentral website without purchasing
the program. It is surprising because in Quicken (which I use) the
various planners it contains are not web based but are part of the
program itself and use the data from your own accounts. Just
dissapointed.

In microsoft.public.money, Jeff wrote:

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I have never been tempted to go to use the "Planning" section, and I
assume it is just a web page. Since it is not passing your data to
the web page, it seems harmless.

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"Live below your means" :-)

Cal Learner-- MVP wrote:
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That is what I am expecting. But here is what is happening:

I have Money installed in its default location on my C: drive (Programs,
etc.). The data file is on another data partition. My file opens
normally, and when my firewall asks me if Money can access the web, I
say no. After Money is fully open, when I click on the "Planning" tab I
get "This page cannot be displayed, etc."

At the top of that window (within MS Money) I see that it is trying to
contact:
http://g.msn.com/1MCUSEN2008REDIRECTORS/gmny-0411

If I tell my firewall (Zone Alarm) to permit Money to access the
internet (and allow Active-X, etc.), now Planning does open correctly
with a path that now is
http://moneycentral.msn.com/personal-finance/

Looks to me that planning on my "Money Plus" 2008 only works via the
internet unless I have a setting wrong.

Any advice?

Jeff

In microsoft.public.money, Jeff wrote:

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Some things that look like scary web pages are internal to your
computer. You can explore that by either disconnecting from the
internet for an interval, or choosing File-> WorkOffline from IE. See
if the feature you are concerned about still works.

Expect getting quotes or transactions to not work, of course, but
you might be surprised that Help becomes more sparse.

I am new to Money Plus 2008 using it in Windows XP.

When I use my firewall to prevent Money accessing the web, it seems that
the retirement planner and other tools are not available for use within
Money. Is this a matter of changing a setting or are the various
planners only on the web rather than in the program on my PC. I am
uncomfortable using the web for my personal data.

Jeff