Jun 13
Last night, I took nine steps backwards nine years into the past.
I downgraded from Microsoft Money Plus (version 17) to Microsoft Money 2000 (version 8).
Why?
- Microsoft has discontinued the Money suite of software.
- Microsoft wants their Money users to adopt Quicken as the alternative.
- I loathe Quicken.
- Starting with Money Plus (2008) Microsoft required you to activate the Money software in order to use it.
- After 01/31/2011, Microsoft will no longer allow you to activate Money software. This means if you buy a new PC and want to continue to use Money Plus on that machine, you’re screwed since you’ll be unable to activate the software.
Since I had a copy of Money 2000 which doesn’t require software activation, I installed it and transferred all my accounts over to it.
I must say it’s surprising how much functionality existed in Money 2000 versus what’s in Money Plus (2008). And boy, is it ever faster.
Incredible. Tell me again why I’ve upgraded 8 times since then?! I guess I’m an idiot.
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
How did you do this? I need this to be done badly
July 4th, 2009 at 11:44 am
First, I installed Money 2000 into it’s own folder (important, I think). Then, I exported all my accounts from Money Plus one by one and then imported them, one by one into Money 2000. Then, I recreated all my bill reminders into Money 2000 (this has to be done manually). This is labor intensive but, the job gets done in the end.