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| Money Plus Deluxe [OLD VERSION] | ![Money Plus Deluxe [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NppE8PvwL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
Buy New: $59.88
Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 1138
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Xp Professional, Windows Xp Home Edition
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: KEA00003
Model: KEA-00003
UPC: 882224507806
EAN: 0882224507806
ASIN: B000SKZHM8
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: 2008 Microsoft Money Plus Deluxe: New/ Never Used or Registered, Comes with full factory warranties/support as would be expected, Exactly as Pictured in FULL RETAIL BOX , This is the same item you would buy at any major retail store for $60 + tax except one seal got broken in shipping...insignificant to still sealed software inside box...100% Satisfaction Guaranteed, (delivery time usually 5-8 business days), Ships USPS 1st Class Mail within 2 business days in bubble wrap envelope with FREE USPS delivery confirmation/tracking # (email request for #/please allow 24-48 hours for reply), We are a 13 year old family owned business with 2 local retail stores here in Ft. Myers, FL. Buy with Confidence!!!!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Upgraded from Money 2002 October 31, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Not too shabby a product. Things transitioned well from the upgrade. I would recommend the purchase. I'm running it under Vista without issue.
 Disappointing installation attempts October 28, 2007
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Money Plus Deluxe
I've been a very satisfied Microsoft Money user since the product came out. I was previously using Money 2006, and I must say it worked pretty well for me. Today, temptation got the better of me, and I downloaded the 60-day product trial for Money Plus Deluxe. The installation seemed to go smoothly and I was prompted for a reboot of the computer. No big deal. But upon opening the program, my password for accessing my data would not work any longer. I could get it to work if I checked the "Sign into Money directly" box, although I then could not access my online accounts or update them. Money Plus was unable to recognize my internet connection.
Seven hours later, several internet searches, 16 reboots, a few reinstallations, and a chat session with a Microsoft tech support representative could not resolve the failure to recognize my internet connection. Trying to access help menus resulted in "Page cannot be displayed" windows. Apparently, this issue is a known problem, as it is in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Anyway, I've put about as much time as I can and need to look for other options. I'm running a brand new HP m8120n Media Center PC with 3 gigs of RAM and 640 gigs of hard drive space with Vista Home Premium. Hopefully I can go back to Money 2006....
Microsoft Money is Simple... October 26, 2007
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Regarding the Microsoft Purchase Agreement: I've been using Microsoft Money since 1995. My most recent version was 2005 - which I purchased 01/2005. I use each version until it expires and then use the trial version until it expires and then buy the new version. Similar to other popular money programs, Microsoft requires that you renew your lease of their money program every third year. If you do not renew, the online support of the program ends (minus one star).
Regarding the Program Functionality: If you're an accountant, you will prefer Quicken. Quicken operates like a formal accounting software package (probably because it is) for people who know & prefer a formal journal entry approach. For the rest of us, there is Microsoft Money.
Money behaves more like a computerized checkbook and is set up to feel as if you are sitting at a kitchen table balancing your checkbook. Money also handles the monitoring of various investment funds for the average value investor (those who's positions are long). Day traders, or short investors will not be happy with Microsoft Money because this program is not written for that type of strategy (although, I have shorted a few trades and didn't have any problem with how the transactions were posted in reports since the gain/loss is for the most part the same as personal income/expenses when trading under a year).
So, keep in mind the type of approach you wish to take when choosing your financial software. I have been very satisfied with Microsoft Money over the years. And, over time, have been able to set up my categories and sub-categories to accurately accumulate year end reports making tax time a breeze.
Micorsoft should just offer online service as an item rather than Money 2008 October 22, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Like all other previous reviewers, i find nothing useful that has changed since my money 2005. I think Microsoft should just have an option to buy online services for money 2005 instead of forcing me to upgrade.
Frequest crashes October 21, 2007
44 out of 48 found this review helpful
I've using Microsoft Money 2004 since it came out; and before that, I used Money 98. Money 2004 recently started warning me that Microsoft will no longer be updating its online synchronization capabilities so I downloaded the trial version of Money Plus Deluxe to try it out.
Money Plus supports automated downloading of bills for banks that, over the last few years, have stopped working with Money 2004. It seems to offer the same basic features as 2004, and I haven't noticed any features that make this a better product. The interface has been tweaked slightly here and there. The one thing I liked is it clearly displays the bank's balance next to the locally calculated balance for each account. Other than that, it seems to just be a change in the colors and icons.
This biggest change to me is that, unlike Money 2004, Money Plus rarely matches downloaded transactions correctly with existing hand-entered transactions, previously downloaded transactions, or pending bills in the Bills Summary screen. What this means is each time it performs an automated update with the bank, random entries are doubled and random bills are incorrectly matched to completely unrelated transactions. To correct this you have to unmatch transactions and change what they're matched to. This wouldn't be too bad, except each time you unmatch or change how a transaction is matched, Money will stop responding. If i check the Task Manager, it'll show that Money is using 100% of the CPU time. I tried leaving Money running for a few hours when this happens to see if it will start responding again, but it never comes back. What this means is each time I sit down to update my accounts, I have to kill Money with the Task Manager 2 or 3 times for each transaction it matched incorrectly. I'll often have to kill and restart Money 20+ times in a single session. While this has been excellent for helping me remember my password, it's been less than helpful in assisting me in paying my bills and balancing my accounts.
I liked Money 2004 but, since they're not supporting that version anymore and this new version doesn't actually work, Microsoft is forcing us to switch to Quicken this year.
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