Roger, Do you have your data file in a user documents folder or sub-folder with full read and write privileges? Windows Defender should not be interfering with access to your data file. If that new Controlled Folder Access feature is that fussy...
David C On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 9:07 PM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > > > > On Feb 20, 2018, at 12:14 PM, rmom...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > Thanks Derek, > > > > I changed the OS language back to English and restarted the computer, > > several times. This did not change the language back to English. > > > > Windows Defender Controlled Folder Access blocked GnuCash from making > > changes to the data file. At first, it even blocked adding a new > > transaction. I turned off the controlled folder access feature. > > > > I read the instructions at the link. The version of GnuCash I have > installed > > is 2.6.18. I tried to follow the instructions to edit the environment > file > > at c:\\Program Files\gnucash\etc\gnucash. But I don't have an editor for > > that type of file or an option to open it as administrator. So, I'm not > sure > > what to do with that. > > > > Might it work to uninstall and reinstall the program? Does the uninstall > > remove the data files? I have a backup, just a matter of making sure it > is > > up to date. > > > > You do have an editor: Notepad. It comes with Windows. Just click the > Start menu and then type the name to find it. Once it’s visible in the menu > bar, right-click on it and select “run as administrator” to get the > privilege escalation to edit environment. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
