"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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I'm really glad too! Thanks again for the assistance.
(I meant to say that I had disabled automatic installations of updates, but
downloading and notifying is still active. I figured that it would be best
to install the critical updates one at a time and then check to see that
Money still works. You're probably right that it was something else... maybe
McAfee or an HP program I had loaded about that time.)

In microsoft.public.money, rmw wrote:

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I am glad to hear its working. You would not want to actually turn
off Windows updates. Consider this: have updates just notify you.
Install maybe the first 25%, and see if things break. If it does not
break Money, create another restore point, and do the next 25%. If
Money stopped working, do a System Restore. .....

Now I wouldn't be surprised if you did all of the critical updates,
and found things were working fine. After all, it does for the rest
of us with those same updates. In that case, it would seem that it
was something other than a Windows update that stopped things from
working.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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Cal,
After everything else failed I gave in and did a system restore (actually
did 3 before going back far enough) and that got Money running again. I
turned off automatic updates but I'm wondering what to do now... If I let
Windows run updates as it keeps reminding me it needs to do will Money stop
loading again?

Thanks Cal, I'll try it and report back.
I would've already, but internet has been down here. When things go wrong....

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, rmw wrote:

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One thing you can try...

Copy Sample.mny from your install folder, to your Documents folder.
Right-click that file in WE, and choose open. Does Money open
successfully?

Also consider starting in Safe Mode with networking. This is best
down behind a NAT router. See if you can open Money. Some report
they cannot open Money in safe mode normally anyway. I can. Anyway
this will cause many things to not start up during boot. There is a
more complex process called a selective boot.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

Also not that you could do a system restore back to the point where
things were working. If that does not fix things, you can undo that.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/

I'm running Microsoft Money Plus Delux and Vista Home Premium.
When attempting to start Money I recieve the Error message:
<'Microsoft Money has stopped working'
A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.
Windows will close the program and notify you know if a solution is
available.
I have read other threads with similar sounding problems and I have tried:
+> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942485
+> running as administrator by right clicking icon
+> article 836197; MSXML 4.0 SP2
+> uninstall won't work for some reason; nor does reinstall from the
original CD
+> opening a recent back up file gives the same error

Maybe important to mention?
+> This error message is shown against a white background and I don't get
the opportunity/far enough to sign in.
+> Money was working until last week. Around that time I installed and HP
Oficejet AIO (J6410) and related software. Also around that time I let
Windows Update do it's thing.
+> I'm running McAfee SecurityCenter

Can anyone help?