Microsoft Money 2002 Standard [Old Version]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• A new, improved Money Setup Assistant walks you through the initial steps in minutes
• The new Login Wizard helps you set up online banking in a few easy steps. And the new Online Services Manager simplifies online banking management
• Easily balance your checkbook, create and track a budget, pay your bills, and get organized
• New Background Banking automatically connects to your bank, updating your account even when you're not in Money, so information is always current!
• New Bill Setup & Edit provides a central location to setup and edit, and make electronic or automatic payments or transfers

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005LIL2
• Item model number: 105-00383
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 5, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,366 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Microsoft Money 2002 is an easy-to-use personal finance management software application that helps you manage your personal finances, includingbalancing your checkbook, budgeting, reducing debt, planning for thefuture, and managing your investments and taxes. Money Setup Assistantwalks you through initial setup and gets you up and running within minutes.Money Help, the Money user guide, and how-to videos make it easy to getthe most out of Microsoft Money.

The new Background Banking feature automatically connects to your bank andupdates your account registers, even when you're not working in Money, so yourfinancial information is always up-to-date. Simplified setup for onlinebanking gets you started in just a few easy steps. The login wizard helpsyou get your passwords, and Online Services Manager simplifies the wayyou manage your online banking.

Managing your bills is easy in Money 2002. The Bill Setup and Editingscreen provides a single location for bill management. Plus it is easy tomake electronic or automatic payments and transfers. When you're shopping,banking, or investing on the Web, the MoneySide feature launchesautomatically to provide you with secure and instant access to yourfinancial information. The program can help you reduce your debt byidentifying its major sources and allowing you to experiment with differentpayment scenarios to see how they affect your debt-reduction schedule.

Product Description

Microsoft Money 2002 Standard simplifies personal money management and tax planning, and helps you invest for the future! New MoneySide launches automatically when you're shopping, banking or investing on the Web, providing you with secure, instant access to your financial information Debt Reduction planner puts you in the clear Estimate taxes, find hidden deductions, and export data to tax preparation software easily!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stay away, October 27, 2001

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A. Moseley (NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Money 2002 Standard [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I've used Money 99 thru 2002 and this latest is terrible. I liked the old programs, but this new one is filled with bugs. It has deleted one of my accounts three times for no obvious reason and I've had major problems generating reports (program locks up). Spent days trying to figure that one out and support site was not helpful at all. Additionally, when you import *.qif files from your bank, the new interface is horrible. It trys to be too smart and puts things in the wrong place and changes transactions. I liked the older versions a lot but I definately can't recommend this. I'm uninstalling this and putting my stuff back on Money 2000. FYI, I did install this on my Windows 2000 machine and it ran fine (except when the program crashed). Did the exact same thing on my Windows 98SE machine.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You'd Be Better Off With a Sharp Stick In Your Eye!, March 4, 2002

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Jeffrey A. Smith "jasncompany" (Athens, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Money 2002 Standard [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I made this "upgrade" from Quicken 2001 Standard. I bought Money because I had a rebate that essentially made it free. At "Free," it's severely overpriced. I cannot intimate the level of frustration this package has caused me. Even now, as I write this review, my browser has a new window on the left-hand side asking me, "Do you want to access your cash flow or budget information as you shop? Sign in with the Passport you use with Money." Jeepers Creepers, guys... I just wanted something that would track my checkbook and let me plan a budget for my family finances... I didn't want to have a new edition of Internet Explorer installed (unless I missed the option on this one, it installed it by default). I didn't want to sign up for a Passport, and I didn't want all my browser defaults erased.

But alas... that is but the beginning of my frustration.

The register only shows about 4 transactions at a time unless you use the "one line at a time" option, and then you can't see all the details. There's a window to the left that will not go way, and in 600 x 800 resolution, it just takes up too much room.

I may be in the minority here, but my financial institutions do not support a connection through anybody's program, and I would just like a decent tool to track stuff offline without living in this ultra-slow... waiting for the internet to respond... mixed environment that combines local processing with internet "support."

Here's a real "head's up." If you don't have a really fast processor with a lot of free disk space and a pretty fast internet connection, SKIP THIS ONE. I'm going back to Quicken 2001. Quicken's bad enough, but at least when I roll over in bed, I don't jerk the cover off Bill Gates. ;)

This one is a monumental loser. Like I said... overpriced at "free." Quicken has MUCH MUCH MUCH more flexibility in its customization (down to being able to change the field order on the register). Additionally, Quicken shows many more transactions on a screen. And face it, guys... no matter what the "rest" of the program does, the register is where you spend most of your time... recording all the checks and transactions you've made.

I only regret that I cannot give it negative stars...

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unnecessary Upgrade, November 18, 2001

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Tarun Pall "tarunthegreat" (New Delhi, India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Money 2002 Standard [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Okay, the software is reliable(yes it's a Microsoft product, I know, but it neither hogs memory nor freezes up) and also very useful for anybody attempting to manage their money. But if you already have Money 2001, there is no compelling reason to upgrade, only a cosmetic difference, and if anything it's a step back. They make you log into Passport to access the program! It almost makes one wish that Microsoft was included in the war against terrorism......because that's what all this .net nonsense and product tying seems to be! I'd trash them some more, but I fear for my life....they might remotely activate the Blue Screen of Death on my computer....