do you still have access to the original files you were using on the older computer? If so try copying all of the (.mtf) files and paste them in your new moneytalks folder. ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Thomas To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 1:59 AM Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Rob and Pamela: I got Money Talks 1.4.0.0 installed on the Windows 7 machine, but the entries in the register aren’t up to date and the entries from the installation my tech did stop being up to date around the beginning of September. I tried following Pamela’s instructions “ You can do a back up on the first machine and use the restore back up on the new machine to bring the registry over., “ but am getting a “The selected folder does not contain a valid backup set” error message when I do the restore files. The documentation says “ To backup your financial information, select Backup Files from the File menu. The program prompts you for the location of the backup. It is normally a good idea to back your files up to some kind of external media like a floppy drive or thumb drive. Whatever the case, select the location or provide the path to where you want the backups stored and press OK. The next time you use the Backup Files option, Money Talks remembers where you stored the backups last time and offers that path as your new default. To backup to that location again, just press OK. To restore a set of files, select Restore Files from the file menu. The program asks for the location of the backed up files and restores them to the Money Talks folder in your documents.” I spent several hours on this and there’s probably something perfectly simple that I’m missing. I can spend the time to manually update the entries in the checkbook register since it would only be two and a half months worth, but I’m afraid the copy of Money Talks on the Windows 7 computer is so messed up at this point that uninstalling and starting from scratch may be in order. If you agree, could you please provide specific steps for what I do after I uninstall and reinstall? There is 6 years worth of entries on the checkbook register on the XP and I’d like to be able to bring at least that over to the Win 7. I greatly appreciate your patience. Thank you, Margaret From: Rob Meredith Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 8:24 AM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Hi Margaret, I'm not sure where you got that old file, but try retrieving the latest Money Talks from the following: http://www.aph.org/tech/mt_setup.exe This is 1.4.0.0. Rob From: moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Margaret Thomas Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:52 PM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Rob and Pamela, I tried installing the file a couple more times today and got the same error as before. I’ll have to spend some time learning about the admin privileges with Windows 7 and will probably have to talk to my tech. Before I spend all that time, there’s one thing I wanted to double check on. When the installation begins, it says it is installing Money Talks 1.1.0.0. Version 1.1.0.0 is on the Windows 7 machine now. When I click on check for updates it says “No update is available at this time.” I don’t understand how this is supposed to help me get updates to 1.4.0.0 which is on the XP? Thank you, Margaret From: Rob Meredith Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 2:01 PM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Sounds like an administrative privilege issue. Rob From: moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Margaret Thomas Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 1:25 PM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Pamela, I clicked on ignore this time when I got the error message and was able to start the program, but it’s About Money Talks graphic 798 OKMoney Talks version 1.1.0.0graphic 925 Copyright (c) 2003-2005 American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. APH Speech Environment, Version 1.2.0.488. Copyright (c) 1998-2005 American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft Text to Speech Technology Copyright (c) 1996-2001, Microsoft Corp. All and I believe is the same version that was on the new machine before. There’s no backup in files and check for updates once again said no update is available. I should have admin priv. I’ll have to find out how to double check. Now what? Thank you, Margaret From: Pamela Rader Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 11:43 AM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Try the ignore button, rather than abort. Also, make sure you are logged into an admin account. Otherwise, I'll have to let Rob comment on this one, as he is more familiar with win. 7. Pamela From: moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Margaret Thomas Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 11:23 AM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Pamela, I got an error installing the .exe: Error graphic 942 C:\Windows\winSxS\x86_Microsoft.MSXML2_6bd6b9abf345378f_4.20.98graphic 603 18.0_x-ww_8ff50c5d\msxml4.dll An error occurred while trying to create a file in the destination directory: Setup was unable to create the directory "C:\Windows\winSxS\x86_Microsoft.MSXML2_6bd6b9abf345378f_4.20.9 818.0_x-ww_8ff50c5d". Error 5: Access is denied. Click Retry to try again, Ignore to skip this file (not recommended), or Abort to cancel installation. I aborted. I think it gave the older version number rather than the newer one. Now what? Thank you, Margaret From: Pamela Rader Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:23 AM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine You can do a back up on the first machine and use the restore back up on the new machine to bring the registry over. From: moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Margaret Thomas Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:17 AM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Pamela, Thank you. That doesn’t sound like to much of a chore. Before I start, I have a question. It took me a while to look at Money Talks on the new Win 7 since I was trying to learn the new OS and finding my way around it and I was updating MT on the XP for around a month so the register on the Windows 7 isn’t up to date. Manually bringing it current wouldn’t be overwhelming for the one month or so, but I was wondering if before I install the .exe file you mentioned if copying the MT Backups folder to my external drive and pasting it on the MT Backups on the Win 7 so the files would be over written would allow me to skip having to manually update the register? Or is there another way? I’ve got about 6 years worth of entries and don’t want to mess up. Thank you, Margaret From: Pamela Rader Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:17 PM To: moneytalks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [moneytalks] Re: Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Hello: You can run the latest download by hand from: http://tech.aph.org/mt_setup.exe Install this over what you have and it will update, if the installed version is older. Since you are not uninstalling, you shouldn’t need your key code. However, if asked for a key code, then you can enter the key code you have. From: moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:moneytalks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Margaret Thomas Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:42 PM To: money talks Subject: [moneytalks] Money Talks on New Windows 7 Machine Good Afternoon: As part of the data transfer he did preparing My 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium machine my tech copied Money Talks and the files to go along with it from my XP Home computer. My checkbook register initially initially appeared to be in reasonably good order once I re-arranged columns etc., but I discovered a big problem. version 1.4.0.0 is on the XP version 1.1.0.0 is on the Windows 7 and check for updates says no update is available. I purchased the downloadable version so don’t have the CD. I have my registration code. Is there some half-way easy way of getting Money Talks on the Windows 7 the same as that on the XP so I can have the newer version and the register and all associated files will be up to date? Any help would be greatly appreciated, Margaret