Can't restore my Money backup after reinstalling Windows

[wordsman]

Hi

I'm struggling to restore my Money 2005 backup and have run out of
ideas. I've run Money succesfuly before on this PC. I keep my Money
files on a NAS, and have tried restoring from two shares. I've also
copied several backup files (different dates) to the 'Documents'
folder on the PC, but no luck from there.

Vista Ultimate
Money 2005, v 14.0.120.730

I've tried updating several times, but it doesn't seem to do anything.

The error I get is:

"Money could not locate 'x' or cannot open it, possible because it's a
read only file, or you do not have permission to change it, or your
disk drive is write protected.

if you have chosen the correct... etc'

I've made sure the files are not read only, under 'properties', and I
am the administrator.

Any ideas? Thank you!

[Bob Peel,MVP]

M2005 out of the box (serial 730) needed a major patch and you are missing
this.

Open sample.mny and go online to download the patch which takes you to
serial 1105.

I suggest you do the steps in http://money.mvps.org/faq/article/630.aspx to
avoid this if you have to reinstall in the future.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For unofficial FAQs see
http://money.mvps.org/
or
http://umpmfaq.info/

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

"wordsman" <ben....@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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[wordsman]

Thanks Bob, I've tried that, and all of the steps under articles 204,
23, 463 and 466, but still no luck. Money won't update and is still on
730. I've tried this on clean admin accounts on two PCs now.

any further suggestions?

many thanks

Ben

On Sep 5, 8:41 pm, "Bob Peel,MVP" <bob_p...@kiandra.freeserve.co.uk>
wrote:

> M2005 out of the box (serial 730) needed a major patch and you are missing
> this.
>
> Open sample.mny and go online to download the patch which takes you to
> serial 1105.
>
> I suggest you do the steps inhttp://money.mvps.org/faq/article/630.aspxto
> avoid this if you have to reinstall in the future.
>
> --
> Regards
> Bob Peel,
> Microsoft MVP - Money
>
> For unofficial FAQs seehttp://money.mvps.org/

> orhttp://umpmfaq.info/

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

> "wordsman" <ben.a...@googlemail.com> wrote in message

[Bob Peel,MVP]

Try right clicking on the Money icon on the desktop and click on Run as
Administrator. Yes I know you are using an administrator account but this is
different.

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For unofficial FAQs see
http://money.mvps.org/
or
http://umpmfaq.info/

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

"wordsman" <ben....@googlemail.com> wrote in message

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[wordsman]

Yes, I've been doing that. Just tried again, and under 'tools'
'internet updates', it's updating OK, but I guess that's just getting
stock quotes, because my version is still 730.

thanks

On Sep 7, 6:51 am, "Bob Peel,MVP" <bob_p...@kiandra.freeserve.co.uk>
wrote:

> Try right clicking on the Money icon on the desktop and click on Run as
> Administrator. Yes I know you are using an administrator account but this is
> different.
>
> --
> Regards
> Bob Peel,
> Microsoft MVP - Money
>

[William R Wood]

Is this the same issue as the post by Jeremy dated 9/2/09 titled "Vista
compatibility with Money 2005 - problem restoring backup?" Maybe that post
or the poster could help.

Regards

Bill Wood

"wordsman" <ben....@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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[Cal Learner-- MVP]

In microsoft.public.money, wordsman wrote:

>Yes, I've been doing that. Just tried again, and under 'tools'
>'internet updates', it's updating OK, but I guess that's just getting
>stock quotes, because my version is still 730.

Do you have some kind of third party firewall in place, or have you
set the Vista firewall to block outbound access?

[wordsman]

I've done it! Thank you - disabling all of Anti Vir web guard stuff,
not just the firewall, did the trick and I'm now at 1105 and have my
file back.

Now there's the small matter of a month's balancing to catch up with :o
(

And I'm thinking of moving to another package, because I'm guessing
Money won't last forever now?

thanks again guys

Ben

On Sep 7, 11:24 pm, Cal Learner-- MVP <via_newsgr...@please.tnx>
wrote:

[Cal Learner-- MVP]

In microsoft.public.money, wordsman wrote:

>
>I've done it! Thank you - disabling all of Anti Vir web guard stuff,
>not just the firewall, did the trick and I'm now at 1105 and have my
>file back.
>
>Now there's the small matter of a month's balancing to catch up with :o
>(
>
>And I'm thinking of moving to another package, because I'm guessing
>Money won't last forever now?

Some things will continue to work. Quotes from a quote will go away.
Downloads that don't involve going to a web site may or may not go
away. Downloads that involve a web site should continue to work
fine. Quotes that you get from the web via an OFX file will continue
to work on the newer versions, but I am not sure about Money 2005.

http://www.microsoft.com/money/faq.mspx

[Bob Peel,MVP]

There are posters who are running M2002 which is some 8 years old and still
works. There's no guarantees but if you are happy with Money why change?

--
Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

For unofficial FAQs see
http://money.mvps.org/
or
http://umpmfaq.info/

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

"wordsman" <ben....@googlemail.com> wrote in message

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[Calabasas]

try service pak #1

[Jim]

The "service pak #1" suggestion is rubbish, wrong, and totally
unhelpful. Service pack 1 for what?????

You're on an old version of Money 2005. You need to open the sample
money file as Administrator (right-click and Run as Administrator,
regardless of whether you're an admin or not). Money will thend detect
an update from the web and download version 1105. You should then be
able to open your file.

This same problem has been asked literraly dozens fo times in this
grop, so you'll find further info if your google. Also, you'd be well
advised to create your own CD with the .1105 update on it - again,
google for it (there's an MVPS .org article)

Jim

[Jim]

Apologies for all the typos in my last post, I was typing it on a
phone!

[Dick Watson]

I'm not sure I'd go that far. The answer was insufficient and could have
pointed to any number of places where this issue is treated as FAQ. But the
poster was on the right track.

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[Jim]

Perhaps. Though if somebody is going to post a reply, they need to put
themselves on the other side and think "If I saw a message suggesting
I install Service Pak 1, would I know what it meant".

Jim

[jtwoodfield]

That was perhaps the most useful bit of advice I have ever had in a forum!
Simple, effective and quick.

I can add that the "Right click and Run as Administrator" also works under
Windows 7.

Now why oh why did Microsoft not make that obvious with their original
notice? A model of traditional opacity. Traditional as on brief acquaintance
it would appear that Windows 7 goes quite a distance to changing things.
Conversely Office 2007 seems to be aimed at the functionally illiterate.

I really appreciated the solution and hope that it can somehow be made more
obvious to others.

[Boo]

Hi Bob

I have the same problem. I turn off antivirus before I do these (as you
suggest to wordsman)

When I go the MNYCoreFiles folder in C:\Program files\money2005, I find that
the 2 folders are in "pale yellow color." (usually, the other folders in my
PC are in yellow color). And, after I do all steps as the aticle suggests, it
does not solve the problem of "cannot locate x file". I do all in several
times, and problem persists.

I think, this may cause by virus. I scan my PC with antivirus, and it says
no virus detected. Is the MNYCorefiles my real problem? How can I do next?

Boo.