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Running Microsoft Money 2005 UK under Windows Vista

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So now Windows Vista and Office 2007 are here, I've been upgrading to the RTM build on my home machines over the weekend. One little foible I've found is with running the UK edition of Microsoft Money 2005 under Windows Vista.

Once Microsoft Money is installed and you open your previous money file, it will sit there for a while attempting to compact your money file, then fall over in a heap. There is an update which Money needs, but you can't install it if you can't run it. This KB describes the process in more detail.

The workaround, it turns out, is relatively simple. However the symptoms above give no indication of the problem directly. What you need to do is turn off UAC (User Account Control).

Click "Start/Control Panel"
Click "User Accounts"
Click "User Accounts (again)"
Click "Turn User Account control on or off"

uac

Reboot the machine

Now you can follow the KB I linked to above to use the sample money file to update.

PLEASE: Now please repeat the above steps to turn UAC back on again and reboot. This is really important and I sincerely recommend you run with UAC turned on.

Now you can open you old Money file as normal again.
Hope this helps someone
Cheers,
John.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    John always has to be the first to announce whenever things get released, launched, become available.

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    PingBack from http://beta.amanzi.co.nz/2006/11/13/microsoft-turn-off-vistas-uac-to-fix-problems/

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    John - I'm not sure why that KB has been pulled (bearing in mind this post is over 2 years old too now). Closest I can find is http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320193. Thanks, John.

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
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  • Anonymous
    November 14, 2006
    Hi ! I've tested it on my side, and the work-arround to allow Money to get the update was to run it as Administrator (right clic on the icon and select the appropriate option). Now, what still doesn't work is that I cannot import OFX files from my bank website. It gets Money crash each time ! Well, however, I will get back to XP or 2000, since Vista RC1 is too slow and doesn't give anything really interesting except a new look. If you want a 3D desktop that works, try out Mandriva 2007 with 3D enabled, you'll be sticked ! Regards, Manuch

  • Anonymous
    March 14, 2008
    Dear John, I am having the same problem but in WindowsXP SP2. My motherboard burned and I had to reinstall WindowsXP and then Money 2005. However after the reinstall when I try to reopen my original money file it will start compacting and after a while it will fall over. I tried to go to the KB you provided but it is no longer available. Any suggestions on how can I fix this in XP and do you have copy of the KB article? Thank you in advance, momchil mmomchilov.iep2003@london.edu

  • Anonymous
    June 16, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    September 25, 2008
    Hi John My Norton 306 wnet belly up at the weekend.  Fixed it,  tried to run Money 2005,  it said I had the wrong password and would I re-enter it. I did many times,  all failed.  Can I reload the program with a new password or am I stuck in limbo with it? No support from Microsoft as product too old ! Advice would be appreciated please. Johnmxn

  • Anonymous
    September 25, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    January 13, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    March 07, 2009
    Fantastic - did the job. Thanks for the information.