Forced to update to Win 11

[ri...@richtubbs.net]

Hello Fellow MS Money Users! 

I am being forced to update from my Win 10 into Win11 Pro 64-Bit due to Intuit requirements for the upcoming TurboTax release. I am running MS Money Deluxe Version 14.0.120.1105 which runs perfectly now on Win 10. What will I have to modify to keep it running on the Win 11 program? Many thanks in advance for any suggestions. I have been using Money for almost 20 years and still haven't found a comparable program!

[Cal Learner]

If you update the same computer to W11 from W10, I expect no new Money 2005 problem.

If you are installing onto a clean W11 install, you will need to get the installation file rather than using the old CD.

[Stephen Google]

I have no issues running Money 2005 on 3 PCs running the latest version Windows 11 25H2

[ri...@richtubbs.net]

Thank you to both Cal and Stephen for your insights into my transition to Win 11. The Win 11 package should show up this week and I shall try the update on a spare computer first which also has Money on it. I'll post the results here. Thanks again guys!

[ri...@richtubbs.net]

Hey guys, Finally, success (BUT in a round about way)!

I received the Win 11 install package but it gave me an error message saying that my computer was "unsupported" because it was lacking TPM and a couple other files. Oh Well, here we go.....

So I ended up on YouTube and found a method to get around Microsoft's BS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp1uE_TdJxA&t=129s

This has all the steps needed to get around the missing files AND it likes MONEY and Intuit TURBOTAX. Everything works as it should!

I still am keeping the Windows updates blocked until after tax season....just in case. I don't want any surprises later in the game....LOL

Again, MANY thanks for the help! I truly hope that the team at MS who decided to drop MONEY got fired. MS missed the boat on that one!

[Stephen Google]

You just need to run setup.exe /product server. I turn off the internet (or airplane mode) an decline updates for the update. Works every time on 'unsupported' PCs.

[Greg Grote]

Ha!  It looks like I already had watched part of this video (although I don't recall it), but thanks for the link and the reminder that it's out there.  I bought a new PC last fall and gave my very old i7 to my wife, and then bought her a new one last month rather than extend the Win10 support, but rather than dumping that old PC I'm going to give this a shot because even if it bricks or otherwise bombs there is no harm done.