I was instructed by a rep at the number I called for
warranty repair to perform a system recovery (system
restore did not have any previous saves) due to this
Blaster worm. At the time, neither I nor the rep I was
speaking to know that this was a worm. Now my computer is
back to normal (although all of my settings are gone) but
I am not able to restore a previous backup of Money (2002
version). The previous files I kept are still under the
Program Files\Microsoft Money directory, but when I try
to access them, it says:
Money cannot locate 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Money\Filename' or cannot open it, possibly because it is
a read-only file or you do not have permission to change
it or your disk drive is write-protected.
If you have chosen the correct file and it cannot be
accessed, you will need to click OK and open your most
recent backup file.
If the file is being used by another application, close
it in the other application and click OK to try again
I checked the properties of the basic money file, and
unchecked read-only, just in case. I also verified that
I'm logged in under XP as the Owner (wasn't sure if it
would help but didnt want to leave anything to chance),
and I have no idea how to tell if my entire C:\ drive is
write protected.
When I tried restoring a recent backup, it says:
The new file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\Filename'
cannot be created. Please check for one of the following
problems:
The filename cannot contain any of the following
characters: \/:*?"<>|.
The file cannot be created on a disk that is write-
protected or doesn't have enough space
You cannot replace a file that is currently open
Unless its referring to the filepath, the filename has no
special characters. There is no currently open file. And
I dont know if my hard drive is write protected, or how
to check.
Someone please help me....