win 11 with sunset version...can't seem to open or import MS 2004 file

[Bob Pattison]

All,
Thanks in advance...I've done some searches here to see if others had similar problems.

I have a 2004 version (windows 7!) and set up a new win11 box. 

On trying to open the old mny file it starts and then completely crashes back out to the desktop.

I have also tried same but restoring back up.

Money file is on same drive as program

Bob Pattison

[Cal Learner]

Microsoft Money Sunset can only read North American Money files.

[Cal Learner]

https://microsoftmoneyoffline.wordpress.com/ has useful download links.

If Money Sunset is appropriate, you also need the patch discussed there.

[Bob Pattison]

Cal, 
Thank you for the quick reply. M 2004 is not a N. American version? As I am and only have been here in the US, so not sure why it wouldn't be a N.American version,,,

Work arounds?

bob

[Bob Pattison]

I'll check out the patch and thread on  Ameridan's site.

thanks!

[Cal Learner]

There was certainly a Money 2004 North American version -- one of three versions. Since you were having a problem with Sunset trying to read your file, I suspected you had a UK or rest-of-world version (which I now know you don't.)

Do you have the Money 2004 disk? You could try installing that on Win 11. It may have some advantages over Money Sunset because it was made to be more independent. Its Help works better, for example.  It does lack my favorite feature of Sunset -- the automatic multiple backups with timestamps incorporated in the *.mbf filenames.

Yet you should also be able to install Money Plus Deluxe Sunset, apply the patch, and open the old *.mbf file.

Do not put the *.mny file into your Program Files (x86) folder, but instead put it into your Documents or a folder within Documents. I have a folder named MN in my documents folder.

When Sunset goes to convert your Money 2004 file, it will save your 2004 file in a copy with a *.m12 extension.