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- ReadMe File for Microsoft Money 99 Version 7.0
- July, 1998
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- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1998
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- CONTENTS
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- 1: Installing Money 99 Requires Hard Disk Space On Windows Drive
- 2: Running Money 99 And Money 98 On The Same Computer
- 3: Money Not Compatible With Internet Explorer 5.0 Beta
- 4: Money Not Compatible With Windows NT 5.0 Beta
- 5: Run Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack #3
- 6: File Size and Money 99
- 7: Internet Connections Require WinSock-Compliant ISP
- 8: Restart Windows After Upgrading Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- 9: Internet Explorer Security Settings
- 10: Internet Options May Cause Money 99 Areas To Wash Out
- 11: MSN Offers Two Free Hours Per Month to Money 99 Retail Users
- 12: Setting Up For Visa ePay On A New Computer
- 13: Windows NT Error If You Remove Remote-Access Service
- 14: Cannot Access Some Features on Windows NT with User Rights
- 15: Money 99 On Windows 98 Hangs if Modem Not Plugged In To Phone Line
- 16: Windows 98 Issues with U.S. Robotics ISDN Modem and Regular Modem
- 17: Disable Remote WinSock If You Dial Up Directly To the Internet
- 18: Trouble With Online Services Using Internet Explorer 5.0
- 19: Printer Drivers
- 20: Continuous Feed Wallet Checks On Windows NT
- 21: Printing Partial Sheets Of Checks On Sheet Feed Printers
- 22: Tour, Video, and Audio Help Requirements
- 23: How to Install Microsoft Video Codecs in Windows 95 & Windows 98
- 24: How to Install Microsoft Video Codecs in Windows NT 4.0
- 25: Display Color Settings
- 26: IntelliPoint Universal Scrolling Jumps in Personal Profile
- 27: How To Obtain Euro Currency Symbol
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- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 1: Installing Money 99 Requires Hard Disk Space On Windows Drive
-
- When you install Money 99, Money requires that you install Internet
- Explorer 4.01 SP1, if it is not already on your computer. This
- requires up to 60 MB of disk space on the drive Windows is installed
- on. After installing Internet Explorer, you can choose the drive you
- want to install Money 99 onto.
-
- NOTE: If you already have Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01, installing
- Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 will require less space.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
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- 2: Running Money 99 And Money 98 On The Same Computer
-
- Installing Money 99 on the same computer as Money 98 prevents Money
- 98 from working correctly. If you want to go back to your earlier
- version of Money, you should uninstall Money 99 and reinstall Money
- 98 from the original disk(s).
-
- If you use Online Services in Money 98, you will need to go through
- Step 2: Investigate Offerings in the Online Services area again after
- reinstalling Money 98.
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
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- 3: Money Not Compatible With Internet Explorer 5.0 Beta
-
- Please upgrade to the released version of Internet Explorer 5.0
- before using Money.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
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- 4: Money Not Compatible With Windows NT 5.0 Beta
-
- Please upgrade to the final release of Windows NT 5.0 to use Money 99.
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
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- 5: Run Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack #3
-
- If you are running Windows NT 4.0, you need to install Windows NT
- Service Pack #3 (or later) in order to use Money 99 successfully.
- Follow these steps:
-
- 1. Go to http://support.microsoft.com/support.
-
- 2. Click Drivers and Other Downloads.
-
- 3. Click Service Packs.
-
- 4. Click Windows NT Server and Workstation.
-
- 5. Click 4.0.
-
- 6. For U.S. and Canadian users, click the following link:
-
- 128-BIT.TXT: How To Obtain the 128-bit version of Windows NT 4.0
- Service Pack 3.
-
- __________________________________________________________________
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- 6: File Size and Money 99
-
- The file format used by Money 99 lets the Money team create powerful
- features such as the Advisor FYI, the Lifetime Planner, and the
- Monthly Report (all available for Financial Suite users). You might
- notice that your converted Money 99 file is bigger than your old
- Money 95 or Money 97 file. It might be slightly larger than your
- Money 98 data file.
-
- However, you'll find that Money's backup files are much smaller than
- your regular file -- so if you need to take your data file to another
- computer, you'll want to use the File/Backup command.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 7: Internet Connections Require WinSock-Compliant ISP
-
- Money 99 allows you to make many connections to the Internet to
- gather information and advice about your finances. To connect to the
- Internet you need an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that works
- directly with the 32-bit WinSock included with Windows 95, Windows 98,
- and Windows NT.
-
- Most full-service Internet providers (those not requiring custom
- software to access their service) will support the 32-bit WinSock.
- If you have questions about your Internet connection compatibility,
- ask your ISP if it supports the Windows 32-bit WinSock.
-
- NOTE: If your ISP is America Online, make sure that you are using
- America Online Version 3.0a for Windows 95 or a higher-released
- (not preview) version.
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
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- 8: Restart Windows After Upgrading Internet Service Provider (ISP)
-
- If you install new software from your ISP, you should restart Windows
- before attempting to make an Internet connection in Money. Failure to
- restart after upgrading your ISP software may cause miscellaneous
- errors in Money 99.
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
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- 9: Internet Explorer Security Settings
-
- The following security settings are recommended when making Internet
- connections in Money.
-
- 1. On the Money Tools menu, choose Connection Settings.
-
- 2. In the Internet Explorer Properties dialog box, click Security.
-
- 3. From the Zone drop-down, choose Internet Zone.
-
- 4. From the buttons below, click High (most secure).
-
- Note: IE 4.01 SP1 or later is required to run Money, but Money still
- allows you to use your default browser.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
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- 10: Internet Options May Cause Money 99 Areas To Wash Out
-
- If you modify your Internet Explorer Multimedia settings and clear
- the Show Pictures check box, several places in Money may appear
- washed out and the text may be unreadable. Follow these steps to
- resolve the problem:
-
- 1. On the Tools menu, click Connection Settings.
-
- 2. Click the Advanced tab.
-
- 3. Scroll down until you see the Multimedia section.
-
- 4. Check the Show Pictures box.
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
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- 11: MSN Offers Two Free Hours Per Month to Money 99 Retail Users
-
- The Microsoft Network (MSN) and Microsoft Money 99 have teamed up
- to provide you with two hours of Internet access per month. This
- should allow you to take full advantage of Money's Internet
- features at no charge.
-
- To install MSN on Windows 95, follow these steps:
-
- 1. Insert your Money 99 CD-ROM.
-
- 2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then click Run.
-
- 3. In the Run dialog box, enter D:\msn\setup.exe (where D is your
- CD-ROM Drive).
-
- 4. Click OK.
-
- To install MSN on Windows 98, follow these steps:
-
- 1. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then
- click Control Panel.
-
- 2. In the Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs.
-
- 3. In the Components list on the Windows Setup tab, check Online
- Services, click OK, and then follow the instructions to complete
- the installation.
-
- NOTE: You may be prompted to insert your Windows 98 CD-ROM.
-
- After the installation is complete, on the taskbar, click Start,
- point to Run, point to Program Files, point to Online Services,
- and click The Microsoft Network.
-
- NOTE: If you are running Windows 98, do not install the version of
- MSN found on the Money 99 CD-ROM, as this version is not intended
- for Windows 98. Install the MSN version available on the Windows
- 98 CD-ROM.
-
- This offer is for users of the Windows 95 operating system or later
- and includes MSN client access software only. You must additionally
- subscribe to MSN to access the service. Offer expires December 31,
- 1999. Two free hours/month is available through 12/31/99. Each
- additional hour will be billed at $2.50/hr (U.S). After 12/31/99,
- customers will be charged the then-current rate for MSN's standard
- membership plan. This offer is available to new members of MSN in
- the 50 United States and the District of Columbia only. A credit
- card is required. MSN premium charges, access charges (if access
- is purchased from a provider other than MSN), local phone and/or
- long distance toll charges may apply. Access availability may be
- affected by local market network activity and capacity.
