Microsoft Money 2004 password problem

[Fastrohit]

Hello. Here I am under Windows XP, and I have just carried out or proposed by Microsoft. Minor problems, before this issue I managed to open my file Microsoft Money 2004 with the password which I was using always, after this, money category now refuses to open with password. So now I have come here asking for help from you. Thank you

[Viceman]

If running XP, open Sample.mny from your to see if that opens OK. If so, while it is open, try to make repaired version of your *.mny file with File-> RepairMoneyFile-> StandardFileRepair level 2.

If that does not do it, consider File-> Restore of a backup. Rather than choosing the "default location" I would browse to a spot in my MyDocuments folder and choose a new name for the restored file.

[Expertz]

The reason your Money won't open is that there was a hotfix for Microsoft Money 2005 which your computer already download. This then upgrades your 'money file' to a slightly newer version.

The way around this problem is to create a temporary microsoft money file. Once you have money open, click help and check for updates. This will then download and install the updates for your Money 2005. Once you do this, you will then be able to open your original money file.

So maybe you need to do this in 2004 too! Do you have a backup of your 2004 file anyway? You may need to revert to that if your original file has become slightly corrupt.

[JAMES_911]

You need a version (from the same country) that is at least as new as was in use when the file was created.


If in the US, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919524/en-us gives you a link to a Money 2004 trial that can be used to help convert to Money Plus, or to identify what version you actually were using -- assuming it was no older than Money 2004. The backup file that a later version makes when converting an older file is named according to the version being converted: