Microsoft Money 97 README July 1996 (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1996 CONTENTS 1. Internet Quotes 2. High speed modems 3. Display color settings 4. Online Services with Windows NT 5. Online Services Call Summary 6. Online Services in Canada 7. Setup fails to register Schannel.dll 8. Display drivers 9. Printer drivers ___________________________________________________________________________ 1: INTERNET QUOTES The Internet Quotes connection in Money works directly with the 32-bit WinSock included with Windows 95. Most full-service Internet providers (those not requiring custom software to access their service) will support the 32-bit WinSock. If you have questions about your Internet connection compatibility, ask your service if they support the Windows 95 32-bit WinSock. Money does not include an Internet service provider. You may also need 32-bit WinSock compatibility to use Online Banking -- depending on your bank's type of Online Services. Money's Internet Quotes will automatically start the connection to the Internet if your service provider uses the standard connection method included with Windows 95. If your provider uses a different method, you may need to start your Internet connection before starting Money. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2: HIGH SPEED MODEMS Using a high speed modem (faster than 9600 baud) with an older UART (the computer chip that controls the serial port) can result in transmission errors. Any 14.4 Kbps or faster modem requires the 16550AFN UART. Older UARTs might be labeled 8250 or 16450. To find out what kind of UART your computer has: 1. On the Windows 95 Start menu, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Modems. 3. Click the Diagnostics tab. 4. Highlight the port you want to check, then click the More Info button. 5. Windows will test your modem and report the results. 6. The type of UART you have will be listed in the Port Information section. 7. If you have an 8250 or 16450 UART, click OK, then follow steps 8-13. If you have a 16550 UART, your hardware is up to date. 8. Click the General tab. 9. Click Properties. 10. Click the Connection tab. 11. Click Port Settings. 12. Make sure the Use FIFO Buffers checkbox is NOT checked. Click OK. 13. Try your modem connection again. If you still have problems, you should upgrade your serial card to one with the 16550AFN UART. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3: DISPLAY COLOR SETTINGS Money 97 is designed to work in 256-color mode. It will also run in 16-color mode, but the screens may be difficult to read. To check/change your color mode: 1. On the Windows 95 Start menu, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Display. 3. Click the Settings tab. 4. Check the Color Palette setting to see which mode your computer is running in. If your video card supports 256 colors, you'll see that option in the Color Palette drop-down menu. 5. Choose 256 Color from the list, then click OK. Windows will ask if you want to restart the computer so the change can take effect. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4: ONLINE SERVICES WITH WINDOWS NT Money can not automatically establish an Internet connection in Windows NT, so NT users must start their Internet connection before starting Money to access Online Services. ___________________________________________________________________________ 5: ONLINE SERVICES CALL SUMMARY The Call Summary contains information about what information was exchanged with your bank during your connection to Online Services. If an error occurs during a call, this Call Summary may not appear on subsequent calls in the same Money session. Should this happen, you can check the status of your transactions by going to the Home Banking area and clicking the Payments In Progress tab. ___________________________________________________________________________ 6: ONLINE SERVICES IN CANADA After entering your bank's 8-digit routing number while setting up Online Services, you might get a dialog box saying there was a problem retrieving the online setup files and instructing you to try your call again or cancel setup. However, at release time, no Canadian banks offered Online Services. So, your call was probably completed successfully. Check with your bank for future Online Services capabilities. ___________________________________________________________________________ 7: SETUP FAILS TO REGISTER SCHANNEL.DLL If you use Windows 95 and Money setup fails because it could not register Schannel.dll, try removing any networking applications from your Windows StartUp folder. Then reboot Windows and run Money Setup again. To remove applications from your StartUp folder: 1. On the Windows 95 Start menu, point to Settings, then click Taskbar. 2. Click the Start Menu Programs tab. 3. Under Customize Start Menu, click Remove. 4. Click the plus sign beside the folder Programs, then click the plus sign beside the folder StartUp. 5. Highlight any networking program you see. 6. Click Remove. This will not delete the program. It will only remove it from the menu. 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for all of your networking applications, then click Close. 8. Restart Windows and reinstall Money. 9. To put networking applications back in the StartUp folder, see Windows Help. ___________________________________________________________________________ 8: DISPLAY DRIVERS If you're using an ATI display driver and you notice graphics problems in Money -- such as badly drawn graphs and charts, or black bars where your account balances should be -- please use the SVGA display driver that comes with Windows. To check/change your display driver: 1. On the Windows 95 Start menu, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Display. 3. Click the Settings tab. 4. Click Change Display Type. 5. If you see an ATI driver in the Adapter Type field, you may wish to change to the Windows driver. 6. To switch drivers, click the Change button next to the Adapter Type field. 7. Select Show All Devices, then on the Manufacturers menu, highlight (Standard Display Types) from the top of the list. 8. On the Models menu, highlight Super VGA, then click OK. Windows will ask if you want to restart the computer so the change can take effect. ___________________________________________________________________________ 9: PRINTER DRIVERS If you have a Canon BJ-330, C-Itoh 8510, or IBM PPII 2381 printer, you might experience problems printing checks. You can get an updated driver from the manufacturer.