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
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- 12: Setting Up For Visa ePay On A New Computer
-
- VISA ePay offered stand-alone bill payment for Money customers
- beginning in 1997. In 1998, VISA ePay stopped offering this service
- to new customers, but continues to support their current customers.
-
- If you upgrade from a previous version of Money and use VISA ePay,
- Money allows you to continue this service. However, if you install
- Money on a new computer, or remove and reinstall Money on your
- original computer, you need to follow special configuration steps.
-
- To set up VISA ePay, see the Resolving Manual Setup for Visa
- ePay.htm file stored in the Money\WebCache folder. To open this file,
- use the following steps:
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- 1. On the Start menu, click Run.
-
- 2. In the Open box, type the following, including the quotation marks:
-
- "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\Webcache\Resolving Manual
- Setup for Visa Epay.htm"
-
- and click OK.
-
- NOTE: If you installed Money to a different location, you need to
- alter the path accordingly.
-
- 3. This opens the file in your default browser.
-
- 4. Follow the instructions to configure Money to work with VISA ePay.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 13: Windows NT Error If You Remove Remote-Access Service
-
- If you are running Money 99 on a Windows NT 4.0 system and remove
- Remote Access Service (RAS) after establishing a RAS Internet
- connection method, Money reports an error if you attempt to make an
- Internet connection.
-
- If you are running Dr. Watson for Windows NT, Dr. Watson reports an
- application error in MSMONEY.exe at Address 0x00000000.
-
- If you are not running Dr. Watson, Windows NT reports an Application
- Error that states:
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- The instruction at "0x00000000" referenced memory at "0x00000000".
- The memory could not be "read".
-
- Reinstall Remote Access Service to resolve this error. Refer to
- Windows Help for instructions on installing Remote Access Service
- on Windows NT.
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
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- 14: Cannot Access Some Features On Windows NT With User Rights
-
- When you Update Internet Information, Investigate Offerings in
- Online, or access other areas that save settings to the Windows
- Registry, you may receive error messages unless you are logged on
- to Windows NT with a User Name that has Administrative rights to
- your machine. To have full access to all of Money's features, you
- should run Money when logged on with Administrator rights.
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- 15: Money 99 On Windows 98 Hangs If Modem Not Plugged In To Phone Line
-
- Money may hang in the Initializing and Contacting Server portion of
- the Call Progress dialog box. This occurs if you are using Windows
- 98 and try to make a direct modem connection in Money 99 while the
- modem is not connected to a phone line, You cannot use any other
- Windows 98 modem application.
-
- The solution is to restart Windows, and make sure that the modem is
- plugged in to the phone line before attempting to make a direct
- modem connection.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 16: Windows 98 Issues With U.S. Robotics ISDN Modem And Regular Modem
-
- If you are using Windows 98 and have a U.S. Robotics 128k ISDN adapter
- installed, Money 99 may hang or return the following error message
- when you try to connect to your online banking service provider:
-
- Money could not complete the call due to a problem with your
- modem installation.
-
- For information on how to troubleshoot this error, please refer to
- the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, "Money: Online Banking Hangs
- with U.S. Robotics ISDN Adapter Installed." This article is available
- at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q160/0/51.asp.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 17: Disable Remote WinSock If You Dial Up Directly To The Internet
-
- If you are establishing Dial-Up connections directly to the Internet
- (using an Internet Service Provider or Dial-Up connection through
- MSN), you need to disable Remote WinSock. You may not need to
- disable Remote WinSock if you are dialing into a LAN or using a
- corporate Intranet. Consult your network administrator.
-
- 1. Click Start, Settings, and then choose Control Panel.
- 2. Click WinSock Proxy Client.
- 3. Clear the checkbox for "Enable WinSock Proxy Client."
