Money cannot write to my money file - MS Money 2002
Thomboy
file. I am using Money 2002, and Windows 7 Ultimate.
"Money could not write to your Money file. The operation cannot be
performed or another application finished this task before you. Please try
again."
Process used to get the error message:
I tried to deposit $50.00 to one of the accounts I use for My Money File -
Microsoft Money, which is part of Money 2002.
The deposit shows today's date correctly, and the amount shows $50, but when
I hit enter, I get the above message.
Cal Learner-- MVP
Try starting Money by right-clicking the Money launch icon. See if
things work. If that solves the problem temporary, that points to a
permissions problem.
Note that your *.mny files should not be in your Program Files
folder. Instead, move them to your Documents folder or some other
folder the user will have full access to.
teabag
attribute set. If is did, then unset it.
"Thomboy" <Tho...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Thomboy
show the file as a "read only."
thanks for the reply, Thomboy
"teabag" wrote:
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Thomboy
and once open, and in one of the accounts in the account list, I still could
NOT deposit any money, but got the message when I hit enter, "This
transaction cannot be entered."
OK, Cal, how do I "find and then save" the *.mny files to my wife's laptop
documents?
Sorry to sound so dense, but it is like I am beginning from zero with Money,
but my wife cannot solve the problem either.
Also, when I click on the "X" in the upper right hand corner of the Money
File, and it disappears, a Microsoft Money Express box with text inside is on
the desktop that reads:
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The Money Express ws unable to open your Money file.
This may be because you've run out of disk space. Try freeing some space on
your disk.
Or, it may be because you're trying to use a file from an older version of
money. If so, open it in Money 2002, first, and then start Money Express.
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She doesn't use Money Express, so why the box after every exit?
Thanks, Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Cal Learner-- MVP
>I right clicked on the "Wendy's Money File," and launched or opened the file,
>and once open, and in one of the accounts in the account list, I still could
>NOT deposit any money, but got the message when I hit enter, "This
>transaction cannot be entered."
Make those extra copies of your file before proceeding. That is your
undo. What if her hard drive crashed?
>
>OK, Cal, how do I "find and then save" the *.mny files to my wife's laptop
>documents?
Search for *.mny files. You can use the associated Windows search,
or you could do the following line from a command (DOS) window:
dir \*.mny /s
Find the file(s) and copy onto USB flash drive. You can buy those
cheaply, especially if you order.
If you don't like Windows search or using the command window, Agent
Ransack is a nice search program.
It sounds as if you want to try making a repaired version of your
file. Since you use Money 2002, follow the directions from
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902466/en-us for Money 2002 users.
See below.
>
>Sorry to sound so dense, but it is like I am beginning from zero with Money,
>but my wife cannot solve the problem either.
>
>Also, when I click on the "X" in the upper right hand corner of the Money
>File, and it disappears, a Microsoft Money Express box with text inside is on
>the desktop that reads:
>------------------------------------------
>The Money Express ws unable to open your Money file.
>
>This may be because you've run out of disk space. Try freeing some space on
>your disk.
>
>Or, it may be because you're trying to use a file from an older version of
>money. If so, open it in Money 2002, first, and then start Money Express.
>----------------------------------------
>She doesn't use Money Express, so why the box after every exit?
OK... I think this should be the cure for that:
In Money 2002, Tools->Options->Bills, and uncheck Use Money Express.
Thomboy
me.
I will first try to find the .mny files and then copy them onto a flash
drive. I will also show my wife how to back up to a flash drive rather than
a less reliable floppy disk.
I will then follow the directions to repair the money file shown at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902466/en-us
Hopefully, when done she will be back in working order, and I can relax.
Again, many thanks for coming back so frequently to read my replies, and for
having the patience to guide me to make the needed changes. When I make the
changes, and repair the damage money file, I will report back with my results.
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Cal Learner-- MVP
>
>
>I will first try to find the .mny files and then copy them onto a flash
>drive. I will also show my wife how to back up to a flash drive rather than
>a less reliable floppy disk.
Also, the *.mbf files are Money Backup Files. Search and save those
too. Note the dates on the files. The *.mbf files may be restored
into Money, but you cannot directly do the salv.exe repair on them.
