Microsoft KB Archive/136999

Money: Upgrade Doesn’t Clear Old Program Items from Start Menu

PSS ID Number: Q136999 Article last modified on 09-12-1997

4.00 4.00a 5.00

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When a non-CD version Microsoft Money 4.0 or 5.0 is installed in the same location as an older version of Money, the old shortcuts are not removed and may not function correctly. When you try to launch one of the shortcuts, you may receive a message similar to the following:

The item ‘PLAY.EXE’ that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved. The nearest match, based on size, date, and type, is xxxxxx.xxx(program name). Do you want this shortcut to point to this item?

= RESOLUTION =

NOTE: This does not apply if you have installed the new version of Money from CD-ROM discs.

If you upgrade over Money 3.0, the shortcuts that are in the Microsoft Money folder in the Start Menu can be removed. If you upgrade over Money 2.x, the shortcut in the Microsoft SolutionSeries folder launches Money 4.0 correctly, but it is not required and can be removed.

Setup removes the programs that the shortcuts link to, but the shortcuts are not removed and point to invalid locations. To remove the old folders from the Start menu, do the following:

  Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar.   Click the Start Menu Programs tab, and then click Remove.   Click the folder named Microsoft Money (Money 3.0) or Microsoft SolutionSeries (Money 2.0). NOTE: Make sure that you select (click) the folder icon, not the Microsoft Money icon that has the checkbook next to it.   To remove the folder from the menu, click Remove.   If asked if you want to remove the folder, click Yes.   Close the Remove Shortcuts/Folders dialog box.   Click OK to close the Taskbar Properties dialog box. 

To start Microsoft Money, click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click Microsoft Money.

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