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    Hello,

    When I try to open a MSMoney file in Money 2004, it will not open and give the generic Microsoft Money has stopped working error.  Is there a way to get the file to open?  Here is what I have already tried:

    -Restoring from a backup files
    -Repairing the file with the repair utility
    -Repair installing the software
    -Fully reinstalling the software
    -Running software as administrator
    -Tried opening file file on another computer with a fresh installation

    I am on Windows 7 Pro x64.  Money 2004.

    Any ideas?

    Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:50 PM

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    Hi,

      That's a tough spot. Do you have other backups, even an older one where you might have to re-enter transactions to get up to date again? As a long shot, perhaps try downloading Money Plus Sunset and try opening with a newer version of Money? My guess is your Money file is corrupt, the recourse is to go to another copy of the file. 

    • Marked as answer by BITSCNCS Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:23 PM
    Wednesday, September 26, 2012 4:19 PM

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    Hi,

      That's a tough spot. Do you have other backups, even an older one where you might have to re-enter transactions to get up to date again? As a long shot, perhaps try downloading Money Plus Sunset and try opening with a newer version of Money? My guess is your Money file is corrupt, the recourse is to go to another copy of the file. 

    • Marked as answer by BITSCNCS Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:23 PM
    Wednesday, September 26, 2012 4:19 PM
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    Thanks for the replies, I will give both a try.  It is for sure Money 2004, but I don't have any older backups unfortunately.
    Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:07 PM
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    Hi,

      That's a tough spot. Do you have other backups, even an older one where you might have to re-enter transactions to get up to date again? As a long shot, perhaps try downloading Money Plus Sunset and try opening with a newer version of Money? My guess is your Money file is corrupt, the recourse is to go to another copy of the file. 


    This look like it did it!  The file appears to open normally now.  Thanks for the tip!
    Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:23 PM
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    Keep a copy of the files you do have on other media. A disk crash would be unwelcome.

    I don't know if Money 2004 works well with 64-bit Windows. You could install the appropriate version for your country using the link in the first post in this forum.

    You could try making a repaired version of your *.mny file with
    File->RepairMoneyFile->StandardFileRepair level 2. 

    Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:27 PM
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