Cal Learner-- MVP
> I will also show my wife how to back up to a flash drive rather than
>a less reliable floppy disk.
Note that Money 2002 will not back up onto a USB flash drive with
more than 2 GB of free space. Fill it with stuff if you have a big
drive. That bug does not exist in Money Plus.
Thomboy
OK, I did find two more backup files for money using *.mny and saved them on
a flash drive.
I followed the directions for the Microsoft fix (using the MS Money
Standard File Repair utility) and did download into a special folder, then
tried to unzip the 5 files. When I clicked on the SALV.exe file (did not
have an .exe after SALV), but it was an executable file, I got the following
message:
The program can't start because MSVCR71.dll is missing from your computer.
Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
I went back to the MS website and downloaded the Std File Repair utility
unzipped set of files and the SALV.exe still would not open, but got the same
message.
I do have a floppy disk of her very last backup in August of 2009, so we
have something good to use.
I did save all the .mny files on a flash card.
I made sure all the backups did not have "read only" as checked.
Sorry it has taken me so long to reply, but that bug was awful.....
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Cal Learner-- MVP
>It has been a long time, but I got that dreaded flu bug!
>
>OK, I did find two more backup files for money using *.mny and saved them on
>a flash drive.
>
> I followed the directions for the Microsoft fix (using the MS Money
>Standard File Repair utility) and did download into a special folder, then
>tried to unzip the 5 files. When I clicked on the SALV.exe file (did not
>have an .exe after SALV), but it was an executable file, I got the following
>message:
You have Windows Explorer set to hide file extensions for known file
types. That's the default. Some of us have a list of things to
change when we get a new computer.
>
>The program can't start because MSVCR71.dll is missing from your computer.
>Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
Search for MSVCR71.dll on your drive. I did not check but I would
have guessed that might have been in your "special folder". Did you
launch Salv.exe from a command (DOS) window after changing to your
"special folder" in that window? I would do it that way. The .exe
will show when you do a dir in that command window.
Note that salv.exe (Salv) only works on *.mny files, and not *.mbf
files.
>
>I went back to the MS website and downloaded the Std File Repair utility
>unzipped set of files and the SALV.exe still would not open, but got the same
>message.
That sounds like a duplicate of what you put into your special
folder.
Thomboy
The five unzipped files in the special folder are:
msuni10.dll app extension
myisam05.dll app extension
rsalv.dll app extension
salv application
utlsrf06.dll app extension
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
> In microsoft.public.money, Thomboy wrote:
>
> >It has been a long time, but I got that dreaded flu bug!
> >
> >OK, I did find two more backup files for money using *.mny and saved them on
> >a flash drive.
> >
> > I followed the directions for the Microsoft fix (using the MS Money
> >Standard File Repair utility) and did download into a special folder, then
> >tried to unzip the 5 files. When I clicked on the SALV.exe file (did not
> >have an .exe after SALV), but it was an executable file, I got the following
> >message:
>
> You have Windows Explorer set to hide file extensions for known file
> types. That's the default. Some of us have a list of things to
> change when we get a new computer.
HOW DO I SET EXPLORER TO SHOW FILE EXTENSIONS?
>
> >
> >The program can't start because MSVCR71.dll is missing from your computer.
> >Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
>
> Search for MSVCR71.dll on your drive. I did not check but I would
> have guessed that might have been in your "special folder". Did you
> launch Salv.exe from a command (DOS) window after changing to your
> "special folder" in that window? I would do it that way. The .exe
> will show when you do a dir in that command window.
I DID A SEARCH AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.
I AM PLAIN LOST NOW! Did you launch Salv.exe from a command (DOS) window
after changing to your "special folder" in that window?
WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ME TO DO?
>
> Note that salv.exe (Salv) only works on *.mny files, and not *.mbf
> files.
OK, BUT I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LAUNCH IT FIRST.
THANKS FOR THE REPLY, AND FOR YOUR NEXT ADVICE.
THOMBOY
> .
>
Cal Learner-- MVP
>How do I reset the Windows Explorer to show hidden file extensions?
