I am afraid you are not wholly correct.

The simple answer is to buy a copy of N2004 that matches the region of the
original M98. Because Money varies so much between countries, different tax
and banking laws you must stay in the same region when upgrading.

Secondly your step 1) isn't needed.

Thirdly in step 4) you MUST import all the QIF files together so that
transfers don't get double counted. Use CTRL + Click when asked which files
to import.

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Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

Hints/Tips
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny
UK Wishes/Suggestions
mnyukwsh[at]microsoft.com

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As usual, you have to solve it "the Microsoft way", which
is the dumbest possible... this one worked... I have Money
99 (I tried with sample data and it worked):
1) Open your Money 04 and create ALL your accounts
(checking, credit cards, investments, etc..) and leave
them blank. Then exit Money 04
2) Open your Money 98, go to File-> Export and export EACH
ONE of your accounts, generating a .QIF file
3) Close Money 98 and open Money 04
4) In your blank file, go to File-> Import, and import
each .QIF file into the corresponding account you have
previously created.

Good luck, I will need it too with my real data...

Ronaldo

Not exactly on your problem, but may be of help a little
later. I successfully loaded a Money 1997, yes 97, into
Money 2004. Everything worked except everytime I saved I
got an error message to save that "The operation could
not be completed'. The saved file seemed to be complete,
but not wanting to risk it, and not getting the message
when I created and saved a file in 2004, I reentered all
my 2003-2004 data.

Regards

Ted



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In microsoft.public.money, Rick wrote:

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Ultra-FAQ.

Money cannot open a version localized for another country.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;197668
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;178830
Get a later version for the original country, or consider QIF
export/import.

I am also trying to convert a Money 99 .mny file to Money 2004.

I don't get a message of incompatibility however. I get an error, and Money
2004 closes.

Specifically:
[title bar] Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

(X) Runtime Error!

Program: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\msmoney.exe

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
way.

Please contact the application's support team for more information.
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Haven't heard anything useful so far from either Dell or MS yet.

James :/

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See the granddaddy of the Unofficial Money FAQ at
http://www.bollar.org/msmoney/#Q1.

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Does anybody know the best way to upgrade from Money 1999
to Money 2004?
I get this message whenm Money 2004 tries to convert my
old data.
"Money cannot open this file because it was created by an
incompatible version."
Maybe I have to open it in a 2001 version first, Any
suggestions out there?