Frequently Asked Questions

1. Budget for Windows requires "the .NET framework". What is .NET? How do I tell if it's already installed? Where do I get it, if I don't have it? Answer
2. Does Budget support different currency and date formats? Answer
3. When I try to delete an envelope, I get an error message saying "There are unbalanced transactions," and it won't let me delete the envelope. What does this mean, and how do I delete the envelope? Answer
4. Budget is giving me an "Integrity Error". What is that and how do I fix it? Answer
5. Does Budget come with any documentation? Answer
6. I use a Windows PC at work and a Mac at home. Is there any way that I can use one Budget file on both platforms? Answer
7. Is there a Palm or Linux version of Budget? Answer

From the Microsoft web site: ".NET is the Microsoft Web services strategy to connect information, people, systems, and devices through software." It essentially lets developers build software that will work on Windows based computers and access a wide variety of services when needed. The .NET framework can be installed on Windows 98 and later systems. Most new computers come with .NET already installed.

You can easily check to see if you already have .NET installed. Go to the "Add/Remove Programs" Control Panel. The required piece will be listed there as "Microsoft .NET Framework" followed by a version number. Our Windows products require version 1.1 or higher of the .NET framework.

If you do not already have .NET, you can download it from Microsoft for free. Visit this web page and look for the "Download" button near the top right corner. Once the download is complete you will have to install the .NET framework by double-clicking the downloaded file (or by running the downloaded file). If you have any trouble installing or downloading the .NET framework, please contact Microsoft.

Yes. Budget uses the currency symbol and date format from the Regional and Language options Control Panel.

You can not delete an envelope until all the transactions in the envelope have cleared the bank, and you have marked them as "Balanced." When all the transactions have been balanced you can then delete the envelope.

You could also delete any unbalanced transactions in the envelope, and then delete the envelope.

This error was more common in the first versions of Budget, but it is very rare now. The program double checks everything it does and both answers must agree. If not, you get an "Integrity Error." Quit the program without saving and contact tech support. Please describe the situation in as much detail as possible.

Yes. There is extensive HTML documentation available from the Help menu. There is also documentation in PDF format available as a separate download from the products' Documentation page. For registered users, there is also a PDF format file that allows you to print the documentation as a booklet.

No. The Budget files are platform specific; a Budget document file created on the PC can not be read on the Mac and vice versa. Cross platform document files are on our wish list, and we'll try to have them available in the future.

No. We have versions of Budget for Apple's Mac OS X and for Microsoft's Windows. We do not have a Palm or Linux version, and have no plans to create them at this time.