Microsoft KB Archive/143035

Money 4.0: Money Opens Blank File After Upgrade

PSS ID Number: Q143035 Article last modified on 09-12-1997

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= SYMPTOMS =

After you upgrade to Microsoft Money version 4.0 for Windows 95 from an older version, a new Money file opens, and it appears that all previous data was lost.

= RESOLUTION =

Money version 4.0 for Windows 95 does not automatically open your pre- existing data file after you upgrade. The first time you start Money, a new data file called My Money.mny opens. However, you can manually open your original Money file by following the steps below.

Opening Existing Money Files
To open an existing data file, do the following:


 * 1) Start Money for Windows 95.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Open.
 * 3) Select the data file you want to open, and then click OK.

Finding Money Files
If you are unable find the file you want to open in the current folder, you can use Windows 95 to find the file. To do this, use the following steps:

  Close Money.   Click the Start button, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.   On the Name and Location tab, type the following, and then click Find Now mny   Double-click the file you want to open in Money. Money opens with the file. 

= MORE INFORMATION =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Money version 4.0 for Windows 95. This problem was corrected in Money version 4.0a for Windows 95.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q136374 TITLE : Money 4.0, 4.0a: Installing New Version Over Previous Version

KBCategory: kbusage kbsetup kbprb KBSubcategory:

Additional reference words: 4.00 w_money lost missing gone disappeared where is my money file

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