This sounds like you should reset XP's file permissions.

When you created the file, only you may have had read/write permissions on
it. The file's permissions are inherited from the folder it is created in.
Copying it to a shared folder didn't change the permissions. If your wife is
getting Money's "Cannot open file" message, then this is probably the issue.

Here's what to do:
1. Log in as yourself (the user that created the file).
2. Use the file explorer to find the Money file in the shared folder.
3. Right-click on the file and choose "Properties" from the menu.
4. Choose the Security tab.
5. Verify that both users have read/write privileges on the file.
6. If not, use the Add button to fix.

-Russ Paul-Jones
MSN Money

"ronp" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Take the money file and move it to different drive such
as a cd-rw. Open it from there and close it. Now move it
to your shared documents folder and you can open it with
any user logged in. These are the steps that I took to
get the job done.
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Any specific error message received?

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"azkober" <azkober[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I use Money 2002. My wife and I share one computer. we
have seperate logins under XP. we want to share one
money file. I put the money file in the shared files
folder but Money won't let her open the file. How can we
share the file?
Thanks