Glad that helped. Thanks for the feedback. I think this is an interesting
data point that may merit a new Q/A in the FAQ Option Settings category. I'm
surprised there aren't more reports of this problem. Maybe that indicates
how many (few) people really use Money Express.

"D. K. Kurtz" <kathrynh[at]earthlink.net> wrote in message
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"Dick Watson" wrote...
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I just wanted to let you know that this worked. (I did a more
effusive post, having something to do with calling you a genius, at
the time the problem was solved, but for some reason it didn't show
up.)

Thanks so much!

D.K.

Glad I could help. Thanks for the feedback.

So, if you set this setting with Money Express not running, exit Money and
restart it, it stays set? What happens then if you re-enable Money Express
and login again? Does it now retain the setting when you stop and start
Money itself?

"D. K. Kurtz" <kathrynh[at]earthlink.net> wrote in message
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"Dick Watson" wrote...
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BRILLIANT! WONDERFUL! FANTASTIC! GENUIS!

And it also worked!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

K

Try running it without Money Express.

"D. K. Kurtz" <kathrynh[at]earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Thanks for the two suggestions--I agree with the first--if you haven't
bought the online version of MS Money 2004, DON'T! Get your butt out
of that chair and head down to the nearest place it's sold. The
exercise will do you good (it would have me) and save you lots and
lots of headaches.

The second, while appreciated, doesn't apply as I'm an Administrator.

I found that I do lose other Tools|Options settings on each startup:
Tools|Options|Online Services...tried to uncheck "Overwrite
transaction dates" but when I get back in, the box is checked again.

If I just close Money but leave Money Express logged in and open, I
don't get the problem--the settings stay where I put them. It's just
if I close both, then try to get back in, everything reverts to its
"original" setting. (I don't have to reboot the computer to replicate
the problem--just have to log out of Money.) So there's my solution:
Never log out.

Thanks for anything y'all can dig up.

K

That seems to work fine here. I'm suspecting that jb is on the right track
in his posting.

"D. K. Kurtz" <kathrynh[at]earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Karthryn,

Just a thought, but which operating system are you running M04 on? If
you're running as a limited user, your settings might not stick. If
this sounds like a possibility, try opening your file as an
administrator and setting all your options. Then log back in as your
user and see if they stuck.

Good Luck!

Regards,
John B



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The sounds are not included in the download but are available as a separate
file. This is yet another reason to just buy the CD at the store like normal
folks as we often advise here.

There have not been other reports of problems with the auto-decimal setting.
I'll try to remember to test this when I get home.

"D. K. Kurtz" <kathrynh[at]earthlink.net> wrote in message
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I'm having trouble with my new Money 2004. I downloaded the trial
version, then upgraded online. First there was a problem with the
sounds not being included (by which I mean basic sounds like the
start-up music or the "click" when a transaction is completed, not the
audio help). Now I have a problem with it "forgetting" the settings I
use on the Tools|Options menu--one specifically.

When I go to Tools|Options and click the Editing tab, I can click a
check box to "Automatically insert decimal point in amount field".
But when I exit out of Money and come back, that check box is cleared
again. I can't make it stay.

I don't know what other Options it might "forget"; I haven't tested
this problem with other settings. I just want this one.

Suggestions?

Thanks,

K