I am trying to install a financial program, CA Simply Money, on a computer
that has a fresh install of XP home. I know there is nothing wrong with the
installation disk which is the original installation floppy disk, purchased
long ago. I have this program installed on a very old 386 computer, and want
to transfer my records into the newer computer, but apparently XP won't
accept the installation. An error message appears, but gives no other
information. The original manual that came with the installation disk
mentions potential conflicts with anti-virus programs, but I have no
anti-virus program installed on the newer machine, as it is not online and is
a clean install of XP.

Is this program of yours compatible with Windows XP?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

reddog wrote:
> I am trying to install a financial program, CA Simply Money, on a computer
> that has a fresh install of XP home. I know there is nothing wrong with the
> installation disk which is the original installation floppy disk, purchased
> long ago. I have this program installed on a very old 386 computer, and want
> to transfer my records into the newer computer, but apparently XP won't
> accept the installation. An error message appears, but gives no other
> information. The original manual that came with the installation disk
> mentions potential conflicts with anti-virus programs, but I have no
> anti-virus program installed on the newer machine, as it is not online and is
> a clean install of XP.

I believe it was designed for Win 3.1 and released in 1993?
So no its most unlikely to run on WinXP, even in compatibility mode.

Assuming your old PC is still running I believe that in CA you can export
your files to quif format files, that can then be imported by MS Money

"reddog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am trying to install a financial program, CA Simply Money, on a computer
> that has a fresh install of XP home. I know there is nothing wrong with
> the
> installation disk which is the original installation floppy disk,
> purchased
> long ago. I have this program installed on a very old 386 computer, and
> want
> to transfer my records into the newer computer, but apparently XP won't
> accept the installation. An error message appears, but gives no other
> information. The original manual that came with the installation disk
> mentions potential conflicts with anti-virus programs, but I have no
> anti-virus program installed on the newer machine, as it is not online and
> is
> a clean install of XP.

"DL" wrote:

> I believe it was designed for Win 3.1 and released in 1993?

Yes, that's correct. It's still working great for what it was designed to do.

> So no its most unlikely to run on WinXP, even in compatibility mode.

That's exactly my problem.

> Assuming your old PC is still running I believe that in CA you can export
> your files to quif format files, that can then be imported by MS Money

Yes, my old PC is still running reliably, but I don't want to keep it
forever. I want to move the files (and the program to run them) into a more
modern computer. Please tell me how to do this.

"reddog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| "DL" wrote:
|
| > I believe it was designed for Win 3.1 and released in 1993?
|
| Yes, that's correct. It's still working great for what it was designed to do.
|
| > So no its most unlikely to run on WinXP, even in compatibility mode.
|
| That's exactly my problem.
|
| > Assuming your old PC is still running I believe that in CA you can export
| > your files to quif format files, that can then be imported by MS Money
|
| Yes, my old PC is still running reliably, but I don't want to keep it
| forever. I want to move the files (and the program to run them) into a more
| modern computer. Please tell me how to do this.

You will have to bite the bullet and get more modern programs.
Old DOS (Win 3.1 was a DOS overlay) programs just do not work in modern computers.
Quicken or Money are good banking software. But you will need to make some file changes, using
your old computer, to be able to import the old files into the new software.

"Richard in AZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "reddog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:25B198C9-F2F2-417A-820A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> | "DL" wrote:
> |
> | > I believe it was designed for Win 3.1 and released in 1993?
> |
> | Yes, that's correct. It's still working great for what it was designed
> to do.
> |
> | > So no its most unlikely to run on WinXP, even in compatibility mode.
> |
> | That's exactly my problem.
> |
> | > Assuming your old PC is still running I believe that in CA you can
> export
> | > your files to quif format files, that can then be imported by MS Money
> |
> | Yes, my old PC is still running reliably, but I don't want to keep it
> | forever. I want to move the files (and the program to run them) into a
> more
> | modern computer. Please tell me how to do this.
>
> You will have to bite the bullet and get more modern programs.
> Old DOS (Win 3.1 was a DOS overlay) programs just do not work in modern
> computers.


That's not correct. Some do and some don't. ALthough many don't work, it
depends entirely on the program. However, in this case I suspect that you
are right that this one won't. Still, if I were in the OP's shoes and wanted
to use it, I'd begin by contactring the program's manufacturer and ask
whether it can work under XP.


> Quicken or Money are good banking software.


I'm a Quicken fan myself, but I think it's very good *financial* software.
It does a lot more financial things than just banking.