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 18: Trouble With Online Services Using Internet Explorer 5.0
-
- If you install Money 99 after you've installed the final release of
- Internet Explorer 5.0, you might need to download Microsoft Strong
- Encryption from the Money Web site in order to use Online
- Services. Install this fix ONLY if you are using Internet Explorer
- 5.0 and have received an error message telling you that you need a
- higher level of data encryption.
-
- You can download the 128-bit Microsoft Strong Encryption from
- http://www.microsoft.com/money/security.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 19: Printer Drivers
-
- If you experience problems printing in Money 99, you should get an
- updated driver from the printer manufacturer. This is often the first
- step in troubleshooting printing problems.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 20: Continuous Feed Wallet Checks On Windows NT
-
- If you are using continuous feed (dot-matrix) checks on Windows NT,
- Money skips two checks after the fourth check in a series.
- For this reason, wallet sized continuous feed checks are not
- recommended for Windows NT users.
-
- If you must use continuous feed wallet checks on a Windows NT system,
- you should not print more than four checks at a time.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 21: Printing Partial Sheets Of Checks On Sheet Feed Printers
-
- Money defines a partial sheet of checks as when you have removed at
- least one of the checks from a single sheet prior to loading the sheet
- of checks into the printer. Money prints partial sheets of checks in
- landscape mode. (This orientation is similar to how you print an
- envelope.)
- Printing partial sheets of checks (single-sheet style) is not
- supported by all laser or inkjet-printers. Due to the feed
- mechanisms of some printers, it is difficult to align and print on
- partial sheets of checks.
-
- The following printers have been tested and shown to have problems
- printing partial checks in Money:
-
- Apple Color LW 12/660
- Canon Bubble-Jet BJC 4550
- Canon Bubble-Jet BJC-610
- Epson Stylus 1520
- Epson Stylus 800
- Epson Stylus Color Esc/P 2
- HP Color Laser Jet 5
- HP Laser Jet 5000
- HP Laser Jet 6P
- HP Laser Jet Indra
- HP Laser Jet 4MV
- IBM 4019 Laser Printer
- Lexmark ExecJet IIC 4076
- Tektronix Phaser 360
-
- If your printer has difficulty feeding partial checks in landscape
- mode, you can order Laser Voucher checks that never have partial
- sheets. You can also print Laser Standard or Laser Wallet checks in
- batches of three.
-
- Depending on the feed mechanism of the printer, the following method
- might work to feed partial check sheets:
-
- 1. Load the partial sheet into the printer as if it were a full sheet.
- Push the sheet all the way into the tray.
-
- 2. From the File menu, choose Print Checks.
-
- 3. Verify that the number of checks to print equals the number of checks
- remaining on your partial sheet. If the number of checks to print
- is incorrect, follow these steps:
-
- a. Click Selected Checks.
-
- b. Select up to the number of checks remaining on the partial
- sheet.
-
- c. Click OK.
-
- 4. Make sure to enter the correct check number for the first check.
-
- 5. In answer to the question "How many checks are on the first page?",
- select Three. This causes Money to print in Portrait orientation.
-
-
- NOTE: Harland, the provider of checks for Microsoft Money, offers a
- Laser Form Leader (order # FL-L ) that you can use to feed partial
- sheets of checks through a printer in portrait orientation.
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
-
- 22: Tour, Video, And Audio Help Requirements
-
- --You must have the Money 99 CD in your CD-ROM drive in order to
- view any of Money's multimedia tours or videos.
-
- --The Money Tours, Video Help and Audio Help are not available in
- all versions of Money. These are not available if you downloaded
- the Trial version of Money 99 from the Web. If Money came
- pre-installed on your new computer, these may or may not be
- available, depending upon the version on Money installed by your
- computer manufacturer .
-
- --To run the Tour you need to have RLE Codecs installed. See below.
-
- --The Tours, Videos, and Audio Help are best experienced when your
- speakers are turned on and the volume is set appropriately.
