Why does Money 2006 keep looking for a server?

I just upgraded from Money 2000 to the Canadian version on Money 2006
Standard. I don't want to store any of my information online and I want to
download the information from my bank manually. I don't want Money goint to
the internet to get anything unless I ask it to.

However, I don't think that is what is happening. I think it is somehow
looking for something over the internet first and then looking locally no
matter what I want to do. When I click on the banking menu item I usually get
a message saying "Cannot find server". When I click a second time it shows
the Account list. It seems to happen on the other menu items as well,
although not as often.

I have seen references in the newsgroup to a Work Offline option but I have
not been able to find it.

Is there a way to keep Money from going over the internet unless I ask it to?

Also, it appears that 80% of the links and menu items go to msn.ca (probably
MoneyCentral in the US). Is there some way to get rid of those items? I only
want to see the local functionality in Money itself when I am in Money. I
have a web browser for finding sales pitches on web when I want them.

Cal
Thu Feb 16 16:18:14 CST 2006

In microsoft.public.money, John wrote:

>I just upgraded from Money 2000 to the Canadian version on Money 2006
>Standard. I don't want to store any of my information online and I want to
>download the information from my bank manually. I don't want Money goint to
>the internet to get anything unless I ask it to.
>
>However, I don't think that is what is happening. I think it is somehow
>looking for something over the internet first and then looking locally no
>matter what I want to do. When I click on the banking menu item I usually get
>a message saying "Cannot find server". When I click a second time it shows
>the Account list. It seems to happen on the other menu items as well,
>although not as often.
>
>I have seen references in the newsgroup to a Work Offline option but I have
>not been able to find it.
>
>Is there a way to keep Money from going over the internet unless I ask it to?

Two ways, but neither is totally what you are looking for:

You can go to IE6 and choose File->WorkOffline. Even Help is on
line. When you do something that wants to go off Usually you get to
know what is a web page and what is part of Money. Fetching quotes
still works in this mode.

Another way is more drastic but more informative.
File->Settings->NetworkConnections and choose your connection.
Select Disable. Then when you hover over most links outside, the
pointer will change. After exploring that way, you can go back to
File->Settings->NetworkConnections and Enable the connection.


>
>Also, it appears that 80% of the links and menu items go to msn.ca (probably
>MoneyCentral in the US). Is there some way to get rid of those items? I only
>want to see the local functionality in Money itself when I am in Money. I
>have a web browser for finding sales pitches on web when I want them.