Passport requirement BS!

I just reinstalled my XP machine and reinstalled Money 2005. My problem is
that when I open the MNY file or it s backup its says it can not convert it
because drive is READ ONLY or protected; however, EVERYONE has full
permissions on it! and when I try to create a NEW MNY file, it prompts me
to create a PASSPORT (this s the MOSt BS piece of requirement). How come
everything has to use Microsoft Passport?! I don't want to use it - PERIOD!

via_newsgroup
Sun Jan 02 14:00:45 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, JP wrote:

>I just reinstalled my XP machine and reinstalled Money 2005. My problem is
>that when I open the MNY file or it s backup its says it can not convert it
>because drive is READ ONLY or protected; however, EVERYONE has full
>permissions on it! and when I try to create a NEW MNY file, it prompts me
>to create a PASSPORT (this s the MOSt BS piece of requirement). How come
>everything has to use Microsoft Passport?! I don't want to use it - PERIOD!

To not use Passport, click Decline.

Regarding the other thing, try restoring to a different filename.

via_newsgroup
Sun Jan 02 14:05:00 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, JP wrote:

>I just reinstalled my XP machine and reinstalled Money 2005. My problem is
>that when I open the MNY file or it s backup its says it can not convert it
>because drive is READ ONLY or protected; however, EVERYONE has full
>permissions on it! and when I try to create a NEW MNY file, it prompts me
>to create a PASSPORT (this s the MOSt BS piece of requirement). How come
>everything has to use Microsoft Passport?! I don't want to use it - PERIOD!

Re-thought it......

Let Money create a new Money file. It will do an update so that
Help->About... says you then have version 14.0.*.1105.

Then you should be able to open or restore your existing files.

JP
Sun Jan 02 14:10:01 CST 2005

Fast and that worked! Thx a bunch Cal!


"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
news:bskgt0l3efa4nfl1feqdm04goi60jkshi9@4ax.com...
> In microsoft.public.money, JP wrote:
>
>>I just reinstalled my XP machine and reinstalled Money 2005. My problem
>>is
>>that when I open the MNY file or it s backup its says it can not convert
>>it
>>because drive is READ ONLY or protected; however, EVERYONE has full
>>permissions on it! and when I try to create a NEW MNY file, it prompts me
>>to create a PASSPORT (this s the MOSt BS piece of requirement). How come
>>everything has to use Microsoft Passport?! I don't want to use it -
>>PERIOD!
>
> Re-thought it......
>
> Let Money create a new Money file. It will do an update so that
> Help->About... says you then have version 14.0.*.1105.
>
> Then you should be able to open or restore your existing files.
>

dg
Sun Jan 02 16:12:45 CST 2005

On 02 Jan 2005, "JP" <jp@mailme.com> wrote in
news:e$mNBMQ8EHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:

> I just reinstalled my XP machine and reinstalled Money 2005. My
> problem is that when I open the MNY file or it s backup its says
> it can not convert it because drive is READ ONLY or protected;
> however, EVERYONE has full permissions on it! and when I try to
> create a NEW MNY file, it prompts me to create a PASSPORT (this s
> the MOSt BS piece of requirement). How come everything has to use
> Microsoft Passport?! I don't want to use it - PERIOD!


The two things I've learned to watch out for when this message occurs
are: (a) the file was restored from a CD and I forgot to turn off the
"Read Only" property that is automatically set by the CD; or (b)
occassionally a file indexing program or search tool, like the new MSN
Desktop Search (Beta), has the file engaged for indexing.

IOW, when I get this message from Money, the program really can't get
exclusive read/write access to the file and it's usually my fault when
that occurs.
--
DG
- "Keep an open mind, not a blank one."