My Money 2002 also slipped quit unexpectedly into the same coma as
everyone else's. However, all the posts here sure saved me time and
aggravation. I simply uninstalled and reinstalled Money, and it will
now remain running until Tuesday or whenever Microsoft releases its
fix.

And I am in complete agreement with this poster about backups. I have
three: One in a different drive on this computer, one on a laptop on
our home network, and a third uploaded to Yahoo's "Briefcase" module.
There has been more than one occasions where I have needed my backups.

Thanks everyone...

-Ted




On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 10:09:14 -0500, "Elizabeth"
<none[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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I had the same problem. Uninstalling and reinstalling fixed it, but it
sounds like that may not last.

Despite some comments on this list, I really doubt it's a way for Microsoft
to push us to Money 2004. They'll lose too much on support calls for this
bug. As a programmer (not for Microsoft), I know it's very hard to support
multiple releases without errors. Let's see how they do fixing it.

BTW, let me recommend backups. Not just in Money format, but in Excel format
too. For accounts and transactions MoneyLink (free from
http://ultrasoft.com/moneylink/) makes it very easy to get the data, and
easy to update. I've also exported some things MoneyLink doesn't support,
like scheduled bills. (Reports > What I Owe > Scheduled Bills. Open the
report and click Export to Microsoft Excel.) Don't know about you, but that
makes me feel a little better.

Elizabeth

"Rick" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:68AEC665-588F-497D-8E3B-6A85B5A11A75[at]microsoft.com...
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this or I'll jump back to Quicken. Tax time is upon me and I don't
have time to mess with Microsoft's screwups. If I don't get a
permanent fix soon, I'm quiting them cold turkey. Previous posts,
indicated that they uninstalled, then re-installed to fix the problem
OR tweaked the registry and reinstalled, but the problem re-appeared
when MS updates were applied from Internet. Has anyone found something
that works, even after re-applying Internet patches/updates?

That scrolling console is usually a worm or virus attack.
Did anyone try an online virus scan?

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

http://www.trojanscan.com/

http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/defaul...fs/default.asp

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp

Same $%^&#*& problem!!! I entered my PID from my CD and the Online Support screen responded that this product was not supported. I'm not so sure that the alternative ($$$$) version of support would be the `holy grail' on this issue. I'm starting to really dislike Microsoft. I need to print off some reports out of Money and can ill afford to deal with non-working or temporary fixes from MS.

Same thing happened to me - scrolling text in DOS box; It flashed my so fast I didn't see what it said. I agree, Microsoft needs to jump on this or I'll jump back to Quicken. Tax time is upon me and I don't have time to mess with Microsoft's screwups. If I don't get a permanent fix soon, I'm quiting them cold turkey. Previous posts, indicated that they uninstalled, then re-installed to fix the problem OR tweaked the registry and reinstalled, but the problem re-appeared when MS updates were applied from Internet. Has anyone found something that works, even after re-applying Internet patches/updates?

This is EXACTLY what happened to me. I ran the internet
update in Money 2002 today, and now I cannot open the
program. I tried to reinstall, start it from the cd
backup, etc. nothing works. I was going to try the online
support from Microsoft but they want the PID which I
can't get because you have to open Money to get it!
DJF
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I've uninstalled Money 2002. I deleted the c:\program files\microsoft money
folder just to be sure. Then I reinstalled. The program runs, though I don't
know if it will quit working later. Some have reported that Money quits
after running internet updates.

Same thing happened to me! I didn't catch the scrolling
text in the DOS box, but I hope it's not some
strange "Valentines' Day Bug". Re-installing Money
should not be the answer -- Microsoft needs to fix this
problem.
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Same happened to me. I'm wondering if it's the patch. I tried a reinstall,
but no good. I'm going to uninstall and then do a fresh install to see if it
works.


"Bob Rion" <rrion[at]hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:O8jznW18DHA.2952[at]TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
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For the record....... The same thing has happened to me. I'm running Money
2002 and it simply doesn't start any more. I tried a re-install and it still
doesn't start. Could this be the result of some screwed up Microsoft patch?
I am also running XP and recently loaded the latest security patch. Could
there be a connection? This is a very serious problem if we can't access our
data. Does anyone from Microsoft watch this board?


"Terry" <tph1969[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1094f01c3f340$ac9f6690$a601280a[at]phx.gbl...
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The exact thing happend to me. Money won't open at all.

What's up with this?

I can't even reinstall it. It says there is information
missing from the CD?

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In that case re-install M2002.


--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money
Hints/Tips
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"Terry" <tph1969[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1094f01c3f340$ac9f6690$a601280a[at]phx.gbl...
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My wife was trying to open Money 2002 on our XP laptop and
she received a DOS window with a bunch of scrolling text
and then it went away and she can no longer get into
Money. She has been using Money 2002 for over a year now
and no problems until now.

The only thing I have tried to fix it is use use the Money
2002 installation checker (checksku.exe) which I found on
the Microsoft website. When ran, it said "The following
file version is invalid: C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Money\System\MYOB99.DLL"

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Terry