Password Unknown

I have a laptop with Money installed and over the years upgraded at least 5
versions to Money 2002.

Somewhere along the line, my datafile name changed from myname to My
Portfolio

When I opened Money 2002 it uses to ask me to enter in my Hotmail password -
it already had the hotmail email in the user name box.

I enter in the hotmail password and it would tell me that it was the
incorrect password, but it would open my data file anyway.

At some stage I started tracking my stocks on MSN in the Online Portfiolio
feature which was saved on my laptop as a separate file.
If I loggen on to MSN and put in my hotmail account, up popped my stock
portfolio
I think somewhere over the years, Money linked my MSN portfiolio to my Money
files with the hotmail account.

Three weeks ago the HD on my laptop fried and I got a new one, installed
Money 2002 and had a backup of the money data file from a CD

When I try to open the file now, it prompts me for a password and my hotmail
password is not opening it.

If I log on to MSN Money using my hotmail account , it shows my portfiolo.

I have tried other passwords that I have used over the years and nothing.

1. Did money change my password when I upgraded to 2002 two years ago.

2. How can I open my file - can MS provide a solutio to this.


My life finances are on this since 1995

Its tax season and I am at a loose end

via_newsgroup
Sun Jan 16 11:28:37 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, New Admin wrote:

>I have a laptop with Money installed and over the years upgraded at least 5
>versions to Money 2002.

Does this mean that you are running Money 2002 currently?

>
>Somewhere along the line, my datafile name changed from myname to My
>Portfolio

I think there is the key. I suggest you Start->Search for *.mny on
your whole computer. I suspect you will find myname.mny.


>
>When I opened Money 2002 it uses to ask me to enter in my Hotmail password -
>it already had the hotmail email in the user name box.
>
>I enter in the hotmail password and it would tell me that it was the
>incorrect password, but it would open my data file anyway.
>
>At some stage I started tracking my stocks on MSN in the Online Portfiolio
>feature which was saved on my laptop as a separate file.
>If I loggen on to MSN and put in my hotmail account, up popped my stock
>portfolio
>I think somewhere over the years, Money linked my MSN portfiolio to my Money
>files with the hotmail account.

I am thinking you would need Money 2005 to read "My Portfolio.mny",
but I could be wrong.

>
>Three weeks ago the HD on my laptop fried and I got a new one, installed
>Money 2002 and had a backup of the money data file from a CD
>
>When I try to open the file now, it prompts me for a password and my hotmail
>password is not opening it.

See FAQ entry http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=152


>
>If I log on to MSN Money using my hotmail account , it shows my portfiolo.
>
>I have tried other passwords that I have used over the years and nothing.
>
>1. Did money change my password when I upgraded to 2002 two years ago.

I suspect "My Portfolio.mny" is a Money 2005 file.



>
>2. How can I open my file - can MS provide a solutio to this.
>
>
>My life finances are on this since 1995
>
>Its tax season and I am at a loose end

New
Sun Jan 16 11:49:12 CST 2005

I am currently running Money 2002

I doubt that the My Portfolio file is 2005 as I never had a version of Money
greater than 2002 - nobody else uses the Laptop either.

I found the myname.mny file but it is dated 09/10/2003 - maybe the date
Money 2002 was installed ??

I opened it and it said that my password was incorrect and directed my to
passport.com change it.

However, the email address that it had for the user name is a real old non
MSN email account ( a Bigfoot email address )

It put me in a passport page and asked me a few questions, asked me to enter
new password and said I was done.

Back to myname.mny entered in the password and it opens !!!

However its all stuff before 09 2003

What happening to My Portfolio.mny file dated 12 2004

I have tried the new password with that but no go.

Where does Money check the password - on line or in the file itself ?

Any pointers appreciated.






"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
news:rl8lu0ps0p4ckals565eg87gpaiekkosmv@4ax.com...
> In microsoft.public.money, New Admin wrote:
>
>>I have a laptop with Money installed and over the years upgraded at least
>>5
>>versions to Money 2002.
>
> Does this mean that you are running Money 2002 currently?
>
>>
>>Somewhere along the line, my datafile name changed from myname to My
>>Portfolio
>
> I think there is the key. I suggest you Start->Search for *.mny on
> your whole computer. I suspect you will find myname.mny.
>
>
>>
>>When I opened Money 2002 it uses to ask me to enter in my Hotmail
>>password -
>>it already had the hotmail email in the user name box.
>>
>>I enter in the hotmail password and it would tell me that it was the
>>incorrect password, but it would open my data file anyway.
>>
>>At some stage I started tracking my stocks on MSN in the Online Portfiolio
>>feature which was saved on my laptop as a separate file.
>>If I loggen on to MSN and put in my hotmail account, up popped my stock
>>portfolio
>>I think somewhere over the years, Money linked my MSN portfiolio to my
>>Money
>>files with the hotmail account.
>
> I am thinking you would need Money 2005 to read "My Portfolio.mny",
> but I could be wrong.
>
>>
>>Three weeks ago the HD on my laptop fried and I got a new one, installed
>>Money 2002 and had a backup of the money data file from a CD
>>
>>When I try to open the file now, it prompts me for a password and my
>>hotmail
>>password is not opening it.
>
> See FAQ entry http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=152
>
>
>>
>>If I log on to MSN Money using my hotmail account , it shows my portfiolo.
>>
>>I have tried other passwords that I have used over the years and nothing.
>>
>>1. Did money change my password when I upgraded to 2002 two years ago.
>
> I suspect "My Portfolio.mny" is a Money 2005 file.
>
>
>
>>
>>2. How can I open my file - can MS provide a solutio to this.
>>
>>
>>My life finances are on this since 1995
>>
>>Its tax season and I am at a loose end
>