>
>The five unzipped files in the special folder are:
>msuni10.dll app extension
>myisam05.dll app extension
>rsalv.dll app extension
>salv application
>utlsrf06.dll app extension
I remembered there were some DLLs, but I did not remember what they
were. Let's hope that the DLLs there are all that will be needed.
I have msvcr71.dll in my C:\windows\System32 folder. Let's hope
that the method below does not give an error, at least not one
associated with that msvcr71.dll.
Let's call the special folder SF.
I could first copy the *.mny file that you want to make a repaired
version of to SF. You don't have to.
I have indented the three places that I am showing a command that
you would type.
Open a command window by entering
cmd
into the box that appears at the bottom of the window that opens
when you click Start, followed by the Enter key. Alternatively, you
may have CommandPrompt in your Start->Programs->Accessories. You
could launch from there instead.
In to the command window, type
cd SF
followed by the Enter key --
where SF represents the full pathname of where the SF folder is.
By doing that, your commands will default to referring to the SF
folder. cd stands for Change Directory. Directory is another name
for folder. Salv.exe should then also look for DLLs in that
directory/folder too.
Then type
salv.exe
followed by the Enter key. The .exe could be omitted, since that is
one of the extensions that Windows will check for.
That should bring up the program. You want to do a level 2 repair.
You will have to identify the file you want a repaired version of,
and you will have to provide a name for the repaired version.
If you used command files much, there is a way to make the font
bigger, and to make other modifications. But most people don't use
command windows. So putting up with the small font would be
temporary.
>
>
>
>"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
>
>> In microsoft.public.money, Thomboy wrote:
>>
>> >It has been a long time, but I got that dreaded flu bug!
>> >
>> >OK, I did find two more backup files for money using *.mny and saved them on
>> >a flash drive.
>> >
>> > I followed the directions for the Microsoft fix (using the MS Money
>> >Standard File Repair utility) and did download into a special folder, then
>> >tried to unzip the 5 files. When I clicked on the SALV.exe file (did not
>> >have an .exe after SALV), but it was an executable file, I got the following
>> >message:
>>
>> You have Windows Explorer set to hide file extensions for known file
>> types. That's the default. Some of us have a list of things to
>> change when we get a new computer.
>
>HOW DO I SET EXPLORER TO SHOW FILE EXTENSIONS?
If using XP, see
http://www.howtohaven.com/system/show-file-extensions-in-windows-explorer.shtml
In Vista, Start->ControlPanel->View and un-tick
HideFileExtensionsForKnownFileTypes
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
+++I placed the .mny file I wanted to repair in the SF, called, "Money
Repair Download," then opened the command prompt found in accessories, and
typed:
cd Money Repair Download
When I hit enter, I received the following message:
The system cannot find the path specified.
I then, even though i got the above message, typed: salv.exe, and got the
following message in the command prompt:
'salv.exe' is not recognized as an interenal or external command, operable
program or batch file.
Now what?
Thomboy
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Cal Learner-- MVP
Oooh... Something shorter would have been handier when you have to
type the path. Plus, within a command window, filenames or paths
with a space in them need to be enclosed within double quotes.
So I would rename that.. to SF lets say...
but you also need to specify where that folder is.
If that folder was at the outer level, you could do a command like
this if you don't rename:
cd "\Money Repair Download"
There is a good chance that your folder is not at the root level of
the drive. In that case, you will need a command more like this.
cd %HOMEPATH%"\My documents\Money Repair Download"
in XP or
cd %HOMEPATH%"\Documents\Money Repair Download"
in Vista or Windows 7
The %HOMEPATH% is a special symbol that represents the starting
point for the user data space for the current user.
Note that the
dir
command can be useful to see what is in the folder/directory that
you are currently in.
>then opened the command prompt found in accessories, and
>typed:
>
>cd Money Repair Download
>
>When I hit enter, I received the following message:
>
>The system cannot find the path specified.
So to reiterate, you need to put the part of the pathname that
includes spaces into double quotes, and you need the rest of the
path.
