Money 2004 Deluxe and multiple network users

Is MS Money 2005 now "network aware"? In other words, can I set up a
money file so that two users can access it across a home network
without worrying about whether or not the other user is already in the
file, thus causing corruption?

I did a quick test which would suggest yes, but I want to triple
check. Here's what I did:

1. Copied my money file to a safe location
2. Opened it on one computer (A)
3. Walked to another computer (B), opened it there as well
4. Opened A to Home page.
5. Opened B to Home page, then went to downloaded statements and
accepted some transaction.
6. Opened A to downloaded statements, observed that B's changes were
there.
7. Accepted another transaction on A.
8. Went to B, verified that it showed the modification on A.
9. Closed B.
10. Went to A, verified changes were still there.
11. Closed A.
12. Opened it from A.

No error messages anywhere. Still, being nervous I deleted it and
restored the copy I had made.

Anyone have any definitive answers on this? Thanks!

Bob
Tue Oct 28 00:20:41 CST 2003

Money is still a single user application. It is not designed to be used
simultaneously by two users. It may appear to work but you do stand the risk
of file corruption.

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"Peter Raymond" <google-groups.5.flick@xoxy.net> wrote in message
news:930c179b.0310272012.316b5f1e@posting.google.com...
> Is MS Money 2005 now "network aware"? In other words, can I set up a
> money file so that two users can access it across a home network
> without worrying about whether or not the other user is already in the
> file, thus causing corruption?
>
> I did a quick test which would suggest yes, but I want to triple
> check. Here's what I did:
>
> 1. Copied my money file to a safe location
> 2. Opened it on one computer (A)
> 3. Walked to another computer (B), opened it there as well
> 4. Opened A to Home page.
> 5. Opened B to Home page, then went to downloaded statements and
> accepted some transaction.
> 6. Opened A to downloaded statements, observed that B's changes were
> there.
> 7. Accepted another transaction on A.
> 8. Went to B, verified that it showed the modification on A.
> 9. Closed B.
> 10. Went to A, verified changes were still there.
> 11. Closed A.
> 12. Opened it from A.
>
> No error messages anywhere. Still, being nervous I deleted it and
> restored the copy I had made.
>
> Anyone have any definitive answers on this? Thanks!

Larry
Tue Oct 28 20:43:23 CST 2003

Peter,

I use Money across a home network. You need to be careful in that only
one person is opening the file at any given time. It works great for me.

Larry



Peter Raymond wrote:
> Is MS Money 2005 now "network aware"? In other words, can I set up a
> money file so that two users can access it across a home network
> without worrying about whether or not the other user is already in the
> file, thus causing corruption?
>
> Anyone have any definitive answers on this? Thanks!

google-groups
Thu Oct 30 15:30:01 CST 2003

Thanks for the responses. It's pretty much what I figured, although,
like I said, I was rather surprised when my quick test seemed to work
ok.

Still, given what we're dealing with here, I'd rather be safe than
sorry. I'll work out a system, probably with batch files and flags, so
that my wife and I aren't ever able to open the Money file at the same
time.

Peter