via_newsgroup
Sun Jan 16 12:31:22 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, New Admin wrote:

>I am currently running Money 2002
>
>I doubt that the My Portfolio file is 2005 as I never had a version of Money
>greater than 2002 - nobody else uses the Laptop either.


Search your computer for *.m10; does Search find such a file?

If you don't find one, I will not speculate further.

>
>I found the myname.mny file but it is dated 09/10/2003 - maybe the date
>Money 2002 was installed ??
>
>I opened it and it said that my password was incorrect and directed my to
>passport.com change it.
>
>However, the email address that it had for the user name is a real old non
>MSN email account ( a Bigfoot email address )
>
>It put me in a passport page and asked me a few questions, asked me to enter
>new password and said I was done.
>
>Back to myname.mny entered in the password and it opens !!!
>
>However its all stuff before 09 2003
>
>What happening to My Portfolio.mny file dated 12 2004
>
>I have tried the new password with that but no go.
>
>Where does Money check the password - on line or in the file itself ?

If you use Passport, both.

If you use a conventional password, locally.

If you don't use either, there is no such checking. This may seem
obvious, but I thought I would mention it.

>
>Any pointers appreciated.

I suspect that if you download the Money 2005 Deluxe trial, it will
open your " My Portfolio.mny". You can have both versions installed
on your computer at the same time into different folders.

That could get you going.

New
Sun Jan 16 14:36:29 CST 2005

OK

I downloaded 2005 and it opened up the My Portfolio using a hotmail account
, but the file Blank - nothing in there.

The file size is 3400 kb so I suspect it has something in there.

I tried to 'repair' but no luck



"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
news:9nclu011028ddrb913mu9sp3n6po84s536@4ax.com...
> In microsoft.public.money, New Admin wrote:
>
>>I am currently running Money 2002
>>
>>I doubt that the My Portfolio file is 2005 as I never had a version of
>>Money
>>greater than 2002 - nobody else uses the Laptop either.
>
>
> Search your computer for *.m10; does Search find such a file?
>
> If you don't find one, I will not speculate further.
>
>>
>>I found the myname.mny file but it is dated 09/10/2003 - maybe the
>>date
>>Money 2002 was installed ??
>>
>>I opened it and it said that my password was incorrect and directed my to
>>passport.com change it.
>>
>>However, the email address that it had for the user name is a real old
>>non
>>MSN email account ( a Bigfoot email address )
>>
>>It put me in a passport page and asked me a few questions, asked me to
>>enter
>>new password and said I was done.
>>
>>Back to myname.mny entered in the password and it opens !!!
>>
>>However its all stuff before 09 2003
>>
>>What happening to My Portfolio.mny file dated 12 2004
>>
>>I have tried the new password with that but no go.
>>
>>Where does Money check the password - on line or in the file itself ?
>
> If you use Passport, both.
>
> If you use a conventional password, locally.
>
> If you don't use either, there is no such checking. This may seem
> obvious, but I thought I would mention it.
>
>>
>>Any pointers appreciated.
>
> I suspect that if you download the Money 2005 Deluxe trial, it will
> open your " My Portfolio.mny". You can have both versions installed
> on your computer at the same time into different folders.
>
> That could get you going.
>
>
>