Thomboy
extensions? I am using Win 7, which is very close to VISTA. The path you
give for VISTA may be different for Win 7:
In Vista,
Start->ControlPanel->View and un-tick HideFileExtensionsForKnownFileTypes
I can't find the "HideFileExtensionForKnownFileTypes" option to un-tick, and
make hidden file types visible.
NEW THOUGHT!!
What would happen if I uninstalled Money 2002 Deluxe, and then reinstalled
it? Once reinstalled, I could then use the backup on my wifes floppy disk to
make a NEW "My Money File" and include the most recent backup from August of
2009 from the floppy disk?
Yes, I would lose all the .mny backups, but I still have them all saved on a
flash drive, just in case they are needed, but none of them seem to have the
latest August 2009 data I am trying to put back into "My Money," or "Wendy's
Money file."
This may be a very stupid thing to do, but since I don't have your
expertise, it is one of those out in left field thoughts.
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Thomboy
Drive to save the .mny and .mbf files.
OUCH! WE HAVE DISCUSSED SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE THE MONEY FILE WORK,
WITH BITS AND PIECES OF YOUR ANSWERS HERE AND THERE, THAT I AM OVERLOOKING OR
LOSING SOME OF IT, WHICH MAY BE CRITICAL TO MAKING THE SOLUTION WORK. MAYBE
I HAVE TO START A SPECIAL FILE ON THE LAPTOP THAT INCLUDES THE VARIOUS PARTS
OF THE SOLUTION, SO I DON'T LOSE THEM, OR FORGET SOMETHING THAT CAUSES A
BACKUP FILE TO BE LOST FOREVER.
thomboy
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Thomboy
fix this problem."
ARE YOU TELLING ME TO REINSTALL MONEY 2002 DELUXE?
Thomboy
Cal Learner-- MVP
>In your reply here, one sentence says, "The program can't start because
>MSVCR71.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to
>fix this problem."
>
>ARE YOU TELLING ME TO REINSTALL MONEY 2002 DELUXE?
Reinstalling Money 2002 Deluxe is probably a good idea. Reinstall
does not delete your *.mny or *.mbf files.
See other response.
Cal Learner-- MVP
>OH, BTW, I couldn't quite follow your path to set explorer to show file
>extensions? I am using Win 7, which is very close to VISTA. The path you
>give for VISTA may be different for Win 7:
Ahhh. I should not have guessed.
>
>In Vista,
>Start->ControlPanel->View and un-tick HideFileExtensionsForKnownFileTypes
>
>I can't find the "HideFileExtensionForKnownFileTypes" option to un-tick, and
>make hidden file types visible.
Windows7:
ControlPanel->AppearanceAndPersonalization->FolderOptions->View,
un-tick HideFileExtensionsForKnownFileTypes
Perhaps also select ShowHiddenFiles,Folders,OrDrives.
>
>NEW THOUGHT!!
>
>What would happen if I uninstalled Money 2002 Deluxe, and then reinstalled
>it? Once reinstalled, I could then use the backup on my wifes floppy disk to
>make a NEW "My Money File" and include the most recent backup from August of
>2009 from the floppy disk?
I would copy the contents of your floppy backup disks to your hard
drive. Floppies fail more frequently than other media. I am also
worried that you say "floppy" rather than "floppies". I don't think
that most people could back up to a single floppy.
>
>Yes, I would lose all the .mny backups, but I still have them all saved on a
>flash drive, just in case they are needed, but none of them seem to have the
>latest August 2009 data I am trying to put back into "My Money," or "Wendy's
>Money file."
>
>This may be a very stupid thing to do, but since I don't have your
>expertise, it is one of those out in left field thoughts.
Reinstall is fine. I would still try to use the salv.exe from your
special folder.
Copy the sample.mny from your Money install folder to your documents
folder. Try opening that copy by right-clicking the copy. If that
opens fine, the problem is probably with your *.mny file rather than
your installation.
One more thing. Make sure your *.mny file that you are trying to
open is not within your \ProgramFiles folder. Your symptoms don't
seem to match the problem that would cause, but I thought I would
mention it.