-
- --To run the Tours and Videos, you must have Netshow 2.0 or later
- and IE 4.01 SP1 or later installed. Money installs these
- automatically when you install Money 99 and Internet Explorer.
- If you have manually removed either of these applications, you'll
- need to reinstall.
-
- If you need to reinstall Internet Explorer, run the IE4setup.exe
- program from the IE folder on the Money CD-ROM.
-
- If you need to reinstall Netshow 2.0, run the Nsplay.exe program
- from the IE folder on the Money CD-ROM.
-
- --Your Internet Explorer security settings should be set to the
- default of Medium, or lower to run the Tours for the first time.
-
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- 23: How To Install Microsoft Video Codecs In Windows 95 & Windows 98
-
- Video Codecs are used to play compressed files by decompressing them
- in memory. Adding a specific Codec lets you play files compressed in
- that file format. Money uses the Microsoft RLE Video Codec to
- display the tours and the Help videos.
-
- If the Microsoft Video Codec is not installed, use the following
- steps to install the Codec:
-
- 1. In Control Panel, double-click Add New Hardware.
-
- 2. For Windows 95, click Next, click No, and then click Next.
- For Windows 98, click Next twice, then click No, and click Next
- again.
-
- 3. Click Sound, Video, And Game Controllers, and then click Next.
-
- 4. Click Microsoft Video Codecs from the manufacturers list, then
- select RLE.
-
- 5. Click OK.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 24: How To Install Microsoft Video Codecs In Windows NT 4.0
-
- 1. In Start/Settings/Control Panel, double-click Multimedia.
-
- 2. On the Devices tab, click Add.
-
- 3. Select Microsoft RLE CODEC from the list of drivers.
-
- 4. Click OK.
-
- 5. Click OK to close Multimedia Properties.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 25: Display Color Settings
-
- While Money 99 contains some color scheme options that may work in
- 16-color mode, Money 99 was designed to work in 256-color mode or
- higher.
-
- The Money 99 multimedia tours and help videos are designed to work in
- 256-color mode or higher. If you run these in 16-color mode, the tours
- and videos may run slowly or may be illegible. For this reason, it is
- highly recommended that the tour and videos never be run using this
- color setting.
-
- To check/change your color mode, follow these steps:
-
- 1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click
- Control Panel.
-
- 2. Double-click Display.
-
- 3. Click the Settings tab.
-
- 4. Check the Color Palette setting to see which mode your computer
- is running in. If your video card supports 256 colors, you'll
- see that option in the Color Palette drop-down menu.
-
- 5. Choose 256 Color from the list, and then click OK. Windows will
- ask if you want to restart your computer so the change can take
- effect.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 26: IntelliPoint 2.2 Universal Scrolling Jumps In Personal Profile
-
- When you review the questions asked by the Personal Profile, the
- screen may jump around if you try to use the IntelliPoint software
- version 2.2 Universal Scrolling feature. Money 99 includes built-in
- support for the IntelliPoint wheel. Universal scrolling is not
- required. You can disable Universal Scrolling when using Money.
- Follow these steps.
-
- 1. On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control
- Panel.
-
- 2. Double-click the Mouse icon to launch the Mouse Properties
- dialog box.
-
- 3. On the Wheel tab, click the Exceptions button.
-
- 4. In the Exceptions for Universal Scrolling dialog box, click the
- Add button
-
- 5. In the Filename box, type:
-
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\Msmoney.exe
-
- and click Open.
-
- NOTE: If you installed Money in a location other than the
- default installation path, type the correct location.
-
- 6. Click Close, and then click OK.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 27: How To Obtain Euro Currency Symbol
-
- If you enable Money 99 for the Euro currency, Money may not correctly
- display the Euro currency symbol. For more information on this issue,
- refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, "Money 99: How to
- Obtain the Euro Symbol." This article is available at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q15/6/181.asp.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
-