Anita
Sat May 17 04:32:00 CDT 2008
Andy, thanks for all your help. I tried uninstalling Money Plus Deluxe and
installing Money 2004. That did not solve the problem. When I tried to open
my files in Money 2004, the password still didn't work and I couldn't access
them.
HOWEVER, in reinstalling Money Plus Deluxe, my problem magically
disappeared. I am now able to open all of my archive files using my Windows
Live password.
So, if anyone else experiences this, I would simply recommend uninstalling
and then reinstalling Money Plus Deluxe.
"Andy" wrote:
> On May 7, 2:23 pm, Andy <andylloy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 7, 2:08 pm, Andy <andylloy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > On May 7, 1:45 pm, Anita <An...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > Since Hotmail/Windows Live prompts me to change my password every few months,
> > > > I'm certain my password was different then ... and I have absolutely NO IDEA
> > > > what it could be. (I thought the whole point of the Windows Live/passport
> > > > login was that MSMoney would always use your most current password???)
> >
> > > > "Andy" wrote:
> > > > > Back when you made your archive were you using the same Live ID or back then
> > > > > passport account? And if so have you changed your password since the
> > > > > archive?. The Archive file may be looking for a different Passport or
> > > > > possibly a different password.
> >
> > > > > On 5/7/08 2:41 AM, in article
> > > > > 878DBC61-12AA-422A-AEFA-09C6E8F92...@microsoft.com, "Anita"
> > > > > <An...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > The archive was probably created in MSMoney 2003 - I'm not really sure when I
> > > > > > made the switch to Microsoft Money Plus.
> >
> > > > > > "Dick Watson" wrote:
> >
> > > > > >> Very tough to say. Do you know what version of Money you were using when you
> > > > > >> created the archive file?
> >
> > > > > >> For many reasons--some JUST LIKE THIS--I recommend users do NOT use the
> > > > > >> Archiving feature unless you really really NEVER want to see the "archived"
> > > > > >> data again. Even then I do no recommend it. Too many things can go wrong.
> > > > > >> And the benefit to having archived is approximately zero. And the Archive
> > > > > >> isn't what most people think it is. And so on.
> >
> > > > > >> "Anita" <An...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > >>news:8BFD8BFA-8B68-4CDE-B718-82158E5FE871@microsoft.com...
> > > > > >>> I am able to login to my current Microsoft Money file using my current
> > > > > >>> Windows Live ID and password.
> >
> > > > > >>> However, I need to look up something in a Money archive file. When I try
> > > > > >>> to
> > > > > >>> open the archive file and sign in, I get an error that my email or
> > > > > >>> password
> > > > > >>> is incorrect. Resetting my Windows Live password did not help - I continue
> > > > > >>> to
> > > > > >>> get the error message.
> >
> > > > > >>> Any ideas for what's going on here? I use Microsoft Money Plus Deluxe,
> > > > > >>> Windows XP.
> >
> > > Yes Live id should work this way. But this archive file was created
> > > back when Live ID was Passport. Also this archive file was created in
> > > a version 5 years older than Plus. As you seen when you installed
> > > Money plus it needed to convert your money file from the previous
> > > version and this would be the case with the archive file also. I have
> > > one question when you open the archive file what happens does it try
> > > to convert? When you have the log in screen is the password remembered
> > > if it is can you choose the work offline option if it is there? You my
> > > need to try to open this file in an earlier version of money rather
> > > than Money Plus. There is an article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913108/en-us you can download a trial of
> > > 2004 and you could try opening the archive here. I will try to locate
> > > the article and post it for you.
> >
> > Here is the 2004 link
>
> Also here is the article which I located the link.
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913108/en-us
>