There are shortcuts to help with command windows. For example, you
should be able to paste a string as a command by right-clicking.
What folder is your Money Repair Download folder in? I could tell
you the exact command to enter to change to that directory/folder.
Also, maybe you have a friend who used MS DOS and knows how to use
command windows.
Thomboy
I opened the command prompt (black screen), and it showed, C:\Users\Wendy>
I typed, "cd %HOMEPATH%\Documents\MRDSF (the new name for the file you call
SF, which used to be called Money Repair Download)
The next line of the command prompt showed:
C:\Users\Wendy\Documents\MRDSF> and I typed, salv, OR:
C:\Users\Wendy\Documents\MRDSF\salv
When I hit enter, the next line showed, C:\Users\Wendy\Documents\MRDSF,BUT
this time I got another message, titled, salv.exe - System Error, and inside
the box it said:
(X) The program can't start because MSVCR71.dll is missing from your
computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
IS IT TIME TO REINSTALL MONEY 2002 DELUXE?
Please forgive me, but I am getting lost.
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Cal Learner-- MVP
>OK, here goes.
>
>I opened the command prompt (black screen), and it showed, C:\Users\Wendy>
>
>I typed, "cd %HOMEPATH%\Documents\MRDSF (the new name for the file you call
>SF, which used to be called Money Repair Download)
>
>The next line of the command prompt showed:
>
>C:\Users\Wendy\Documents\MRDSF> and I typed, salv, OR:
>
>C:\Users\Wendy\Documents\MRDSF\salv
>
>When I hit enter, the next line showed, C:\Users\Wendy\Documents\MRDSF,BUT
>this time I got another message, titled, salv.exe - System Error, and inside
>the box it said:
>
>(X) The program can't start because MSVCR71.dll is missing from your
>computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
>
>IS IT TIME TO REINSTALL MONEY 2002 DELUXE?
>
>Please forgive me, but I am getting lost.
I decided to try this on my Windows 7 machine to replicate your
setup. I re-downloaded that Money 2006 salv package,
I did the equivalent of these two commands in a command window:
cd C:\Users\Wendy\Documents\MRDSF
salv.exe
(my folder was in a different place than yours)
Upon entering salv.exe, I got a pop-up window called "Microsoft
Money Repair" in the top of the window. I think you are crashing
before that window appears.
I did this test from a user account with Administrator privilege.
Now that action does not depend on the actual Money installation at
all.
So why do you get an msvcr71.dll error? I don't know. Here is
another command to type into a command window:
path
That should spit out a long string. It is a list of places that
Windows looks for certain things, separated by semicolons. One of
the items should be c:\windows\system32. You may have to scroll the
window, or expand it, to see the whole string. I don't expect that
your path is messed up, but I don't know what else would cause the
fail citing that msvcr71.dll when you launch salv.exe.
Well, it shouldn't hurt. Reinstall of Money is not a dangerous
thing. Go for it. If everything works well after that, that would be
great.
The first time that you run Money after the reinstall, I would
right-click the Money launch icon, and choose RunAsAdministrator.
Thomboy
administrator," and see what falls out.
I will also save the floppy disk contents of her backup to my hard drive,
and then save it to the flash drive (2 mb) and get back to you.
It may be a few days before I report back, OK?
Have a good Thanksgiving time.
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Thomboy
Should I uninstall Money 2002 Deluxe before I reinstall it? Not sure it
matters like in an operating system, but I didn't want to take anything for
granted.
Thanks, Thomboy
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"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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Cal Learner-- MVP
>
>Should I uninstall Money 2002 Deluxe before I reinstall it? Not sure it
>matters like in an operating system, but I didn't want to take anything for
>granted.
No problem. Sorry for overcomplicating things at times.
I don't think that is necessary to uninstall first. If it were
necessary, Money should tell you that when you tried to install.
One thing I would do first:
Find the sample.mny file in your install folder. That may be
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money". Copy sample.mny file to
your Documents folder in Vista. Launch Money 2002 by right-clicking
that copy of sample.mny, and choosing Open.
If the file opens successfully, the problem is probably not with the
install.
