convert my MS Money file from MS Money (v14) Financial Suite OEM to Money 2007

Hi all,

I am trying to convert my MS Money file from MS Money (v14) Financial Suite
OEM to Money 2007.

When I try and convert it says it can't be done since it was created in a
different version of Money.

Is there any supported upgrade path for this? Also does Money 2007 work in
Vista?

thanks

Bob
Sun Dec 24 16:18:09 CST 2006

Money is heavily regionalised so you must stick within region when
upgrading. US > US is OK but UK > US is not. The error indicates you may be
trying to upgrade across regions.

Re VISTA, some people have reported problems others have had no trouble.
Apparently a patch to M2007 is need to guarantee that it will work with
VISTA. This is supposed to be available before the consumer release of
VISTA.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-GB;mny.


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"Steven Jones" <steven45@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98A3D518795E3steven45ntlworldcom@80.5.182.99...
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to convert my MS Money file from MS Money (v14) Financial
> Suite
> OEM to Money 2007.
>
> When I try and convert it says it can't be done since it was created in a
> different version of Money.
>
> Is there any supported upgrade path for this? Also does Money 2007 work in
> Vista?
>
> thanks

Steven
Mon Dec 25 04:51:26 CST 2006

That would explain the issue as i'm trying to upgrade from the UK OEM
version to the 2007 US Trial Version.

It's a bit naff that i cant upgrade so stuck with using Money inside a XP
VM with no upgrade path :-(

Bob
Mon Dec 25 06:10:15 CST 2006

You can run M2005 (v14) under Vista AFAIK.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-GB;mny.


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

"Steven Jones" <steven45@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98A46F30312DFsteven45ntlworldcom@62.253.170.163...
> That would explain the issue as i'm trying to upgrade from the UK OEM
> version to the 2007 US Trial Version.
>
> It's a bit naff that i cant upgrade so stuck with using Money inside a XP
> VM with no upgrade path :-(

Steven
Mon Dec 25 08:48:48 CST 2006

> You can run M2005 (v14) under Vista AFAIK.

Whwn i tryed it crashes when it tries to draw the pie graphs when i log
into the Money file hence me using Virtual PC 2007 Beta to run it under XP.

Any known workarounds to try in Vista Ultimate x64 ??

alanschrack
Wed Dec 27 02:44:50 CST 2006

I have a similar problem. I purchased the Microsoft Money Essentials
when my (USA model) Microsoft Money 2006 stopped downloading financial
information. But the new version says it can't read my old files.
That's totally ridiculous. It would take hours to re-enter all that
financial information.

Do I need to pay the extra $10 to upgrade to the Full version of
Microsoft Money 2007 or is there some other solution?

-Rick

Mikie wrote:
> I just downloaded the basic version of money 2007 and I get the same error
> about not being able to restore because of different versions. I have the USA
> version from version 2005, I am downloading the new version from a USA
> microsoft web site. To prove the point I download a trial version on a
> different computer and the software was able to restore my 2005 version of
> the software. I don't understand why the microsoft site would have different
> version if that is the problem. I may need your contact information to get my
> money back, or for microsoft to correct the problem.
> --
> Mikie
>
>
> "Steven Jones" wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am trying to convert my MS Money file from MS Money (v14) Financial Suite
> > OEM to Money 2007.
> >
> > When I try and convert it says it can't be done since it was created in a
> > different version of Money.
> >
> > Is there any supported upgrade path for this? Also does Money 2007 work in
> > Vista?
> >
> > thanks
> >

Bob
Wed Dec 27 03:19:30 CST 2006

MEss is a real cut down version aimed at absolute beginners and you really
need to move upscale.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-GB;mny.


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

<alanschrack@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167209090.154907.66810@n51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>I have a similar problem. I purchased the Microsoft Money Essentials
> when my (USA model) Microsoft Money 2006 stopped downloading financial
> information. But the new version says it can't read my old files.
> That's totally ridiculous. It would take hours to re-enter all that
> financial information.
>
> Do I need to pay the extra $10 to upgrade to the Full version of
> Microsoft Money 2007 or is there some other solution?
>
> -Rick
>
> Mikie wrote:
>> I just downloaded the basic version of money 2007 and I get the same
>> error
>> about not being able to restore because of different versions. I have the
>> USA
>> version from version 2005, I am downloading the new version from a USA
>> microsoft web site. To prove the point I download a trial version on a
>> different computer and the software was able to restore my 2005 version
>> of
>> the software. I don't understand why the microsoft site would have
>> different
>> version if that is the problem. I may need your contact information to
>> get my
>> money back, or for microsoft to correct the problem.
>> --
>> Mikie
>>
>>
>> "Steven Jones" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I am trying to convert my MS Money file from MS Money (v14) Financial
>> > Suite
>> > OEM to Money 2007.
>> >
>> > When I try and convert it says it can't be done since it was created in
>> > a
>> > different version of Money.
>> >
>> > Is there any supported upgrade path for this? Also does Money 2007 work
>> > in
>> > Vista?
>> >
>> > thanks
>> >
>

Dick
Wed Dec 27 07:36:19 CST 2006

They haven't exactly hidden this. In less than three clicks from
http://www.microsoft.com/Money I find this:

I am currently using a previous version of Money. Can I install the
trial?


Yes. By default, Money Essentials Trial will install into a different folder
than your current version of Money. However, because Money Essentials is
designed for new users, you cannot open a previous Money file and will need
to create a new file in Money Essentials.

<alanschrack@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167209090.154907.66810@n51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>I have a similar problem. I purchased the Microsoft Money Essentials
> when my (USA model) Microsoft Money 2006 stopped downloading financial
> information. But the new version says it can't read my old files.
> That's totally ridiculous. It would take hours to re-enter all that
> financial information.
>
> Do I need to pay the extra $10 to upgrade to the Full version of
> Microsoft Money 2007 or is there some other solution?


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