Cal
Mon Aug 27 15:14:30 CDT 2007
In microsoft.public.money, Mike F from TN wrote:
>Paragraph 1: correct
>Paragraph 2: have not done this yet. Will wait till you reply, as I sent
>another question to you that you have not replied to yet.
>Paragraphs 3 & 4: no, all I have is a .mbf dated 8/20, which IS before the
>trouble started. The DVD I made of all my docs on the 18th contains a .mny
>dated 8/18 containing 5476KB. This may be it?
That 5476KB seems pretty small for a *.mny file that has been around
for a while.
>
>"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
>
>> In microsoft.public.money, Mike F from TN wrote:
>>
>> >My version is 14.0.80.1105. Live in TN.
>> >Every time I click the Money icon on my desktop, the login window appears. I
>> >must have forgotten the password used when I set the program up. Anyway, I
>> >clicked on "Forgot Password" and the resulting process allowed me to set a
>> >new password which I can now remember because it's on a sticky on my pc. I
>> >have a usb memory stick on which the program puts my backup and .mny files. I
>> >use the program's Backup process always. I don't just "copy" them to the
>> >stick.
>>
>> So let's review. You could not open any of your old filenames. Then
>> you took an action to change your password and you still can not
>> open any of your old Money files.
>>
>> I suggest you actually copy of what you have now to different
>> filenames. It would be a shame to overwrite your good backup from
>> before with a back
>>
>> Let's check: do you remember having a password on the file
>> previously, or is it possible you did not have a password on it?
>> up from a new almost empty file.
>>
>> Do you have a *.mny file with a date stamp from before you started
>> having problems? If so, I would make an extra copy of that under a
>> new name. Then I would find salv.exe and see if you can make a
>> repaired version of that file under a new name. I am hoping it did
>> not ask for a password. It will if you actually had a password on
>> the file.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >I may have forgotten to tell you that when I started using Money, it was an
>> >earlier version than 2005, as far as I know. It may have been 2003 or 4. I
>> >doubt that I had the 2006 version, because the only disk I possess is 2005.
>> >Yet I do remember a while back getting an email or maybe a web notification
>> >that an update was available to 2006. I also made a recovery dvd when I
>> >cleaned the hard drive for a clean install of Vista, so maybe something on
>> >that would give a clue. I don't know what to do, though.
>> >
>> >I'm sorry this is such a pain, Cal, but I realize the forums are for goofs
>> >like me. I am 70 years old and trying to get into the "new world" and it
>> >ain't easy. Been working on computers since 1985 and thought I knew enough,
>> >but this Money thing is driving me nuts.
>> >
>> >"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> In microsoft.public.money, Mike F from TN wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Cal, I found the .mny and .mbf files. I now have this problem. After I open
>> >> >the files exactly as you advised, the program requires that I sign on.
>> >> >Couldn't do it the first time so I did the "Forgot password" thing and reset
>> >> >my password to something I will always remember.
>> >>
>> >> I don't understand the implications of the
>> >> :'"Forgot password" thing and reset
>> >> :"my password to something I will always remember." '
>> >> thing. I hope you keep copies of your files. Certainly if you try
>> >> to work offline, you will need the password used when the file was
>> >> last opened then closed.
>> >>
>> >> Is your version now 14.0.*.1105?
>> >>
>> >> Assuming you are in the US, I would try installing the Money Plus
>> >> trial on a different computer (your laptop, a friends, at work, etc)
>> >> and see if it could open your file. Note that some versions will
>> >> give a bad password indication if you try to open a file created
>> >> with a newer version. I am wondering if the file might, for example,
>> >> be from Money 2006. Trying Money Plus Deluxe would solve the
>> >> problem, and based on the filename it used for the backup during the
>> >> conversion you could tell what version of file had been converted.
>> >>
>> >> For any *.mny files (not *.mbf) files, you can use salv.exe to not
>> >> only fix up files, but to see if you have the password right.
>> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902466/en-us
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > I then went back in but got
>> >> >the message that my password was incorrect. I am at wits end. Have been
>> >> >trying to get this going for a week and cannot get at my data. Please...
>> >> >
>> >> >"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> In microsoft.public.money, farlem99 wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Used Money 2004 several years on XP. Installed Vista Business last week. The
>> >> >> >only Money setup disk I have is 2005 Standard. Installed it and got the
>> >> >> >updates. Set up an account named (mybank)Banking that shows $0 balance.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >When I try to open .mny file from Money, the program sends me to the sign-in
>> >> >> >window. The fields in the sign-in window are auto-filled. It does not matter
>> >> >> >whether I check the Work Offline field or not, the same thing happens. There
>> >> >> >is a brief glimpse of a progress popup, then it goes right back to the
>> >> >> >Sign-in window.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >If I ask Money to find all backups, it comes up with two files, My money
>> >> >> >0.mbf and My money 1.mbf. I don't know which one to restore. Too confusing
>> >> >> >for this old man. And to top it off, my files contain 5 years of data. No way
>> >> >> >I'm switching to some other program.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >What am I doing wrong?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I am not sure. I think maybe Money is remembering your temporary
>> >> >> file that you created rather than using your old one.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I would close Money. Then do Start->Search for "*.mny,*.mbf" without
>> >> >> the quotes on your hard drive.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> To distinguish which backup is more recent, look at the date for the
>> >> >> file. Also look at the size to make sure it is not the backup for
>> >> >> that temporary file you created. When you select one, right-click
>> >> >> the backup file and choose Open. That will start Money and start the
>> >> >> restore process. Do not take the default location. Instead Browse to
>> >> >> your MyDocuments folder and specify a new name.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> To open a *.mny file, you can do the same right-click and Open for
>> >> >> the file.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Once you find the file you want to work with, Money will remember
>> >> >> the last-used file.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Review your backup procedures while you are at it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Vista Business
>> >> >> >2G RAM
>> >> >> >Pent 4 with 3ghz
>> >> >> >160G hard drive
>> >> >>
>> >>
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