Then check Help->About to make sure the version is version 10. If it
is not version 10, then the version currently installed is not Money
2002. At that point, I would not reinstall until I thought it
through some more.
If sample.mny opens, and you have version 10, it won't hurt to
reinstall. But the fact that sample.mny opens means that the install
is *probably* not the problem. However reinstalling may still be
worth trying anyway.
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
> In microsoft.public.money, Thomboy wrote:
>
> >
> >Should I uninstall Money 2002 Deluxe before I reinstall it? Not sure it
> >matters like in an operating system, but I didn't want to take anything for
> >granted.
>
> No problem. Sorry for overcomplicating things at times.
>
> I don't think that is necessary to uninstall first. If it were
> necessary, Money should tell you that when you tried to install.
>
> One thing I would do first:
>
> Find the sample.mny file in your install folder. That may be
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money". Copy sample.mny file to
> your Documents folder in Vista. Launch Money 2002 by right-clicking
> that copy of sample.mny, and choosing Open.
I FOUND THE SAMPLE MONEY FILE IN THE PROGRAM FILES (MICROSOFT MONEY 2002),
AND SENT A COPY OF IT TO THE "MONEY" FOLDER IN MY DOCUMENTS. ONCE THERE I
OPENED IT, AND GUESS WHAT? ALL THE LAST ENTRIES MY WIFE MADE IN AUGUST OF
2009 WERE THERE!
I TRIED TO MAKE A DEPOSIT AS IN MY FIRST MESSAGE, AND GOT THE SAME ERROR
MESSAGE. SO, I EXITED THE SAMPLE.MNY FILE. AND, THEN IN THE "MONEY" FOLDER
IN MY DOCUMENTS, RIGHT CLICKED ON THE "WENDY'S MONEY 11-25-09" THE NAME I
GAVE TO THE SAVED COPY IN THE "MONEY" FOLDER, AND WHEN IT OPENED, EVERYTHING
WAS OK, BUT EVEN BETTER, WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE DEPOSITS TO ANY OF THE
ACCOUNTS, THEY WERE COMPLETED AS WANTED.
IN OTHER WORDS, UNLESS I AM IN A DAZE, WHICH IS PROBABLY TRUE, WE ARE BACK
TO A WORKING COPY OF WENDY'S MONEY (NEW ENDING: 11-25-09) AND EVERYTHING
WORKS.
WHAT DID I NOT DO CORRECTLY AT THE BEGINNING THAT COULD HAVE MADE IT WORK
THIS EASILY?
I AM SURE I MISSED SOMETHING YOU TOLD ME, AND GOT CONFUSED AND DID NOT
REREAD THE NUMEROUS NOTES WELL ENOUGH TO SEE THE ERROR IN MY WAYS.
AH, BUT NOT ALL WAS A WASTE OF TIME. YOU TAUGHT ME MANY IMPORTANT LESSONS
FOR USING MONEY, AND SAVING THE BACKUPS ON FLASH DRIVES, AND EVEN USING THE
FIX FOR FAULTY MONEY FILES.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER LEARNINGS TOO, BUT I AM SO HAPPY THAT ALL SEEMS TO BE
BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
I WILL REPORT BACK IF SOMETHING GOES AWRY, BUT AS OF NOW, I THINK THE
PROBLEM(S) ARE SOLVED.
THIS WAS A GREAT THANKSGIVING BLESSING INDEED.
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR NEVER ENDING PATIENCE, AND GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO HOLD
MY HAND AND TEACH ME WHAT TO DO.
THOMBOY
>
> If the file opens successfully, the problem is probably not with the
> install.
>
> Then check Help->About to make sure the version is version 10. If it
> is not version 10, then the version currently installed is not Money
> 2002. At that point, I would not reinstall until I thought it
> through some more.
>
> If sample.mny opens, and you have version 10, it won't hurt to
> reinstall. But the fact that sample.mny opens means that the install
> is *probably* not the problem. However reinstalling may still be
> worth trying anyway.
>
> .