New
Sun Jan 16 14:40:26 CST 2005


PS - I searched my laptop for *.m10 and found nothing

Searched for *m10 and found lots of files in the Money folder



"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
news:9nclu011028ddrb913mu9sp3n6po84s536@4ax.com...
> In microsoft.public.money, New Admin wrote:
>
>>I am currently running Money 2002
>>
>>I doubt that the My Portfolio file is 2005 as I never had a version of
>>Money
>>greater than 2002 - nobody else uses the Laptop either.
>
>
> Search your computer for *.m10; does Search find such a file?
>
> If you don't find one, I will not speculate further.
>
>>
>>I found the myname.mny file but it is dated 09/10/2003 - maybe the
>>date
>>Money 2002 was installed ??
>>
>>I opened it and it said that my password was incorrect and directed my to
>>passport.com change it.
>>
>>However, the email address that it had for the user name is a real old
>>non
>>MSN email account ( a Bigfoot email address )
>>
>>It put me in a passport page and asked me a few questions, asked me to
>>enter
>>new password and said I was done.
>>
>>Back to myname.mny entered in the password and it opens !!!
>>
>>However its all stuff before 09 2003
>>
>>What happening to My Portfolio.mny file dated 12 2004
>>
>>I have tried the new password with that but no go.
>>
>>Where does Money check the password - on line or in the file itself ?
>
> If you use Passport, both.
>
> If you use a conventional password, locally.
>
> If you don't use either, there is no such checking. This may seem
> obvious, but I thought I would mention it.
>
>>
>>Any pointers appreciated.
>
> I suspect that if you download the Money 2005 Deluxe trial, it will
> open your " My Portfolio.mny". You can have both versions installed
> on your computer at the same time into different folders.
>
> That could get you going.
>
>
>

New
Sun Jan 16 15:57:39 CST 2005

FYI


While using 2002 and opening my old myname.mny file which is dated 09 03,
the log in screen has a 'Passport' background to it and it list the passport
email address in the top left and asks me for the password.


When I try to open the My Portfolio.mny that Money created in place of
myname.mny there is no passport background theme to the log on screen and
a small pop up box is asking me for the password.

Does this tell me anything. that con resolve my dilema.













"New Admin" <ballinea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uBm1a7%23%23EHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I have a laptop with Money installed and over the years upgraded at least 5
>versions to Money 2002.
>
> Somewhere along the line, my datafile name changed from myname to My
> Portfolio
>
> When I opened Money 2002 it uses to ask me to enter in my Hotmail
> password - it already had the hotmail email in the user name box.
>
> I enter in the hotmail password and it would tell me that it was the
> incorrect password, but it would open my data file anyway.
>
> At some stage I started tracking my stocks on MSN in the Online Portfiolio
> feature which was saved on my laptop as a separate file.
> If I loggen on to MSN and put in my hotmail account, up popped my stock
> portfolio
> I think somewhere over the years, Money linked my MSN portfiolio to my
> Money files with the hotmail account.
>
> Three weeks ago the HD on my laptop fried and I got a new one, installed
> Money 2002 and had a backup of the money data file from a CD
>
> When I try to open the file now, it prompts me for a password and my
> hotmail password is not opening it.
>
> If I log on to MSN Money using my hotmail account , it shows my portfiolo.
>
> I have tried other passwords that I have used over the years and nothing.
>
> 1. Did money change my password when I upgraded to 2002 two years ago.
>
> 2. How can I open my file - can MS provide a solutio to this.
>
>
> My life finances are on this since 1995
>
> Its tax season and I am at a loose end
>
>
>

Dick
Sun Jan 16 17:21:14 CST 2005

A .m10 file was almost surely left behind by a NEWER version of Money than
M02 upgrading that file to the newer format. That's where the .m10 files
come from. Rename one or all of those to .MNY and open them in M02.

"New Admin" <ballinea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OkECFtA$EHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
> PS - I searched my laptop for *.m10 and found nothing
>
> Searched for *m10 and found lots of files in the Money folder

New
Sun Jan 16 17:56:06 CST 2005

The files that contain the string 'm10' are all in the C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Money\Media\AvHelp folder and have creation dates of June 11
2001

they are either wave sound files.or video files

There are no files with an Extension *.m10




"Dick Watson" <littlegreengecko@mind-enufalready-spring.com> wrote in
message news:OzhnOIC$EHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>A .m10 file was almost surely left behind by a NEWER version of Money than
>M02 upgrading that file to the newer format. That's where the .m10 files
>come from. Rename one or all of those to .MNY and open them in M02.
>
> "New Admin" <ballinea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OkECFtA$EHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>
>> PS - I searched my laptop for *.m10 and found nothing
>>
>> Searched for *m10 and found lots of files in the Money folder
>
>

Dick
Sun Jan 16 20:35:18 CST 2005

I read your posting wrong Sorry. I'll stay in other threads.

"New Admin" <ballinea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OzetaaC$EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The files that contain the string 'm10' are all in the C:\Program
> Files\Microsoft Money\Media\AvHelp folder and have creation dates of June
> 11 2001
>
> they are either wave sound files.or video files
>
> There are no files with an Extension *.m10

via_newsgroup
Sun Jan 16 23:37:08 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, New Admin wrote:

>
>I downloaded 2005 and it opened up the My Portfolio using a hotmail account
>, but the file Blank - nothing in there.
>
>The file size is 3400 kb so I suspect it has something in there.

I'm afraid that that is about the size of a new file.


>
>I tried to 'repair' but no luck

I see you had no .m10 files. So my hypothesis did not bear out.

You might also search for *.mbf files. Those are backups. Worth a
look.