Should I upgrade from Money 2004 to Money 2005 UK

[silverreader]

Can anyone tell me some good reasons for upgrading to Money 2005 from 2004?  2004 still works OK (mostly) - some reports are a bit erratic, and obviously stock quotes no longer happen.  I realise that I can use MS Money Quotes with 2005.  Are there any downsides to this upgrade that anyone has come across please?

[Cal Learner]

What would you hope to gain? You like the color scheme better?  One thing would be if you  were going to use "MS Money Quotes" https://gaiersoftware.com/Money . That is not listed to work with Money 2004. The registers, reports (if you switch 2005 to "advanced"), portfolio pretty much work the same. The other thing is that by switching, more people would be using the same version as you. Net, I would not switch.

You already noticed the help thing. Money 2005 tries to hit other online servers that are no longer there too. If using money 2005 you want to set up the Windows firewall to block Money from trying to hit those servers and waiting for a response that never comes. If you can't find how to set the firewall in Windows for that, ask. Money 2005 has various things it tries to go to online servers for. Also Money 2005 tried to implement some simplified ("essential") budget and reports, but I think most people who use those switch to the "advanced" budget and reports which is pretty much the same as 2004.

You tried Money 2005 on another computer. That was wise IMO. What were your observations in addition to missing help?

I note that Money Plus keeps creating "handles" by using task manager to display that number. I don't know when that behavior started, but it slows Money for me after I have it open for a long while. Money Plus has some advantages, including a very useful multi-vintage file backup. But Plus cannot read your UK file.

I think you can use PocketSense  with either, although that is more useful in the US generally.

[silverreader]

Thanks for those observations.   The only advantage I have found in trialling Money 2005 separately is that I can use Gaier quotes (on a trial basis so far).  That has worked fairly well.  However, I don't know that it is sufficient to sway me towards upgrading.  Perhaps I should just hold fire.

[Cal Learner]

The  Gaier MSMoneyQuotes is a  good reason.

[Stephen Google]

I use Money 2005 UK with no problems. Be sure to use the latest version Money2005-UK-QFE2.exe. I just confirmed it still works in the leaked issue of 'Windows 11'.

[Ameridan (microsoftmoneyoffline.wordpress.com)]

Excellent!!!  How did you know I googled that an hour ago?  ;)  (I didn't get any hits by the way, but now we know - and IE is not part of Windows 11)