Microsoft KB Archive/932719

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The Program Compatibility Assistant dialog box is displayed when you try to install Money 2005 or Works Suite 2006 on Windows Vista

Article ID: 932719

Article Last Modified on 4/4/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Money 2005 Deluxe Edition
• Microsoft Money 2005 Premium Edition
• Microsoft Money 2005 Small Business Edition
• Microsoft Money 2005 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Works Suite 2006

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Money 2005 on a Windows Vista-based computer, the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog box appears. This dialog box contains a message that states that the program has compatibility issues with the operating system. This behavior occurs on all versions of Money 2005. This includes Microsoft Works Suite 2006 and includes the following versions of Money 2005:

• The retail version.
• The OEM version.
• The stand-alone version.
• The French language version.
  

Note This behavior may also occur in other language versions.

RESOLUTION

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:

1. In Windows Vista, click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
   
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
2. Locate and then click the following subkey:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD.
4. Set the name to {04702D0C-8A17-4591-B280-E61BE448722F}.
5. Set the value to 3.
6. Exit Registry Editor.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, ignore the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog box and install Money 2005.

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