I've run into a problem, which may force me to upgrade to 2007, something I
was hoping to avoid.
I'm running Money 2004. Recently, Money froze while closing down, and I
had to force a shutdown to get my system to reboot. When I attempted to
open money again, it told me that the file hadn't been properly closed
(which makes sense, as Money froze), and attempted to repair it. Money
then told me that it couldn't repair the file.
I attempted to run the Salvage Tool that comes with Money 2004. After
digesting the file for about 4 minutes it gives up, and tells me the file
cannot be repaired.
Following a notice on a website, I downloaded a newer version of the
Salvage Tool. Presumably the one that comes with M2007. It ran
successfully. However, the salvaged file could not be opened in Money
2004. In fact, if one double clicks on the file, Money starts and then
crashes.
So, on a whim, I downloaded the trial of M2007, which I'd tried a while
back and attempted to open both files, both the corrupted file and the
"fixed" file. The corrupted file still refused to open, however the
"fixed" file opened and converted itself to the 2007 format.
The thing is I don't want to have to upgrade to 2007. I had tried it
before and it had some features I didn't like compared to 2004. Is there
any way to "downconvert" the file to 2004? Can anyone think of another way
of trying to repair my bad 2004 file?
Thanks!
Carlos