> But you will need to make some file changes, using
> your old computer, to be able to import the old files into the new
> software.
>
>

"Ken Blake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| "Richard in AZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:(E-Mail Removed)...
|
| > "reddog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > news:25B198C9-F2F2-417A-820A-(E-Mail Removed)...
| > | "DL" wrote:
| > |
| > | > I believe it was designed for Win 3.1 and released in 1993?
| > |
| > | Yes, that's correct. It's still working great for what it was designed
| > to do.
| > |
| > | > So no its most unlikely to run on WinXP, even in compatibility mode.
| > |
| > | That's exactly my problem.
| > |
| > | > Assuming your old PC is still running I believe that in CA you can
| > export
| > | > your files to quif format files, that can then be imported by MS Money
| > |
| > | Yes, my old PC is still running reliably, but I don't want to keep it
| > | forever. I want to move the files (and the program to run them) into a
| > more
| > | modern computer. Please tell me how to do this.
| >
| > You will have to bite the bullet and get more modern programs.
| > Old DOS (Win 3.1 was a DOS overlay) programs just do not work in modern
| > computers.
|
|
| That's not correct. Some do and some don't. ALthough many don't work, it
| depends entirely on the program. However, in this case I suspect that you
| are right that this one won't. Still, if I were in the OP's shoes and wanted
| to use it, I'd begin by contactring the program's manufacturer and ask
| whether it can work under XP.
|
|
| > Quicken or Money are good banking software.
|
|
| I'm a Quicken fan myself, but I think it's very good *financial* software.
| It does a lot more financial things than just banking.
|
| > But you will need to make some file changes, using
| > your old computer, to be able to import the old files into the new
| > software.
| >
| >

You're right, I meant to say "Most DOS programs do not work in modern computer systems."|

"Richard in AZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Ken Blake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> | "Richard in AZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> |
> | > "reddog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> | > | "DL" wrote:
> | > |
> | > | > I believe it was designed for Win 3.1 and released in 1993?
> | > |
> | > | Yes, that's correct. It's still working great for what it was
> designed
> | > to do.
> | > |
> | > | > So no its most unlikely to run on WinXP, even in compatibility
> mode.
> | > |
> | > | That's exactly my problem.
> | > |
> | > | > Assuming your old PC is still running I believe that in CA you can
> | > export
> | > | > your files to quif format files, that can then be imported by MS
> Money
> | > |
> | > | Yes, my old PC is still running reliably, but I don't want to keep
> it
> | > | forever. I want to move the files (and the program to run them) into
> a
> | > more
> | > | modern computer. Please tell me how to do this.
> | >
> | > You will have to bite the bullet and get more modern programs.
> | > Old DOS (Win 3.1 was a DOS overlay) programs just do not work in
> modern
> | > computers.
> |
> |
> | That's not correct. Some do and some don't. ALthough many don't work,
> it
> | depends entirely on the program. However, in this case I suspect that
> you
> | are right that this one won't. Still, if I were in the OP's shoes and
> wanted
> | to use it, I'd begin by contactring the program's manufacturer and ask
> | whether it can work under XP.
> |
> |
> | > Quicken or Money are good banking software.
> |
> |
> | I'm a Quicken fan myself, but I think it's very good *financial*
> software.
> | It does a lot more financial things than just banking.
> |
> | > But you will need to make some file changes, using
> | > your old computer, to be able to import the old files into the new
> | > software.
> | >
> | >
>
> You're right, I meant to say "Most DOS programs do not work in modern
> computer systems."|


Good. Glad to see we don't disagree to the extent that it first seemed.

>

"Ken Blake" wrote:

> That's not correct. Some do and some don't. ALthough many don't work, it
> depends entirely on the program. However, in this case I suspect that you
> are right that this one won't. Still, if I were in the OP's shoes and wanted
> to use it, I'd begin by contactring the program's manufacturer and ask
> whether it can work under XP.

I tried that. The original phone help number for the product is long since
defunct. Their web site is also useless regarding this product. Considering
the scandals that have occurred at CA over the last few years, expecting
customer support from them is wishful thinking, at best.

Let's face it: in computer technology everything is disposable, and anything
you buy is already obsolete before you bring it home. And so, I'm probably
stuck with maintaining my financial records on a 15 year old computer,
because there is no practical way of exporting them to a more modern format.

I advised you in the first reply as to how to make your data available to
your new PC.
It involves you buying a more up to date program that works on WinXP and
allows the import of qif files

"reddog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
>> That's not correct. Some do and some don't. ALthough many don't work,
>> it
>> depends entirely on the program. However, in this case I suspect that you
>> are right that this one won't. Still, if I were in the OP's shoes and
>> wanted
>> to use it, I'd begin by contactring the program's manufacturer and ask
>> whether it can work under XP.
>
> I tried that. The original phone help number for the product is long since
> defunct. Their web site is also useless regarding this product.
> Considering
> the scandals that have occurred at CA over the last few years, expecting
> customer support from them is wishful thinking, at best.
>
> Let's face it: in computer technology everything is disposable, and
> anything
> you buy is already obsolete before you bring it home. And so, I'm probably
> stuck with maintaining my financial records on a 15 year old computer,
> because there is no practical way of exporting them to a more modern
> format.