>
Cal Learner-- MVP
>I FOUND THE SAMPLE MONEY FILE IN THE PROGRAM FILES (MICROSOFT MONEY 2002),
>AND SENT A COPY OF IT TO THE "MONEY" FOLDER IN MY DOCUMENTS. ONCE THERE I
>OPENED IT, AND GUESS WHAT? ALL THE LAST ENTRIES MY WIFE MADE IN AUGUST OF
>2009 WERE THERE!
>
>I TRIED TO MAKE A DEPOSIT AS IN MY FIRST MESSAGE, AND GOT THE SAME ERROR
>MESSAGE. SO, I EXITED THE SAMPLE.MNY FILE. AND, THEN IN THE "MONEY" FOLDER
>IN MY DOCUMENTS, RIGHT CLICKED ON THE "WENDY'S MONEY 11-25-09" THE NAME I
>GAVE TO THE SAVED COPY IN THE "MONEY" FOLDER, AND WHEN IT OPENED, EVERYTHING
>WAS OK, BUT EVEN BETTER, WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE DEPOSITS TO ANY OF THE
>ACCOUNTS, THEY WERE COMPLETED AS WANTED.
>
>IN OTHER WORDS, UNLESS I AM IN A DAZE, WHICH IS PROBABLY TRUE, WE ARE BACK
>TO A WORKING COPY OF WENDY'S MONEY (NEW ENDING: 11-25-09) AND EVERYTHING
>WORKS.
>
>WHAT DID I NOT DO CORRECTLY AT THE BEGINNING THAT COULD HAVE MADE IT WORK
>THIS EASILY?
With Vista. symptom for what you describe would normally be that the
file seemed to work OK, but changes made seemed to have disappeared.
Users writing data within the C:\ProgramFiles area has been
considered not good practice. Yet some existing applications did
that. Rather than break the applications that were not so well
designed by implementing new write protections, writes by the user
are shadowed into a different place in the user's area. The term is
"File Virtualization" if you care to read about it.
The action item is to make sure your *.mny and *.mbf files are moved
to a place, such as your Documents folder, where you will have full
read-write access. Besides the C:\ProgramFiles folder, this "File
Virtualization" is done by user's attempts to write to the "Windows
folder.
What I know suspect is that Windows 7 actually gives an error. Now
if you two are using two separate Money accounts, that could explain
some difference.
>
>I AM SURE I MISSED SOMETHING YOU TOLD ME, AND GOT CONFUSED AND DID NOT
>REREAD THE NUMEROUS NOTES WELL ENOUGH TO SEE THE ERROR IN MY WAYS.
And I wish I had noticed a symptom.
>
>AH, BUT NOT ALL WAS A WASTE OF TIME. YOU TAUGHT ME MANY IMPORTANT LESSONS
>FOR USING MONEY, AND SAVING THE BACKUPS ON FLASH DRIVES, AND EVEN USING THE
>FIX FOR FAULTY MONEY FILES.
>
>THERE ARE MANY OTHER LEARNINGS TOO, BUT I AM SO HAPPY THAT ALL SEEMS TO BE
>BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
>
>I WILL REPORT BACK IF SOMETHING GOES AWRY, BUT AS OF NOW, I THINK THE
>PROBLEM(S) ARE SOLVED.
>
>THIS WAS A GREAT THANKSGIVING BLESSING INDEED.
>
>MANY THANKS FOR YOUR NEVER ENDING PATIENCE, AND GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO HOLD
>MY HAND AND TEACH ME WHAT TO DO.
I will try to figure out why you got the symptoms you got. Maybe it
was a difference between Vista and Windows 7, or may have been some
other factors.
I am pleased that things are working. Get your backup strategy in
place. Remember hard drives fail. Floppies fail more often. Back up
with various vintages of backups to one or more USB Flash drives.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.money/browse_thread/thread/f6e62b109d61c9a5/1c1db3297c4c8525
would let you look thru the thread later if you liked.
Thomboy
were not included; I wonder if it is because there were two pages?
Yes, the backup process is the key to solving Money problems for sure. That
is one thing you taught me, which won't be forgotten soon. After our back
and forth messages covering a fair amount of time, much will be remembered.
Thanks again for all your help, and patience!!
Thomboy
"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
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