Microsoft Money Plus Sunset Forum

The application installs and seems to be running okay but after exiting the application, the next time the app is opened, the graphics are a bit wonky (but the app seems functional).

I am running OS X 10.8.5 and Crossover 13.1 (13.1.0.27669).

I started off by following the instructions in this thread but I experienced several issues (as well as the graphics issue mentioned above).

I was given the option to create a new file:

• With options for no password, password, or sign in with Windows Live ID. Whichever option I chose, I was forced to sign in with Windows Live ID. Even this failed, even though I could log in via Internet Explorer.

• I also got an error to say that the filename contained invalid characters or the disk is read only or full. Although I'm guessing this is due to the default location for the data file being on the Mac's main file system so it might be a permissions issue.

However, I managed to get around these issues by executing the following steps:

• Installed Sunset on a Windows VM, created a new Money file and switched off any settings that were concerned with connecting to online services. I then copied this file to my Mac.

• Disabled my Mac's virus scanner.

• Disabled Crossover's virus scanner as described here.

• Installed Internet Explorer 8 into a new XP Bottle from here. I disabled any options to update and did not click 'Restart' when prompted. When the installer finished, I rebooted the bottle and then started IE8 to complete its setup.

• I copied the Money data file I created earlier onto the Bottle's Desktop directory (the internal one, not my Mac's desktop).

• I installed Money into the same bottle. On starting Money, the desktop file was automatically selected and it started up absolutely perfectly and was fully functional. In the top right hand corner was a spinning wheel and it seemed to be trying to update something. I noticed that if I clicked exit from within the app, it would hang but if I exited via my Mac's menus then it was okay.

• However, as stated above, the next time I open it, the graphics are not working properly but it does seem to be functional.

• A diff of the Bottle before starting Money for the first time compared with the Bottle after the first run suggests that it is changes in the system.reg, user.reg and userdef.reg files that might be at fault. I haven't had a chance to investigate further.

Does anyone know if it is possible to disable networking for a bottle? I'm wondering if the failed update on first run is corrupting the bottle.

As an aside, Money 2000 seems to be working perfectly.

If I get a chance to dig down deeper into the diffs I will report back.

J

I don't know if this will help, but I've been successfully running Money Plus Sunset on CrossOver for a few years now. You're installation is nearly identical to my own. I've personally found the most success by installing IE 7 instead of 8. I've included a screenshot of my bottle below. The vast majority of the application seems to work OK for me, and I don't have any graphics problems. However, there are still a number of things that can cause the application to hang or crash, and the update progress button is permanently stuck in spin mode. Virtually anything that requires access to the internet seems to cause most hangs or crashes. For my relatively simple needs, it works pretty good. The only reason I'm still using Money is for the great forecasting tool.

Personally, I'm keeping my eye on MoneyWiz. They are planning a 2.0 release this fall, and if it's as good as the current release, I'll likely stop using Money entirely.