Re: Help, motherboard was changed on computer...now getting error

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tjfarth wrote:


Thanks for the blatantly honest answer. I was almost certain that something was fishy.



	Sorry to have been the bearer of bad tidings.


As for reinstalling Money, not really an option as it came preinstalled on the computer as well as xp. Therefore I did not get the software cds.


For any bundled applications, the computer manufacturer was contractually bound to have provided you with a means of re-installation, in the event of a hard drive failure. Normally, all of the installation CDs for such applications are included with the computer's documentation.


So what this means is that I am probably "screwed", right?



If there truly was no means provided by the OEM to reinstall bundled applications, then yes, I'm afraid you are "screwed." You can try contacting the computer manufacturer for replacement CDs, but it sounds like you might have purchased from a "less-then-reputable" vendor. You might be able to obtained a used version (Money 2002 is rather old, now) from a reputable second-hand computer software vendor for a reasonable price. Avoid computer "fairs," swap-meets, and eBay. (Be very careful buying any software on eBay, as eBay makes no prior effort to ensure that such sales are legitimate; they react only when someone files a complaint. And then all that really happens is the seller of the pirated software returns using a different alias, to continue selling illegitimate licenses.)


I just checked and it is saying SP2 installed.

One more strange thing I noticed is that when I go into control panel and add remove programs, some programs that i uninstalled long long ago are still showing up on the list. Is this normal?


It wouldn't be normal on a properly re-installed or repaired OS, but it doesn't sound like that "repair" shop did anything properly.


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