unofficial microsoft.public.money FAQ and A
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Q) I just reinstalled Money/moved my file to a new machine. Now Money wants a password to open my file. I've never used one. Why?
A) The most typical case here is that the Money file was being used by/was backed up by a newer version than you are now trying to open/restore it with.
To find out, try downloading and installing the latest version Money Trial version and use it to open your file. If successful, it may leave behind a copy of the pre-upgrade file, renamed to have an extension of the form .MNn where Nn is the Money version of the pre-upgrade file--N6=M98, N7=M99, N8=M2K, N9=M01, 10=M02, 11=M03. If, for the M04 Trial version, it doesn't leave one behind, then the version that created the file in question is M04. Once you’ve resolved what version the file in question came from, you can uninstall the trial version, re-install the correct version, rename the .MNn file to .MNY, and open it with the correct version.
Another alternative, suggested by Cal Learner--MVP, may be appropriate for people who don't keep their hard disk pruned or didn't just reformat. Search your disk for files having an extension of the form .MNn, as defined above. If you find any, the highest Nn number is likely the Money version you upgraded your data file from most recently. Your .MNY file is likely to be only readable by a higher version of Money.
Money files are not backward compatible to older versions of the application--this message is Money's dumb way of trying to say so.
Please see this disclaimer if you are using Money 2005 or this comment if you are using Money 2006.
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Last update: 10 December 2006 |
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