The most typical case here is that the Money file was being used by/was
backed up by a newer version than you are now trying to open/restore it
with.

To find out, try opening the file with the latest version Money Trial
version from http://www.microsoft.com. If successful, it may leave behind a
copy of the upgraded file, renamed to have an extension of the form .MNn
where Nn is the Money version of the pre-upgrade file--N6=M98, N7=M99,
N8=M2K, N9=M01, 10=M02, 11=M03. If, for the M04 Trial version, it doesn't
leave one behind, then the version that created the file in question is M04.

Money files are not backward compatible to older versions of the
application--this message is Money's dumb way of trying to say so.

"Debbie" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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This password request usually means that your Money file was written by a
version later than the one you have installed. Are you sure you didn't have
e.g. M2004 trial or similar on your PC?

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

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http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=fh;EN-GB;mny.
For wishes or suggestions see
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or for UK wishes email to mnyukwsh[at]microsoft.com.

"Debbie" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I backed up money to a cd shortly before my computer
crashed. I reinstalled Money 2001 on a new computer and
went to restore my money and it won't let me...says I
need a password. Never set a password up and it won't
let me get my info. How do I restore around this
password request when there is no password.