The CD-ROM version included Multimedia Catalog (an electronic catalog of Microsoft products available at that time) and an online user's manual. The freely downloaded (moneyweb.exe) version was the same as the paid 3.5' floppy disk version but no user's manual was available. This was requested either through a promotional mail-in card (was distributed in stores) or calling Microsoft directly.

Users also had the option of paying $9.95 USD plus tax (for US residents) or $14.95 CAD plus tax (for Canadian residents) for CD-ROM or 3.5' floppy disk media along with a hard copy user's manual during that promotional period. To celebrate Windows 95's release and to promote the advantages of a native Windows 95 application, Money 95 was available as a free web download from Microsoft's web site between Augand October 31, 1995. The first version of Microsoft Money dated back to 1991 and was originally part of the Microsoft Home series. However, these versions were discontinued due to what was believed to be an insufficient user-base to justify the expense of localization for more recent versions or the expense to integrate support for the national online-banking standard like HBCI in Germany. There were also localized versions for other countries, such as Russia, Brazil, Germany and Italy.

The last Canadian version was Money 2006. However, Microsoft had not updated the U.K., French and international editions since Money 2005.

There were versions of Microsoft Money for the U.S., U.K., France, Japan, Canada and an International English edition for other English speaking countries.

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