Using Windows Explorer, backup your entire Microsoft Money 2000 installation CD to your hard drive, to a folder path c:\InstallCDs\Microsoft Money 2000
Start the Longbow Reviver tool
select the 1st tab “Old Installer Reviver“
then using the ‘…’ button pick the c:\InstallCDs\Microsoft Money 2000 folder
Selecting the Microsoft Money 2000 CD on Disk
Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer’ button
Read and understand all the prompts that appear, then continue by clicking OK.
Once the Microsoft Money 2000 setup appears, install as normal *except* when prompted for the installation path, set it to c:\MsMoney2000 e.g.
Setting the Microsoft Monet 2000 installation folder
Once the setup is complete
Do not reboot (if prompted to do so)
Now Microsoft Money 2000 is installed, next
Make sure the Microsoft Money 2000setup is completely closed, then in the Longbow Reviver tool…
Select the 2nd tab “Old Program Reviver“
Using the ‘…’ button, pick the newly installed C:\MsMoney2000 folder
Set the Run As dropdown to Windows 95Windows NT 4 (sp5)
next, click ‘Fix Old Program’
Say ‘No’ if the Reviver tool asks if you want to re-register… e.g.
Fixing the Microsoft Money program files
Now you can happily run your Microsoft Money 2000 on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10!
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