In microsoft.public.money, epoh73 wrote:

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Try the same solution:

Find the sample.mny file in your install folder. That may be
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money 2005". Copy sample.mny file to
your Documents folder in Vista. Right-click the Money start icon
and select RunAsAdministrator. Click File-> Open and browse to that
sample.mny file. Money 2005 will do an update. Close Money.
Reboot the computer. Then open Money and check that Help-> About...
says you then have version 14.0.*.1105.

If using XP, do a similar thing except you can start Money as an
Administrator and don't have to right-click the Money start icon
and select RunAsAdministrator.

Make sure your .mny and .mbf files are in your Documents folder.
Then you should be able to File-> Open or Restore your existing
files.




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I'm Having the very same problem. If you find the answer please post it.

Danny Perry

"Rob Brooks" wrote:

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Thanks
The update did the trick. Seems there were missing files

"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, Rob Brooks wrote:

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Find the sample.mny file in your install folder. That may be
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money 2005". Copy sample.mny file to
your Documents folder in Vista. Right-click the Money start icon
and select RunAsAdministrator. Click File-> Open and browse to that
sample.mny file. Money 2005 will do an update. Close Money.
Reboot the computer. Then open Money and check that Help-> About...
says you then have version 14.0.*.1105.

If using XP, do a similar thing except you can start Money as an
Administrator and don't have to right-click the Money start icon
and select RunAsAdministrator.

Make sure your .mny and .mbf files are in your Documents folder.
Then you should be able to File-> Open or Restore your existing
files.

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Huh?
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I think you are trying to apply logic to an area not ruled by the
laws of physics.

This is my last resort before scrapping the program. I have used Microsoft
Money since around 2000. I have just had a new PC built and I am at the
stage where I am pulling my hair out with restoring my back up file
having spent around 4 or 5 hours solid. This palavour has happened before
when I have had any changes like new hard drives etc, eventually after some
cursing and swearing it eventually works.

I get the following message:

Money can't locate c\program files\microsoft money 2005\money etc, or cannot
open it possibly because it is a read only file etc etc.


Why can't you simply drag and drop the file into the program it would make
life a lot easier.

Does anyone have any logical way around restoring a back up file to a newly
created money folder on a new PC.

Does anyone know an easier software package that can easily be transfered
from one PC to another. I find the Microsoft Money program very tediouslwhen
it goes wrong like this. It's fine when it's working, but such a pain at
times like this. Has anyone else had trouble?

Thanks

Rob