Comments below.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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M03 will open/read/upgrade M02 files. So, M03 is "backward compatible" (in
that sense) with older data files, as Eric stated. Usually, one refers to
the file formats when speaking of backward compatibility, not the
application. The M03 file format is not backward compatible (actually,
probably, it's the schema used) in the sense that prior versions of the
Money application don't know enough about it to read them.

In microsoft.public.money, Eric wrote:

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Not true.

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Only the reverse is true.


Is there a way for me to
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Money saved a copy of your Money 2002 file as *.m10 when you
converted to Money 2003.

See http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=84.

The answer to your question is that the data file formats are not backward
compatible to prior versions. Never have been. Not since v. 1.

"Eric" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hello. My problem is that Money 2002 doesn't appear to
recognize the password from my Money 2003 *.mny file.

I know that Money 2003 is supposedly backward compatible
w/ 2002 (meaning 2003 will open/read 2002 files).
However, is the reverse true? Is there a way for me to
open/update my 2003-generated *.mny file using 2002, or
am I out of luck? I like MS Money, but don't want to
shell out more $$$ for Money 2003.

I'm running Money 2003 (OEM version) on my desktop PC. On
my laptop PC, I just installed the retail version of
Money 2002 (which I'd originally bought for use on my old
desktop PC, which is not dismantled). I'll be on the
road for several weeks, and the laptop will be my only
computer for a while. Unfortunately, my PC's mfgr
(eMachines) didn't actually provide the Money 2003 OEM CD
with the computer ... they just pre-installed the
software before they shipped it (didn't get Windows XP
either ... just a crummy "recovery disk"). Seems to be
their standard practice.

Please note: I'm not trying to "hack" into the 2003
*.mny file, and I'm **not** asking for help to hack the
password, either. I know the password (same as what's on
my desktop PC, and it works just fine on the desktop).

v/r,

Eric