There are two other possibilities to get at your data.
1. Do a Google search for "Microsoft Money password crack". There are commercial programs that
claim to be able to recover your password.
But be very careful with any software or service like that. Most people who are trying to get at passwords are miscreants and the programs that they use or offer for sale may well contain malware. And, of course, sharing your financial
data with unknown parties has inherent risks. Moreover, one of those "services" warns:
Please note that in MS Money 2002+ the protection scheme was significantly improved, so universal recovery methods, such as Brute Force Attack and Dictionary Search, must be used. This may take a lot of
time and even fail if the password is long and complex. This problem is of global nature - in general, protection in MS Money is very complex.
As you are no doubt concluding, I don't recommend this approach.
2. Since you can still access your Money file on your old computer, you can do a qif export of your data and then do a qif import into a fresh install of Money on your new computer. This will not bring over customized reports, scheduled bills &
deposits, and some data, but does bring over most financial transactions. This article is a good description of the process:
http://moneymvps.org/faq/article/28.aspx
Let us know how you make out.
Bill Becker
