You can only write a check to pay the bill when you create or change a recurring bill in Money 2006 (916916)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Money Deluxe 2006
  • Microsoft Money Premium 2006
  • Microsoft Money Small Business 2006
  • Microsoft Money Standard 2006

SYMPTOMS

When you create or change a recurring bill in Microsoft Money 2006, you can only write a check to pay the bill.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when Money is configured to use the Essential Bills feature instead of the Advanced Bills feature.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Make sure that you configure Money 2006 to work with the MSN Billpay Service or with your financial institution's bill payment services. For more information about how to configure online services, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    175723 How to set up your financial institution's online services to work with Money

  2. Start Money 2006.
  3. In Bills Summary under Other Tasks, click Change Bills Settings.
  4. Click Use Advanced Bills.
  5. Click OK two times.
When you create or change a bill, you have the following payment options:
  • Write check
  • Print this transaction
  • Other
  • Epay or apay
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/26/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB916916
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