Unable to Open a backup file (Money 2004) on a new computer

Though I am computer savvy, MS Money is driving me crazy. Last year I have
installed Money 2004 on my laptop and used it once a month to download
transactions. Everytime I close money, I get a new file created on my hard
disk with the name "My Money Backup ++.mbf", where + indicates a number. I
always open the latest .mbf file to access the information. Now I have
purchased a new laptop and installed Money 2004 on that as well. I have
copied the latest .mbf file from my old laptop onto a diskette and tried to
open it from the new laptop in vain. Whatever I do, I get stuck at the
log-in screen, which asks me for sing-in name and password. I enter my
passport sign-in name and password and I get the following message
"The sign-in attempt for ****** was unsuccessful. Please try your sing-in
name and password again".
I can sign-in using the same name and password on my old laptop and as well
as hotmail.com and I can't do it on my new laptop. This is driving me crazy.
I need help badly.. Please anyone out there?

Sam

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Mon Sep 05 18:46:00 CDT 2005

In microsoft.public.money, Sam wrote:

>Though I am computer savvy, MS Money is driving me crazy. Last year I have
>installed Money 2004 on my laptop and used it once a month to download
>transactions. Everytime I close money, I get a new file created on my hard
>disk with the name "My Money Backup ++.mbf", where + indicates a number. I
>always open the latest .mbf file to access the information. Now I have
>purchased a new laptop and installed Money 2004 on that as well. I have
>copied the latest .mbf file from my old laptop onto a diskette and tried to
>open it from the new laptop in vain. Whatever I do, I get stuck at the
>log-in screen, which asks me for sing-in name and password. I enter my
>passport sign-in name and password and I get the following message
>"The sign-in attempt for ****** was unsuccessful. Please try your sing-in
>name and password again".
>I can sign-in using the same name and password on my old laptop and as well
>as hotmail.com and I can't do it on my new laptop. This is driving me crazy.
> I need help badly.. Please anyone out there?

See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891338

via_newsgroup
Mon Sep 05 18:47:43 CDT 2005

In microsoft.public.money, Sam wrote:

>Though I am computer savvy, MS Money is driving me crazy. Last year I have
>installed Money 2004 on my laptop and used it once a month to download
>transactions. Everytime I close money, I get a new file created on my hard
>disk with the name "My Money Backup ++.mbf", where + indicates a number. I
>always open the latest .mbf file to access the information. Now I have
>purchased a new laptop and installed Money 2004 on that as well. I have
>copied the latest .mbf file from my old laptop onto a diskette and tried to
>open it from the new laptop in vain. Whatever I do, I get stuck at the
>log-in screen, which asks me for sing-in name and password. I enter my
>passport sign-in name and password and I get the following message
>"The sign-in attempt for ****** was unsuccessful. Please try your sing-in
>name and password again".
>I can sign-in using the same name and password on my old laptop and as well
>as hotmail.com and I can't do it on my new laptop. This is driving me crazy.
> I need help badly.. Please anyone out there?

ps. When you use
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891338 start
with "Method 7".

In fact, you can start with method 7, step 7.

Bob
Tue Sep 06 00:45:33 CDT 2005

Apart from Cal's answers note that the .mbf file is a backup for emergency
use. More typically the .mny file is your main Money file and we would
normally say copy that around using a memory stick.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-GB;mny.
For wishes or suggestions see
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
or for UK wishes http://www.microsoft.com/uk/support/money/feedback

I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.

"Sam" <Sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:352C618D-7692-419F-8536-60AC57DF2B2F@microsoft.com...
> Though I am computer savvy, MS Money is driving me crazy. Last year I
> have
> installed Money 2004 on my laptop and used it once a month to download
> transactions. Everytime I close money, I get a new file created on my
> hard
> disk with the name "My Money Backup ++.mbf", where + indicates a number.
> I
> always open the latest .mbf file to access the information. Now I have
> purchased a new laptop and installed Money 2004 on that as well. I have
> copied the latest .mbf file from my old laptop onto a diskette and tried
> to
> open it from the new laptop in vain. Whatever I do, I get stuck at the
> log-in screen, which asks me for sing-in name and password. I enter my
> passport sign-in name and password and I get the following message
> "The sign-in attempt for ****** was unsuccessful. Please try your sing-in
> name and password again".
> I can sign-in using the same name and password on my old laptop and as
> well
> as hotmail.com and I can't do it on my new laptop. This is driving me
> crazy.
> I need help badly.. Please anyone out there?
>
> Sam

Sam
Wed Sep 07 10:45:05 CDT 2005

Cal,

For some strange reason still no luck. After I have run - regsvr32
Msxml3.dll - I got the message DllRegisterServer in Msxml3.dll succeeded.
Now I open the My Money.mny file to find the same old error "The Sign-in
Attempt for **** was unsuccessful. Please try your sign-in name and password
again". In fact, I have tried everything mentioned in the link you have
pointed out including re-installation of money. I am lost and I have no clue
how to proceed with opening my file! Could you please post your views on
this?

Bob,

Thanks for the information. But as I said above, I have no luck with either
.mny or .mbf!! Could you please help me out?

--- Sam

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Wed Sep 07 10:53:33 CDT 2005

In microsoft.public.money, Cal Learner-- MVP wrote:

>In microsoft.public.money, Sam wrote:
>
>>Though I am computer savvy, MS Money is driving me crazy. Last year I have
>>installed Money 2004 on my laptop and used it once a month to download
>>transactions. Everytime I close money, I get a new file created on my hard
>>disk with the name "My Money Backup ++.mbf", where + indicates a number. I
>>always open the latest .mbf file to access the information. Now I have
>>purchased a new laptop and installed Money 2004 on that as well. I have
>>copied the latest .mbf file from my old laptop onto a diskette and tried to
>>open it from the new laptop in vain. Whatever I do, I get stuck at the
>>log-in screen, which asks me for sing-in name and password. I enter my
>>passport sign-in name and password and I get the following message
>>"The sign-in attempt for ****** was unsuccessful. Please try your sing-in
>>name and password again".
>>I can sign-in using the same name and password on my old laptop and as well
>>as hotmail.com and I can't do it on my new laptop.

I would make a copy of your Money file on the old laptop (use a new
name). Open that file. Remove the Passport. Save the file. Copy that
file to the new computer using a USB flash drive to carry the file
between computers. See if you can open that file.