Andrew, The XP version won't be "creaky;" it will be a hazard. Microsoft stopped supporting XP years ago, and all sorts of unfixed security threats exist in it. Those threats are not just for the machine in question; they give a foothold into entire networks. You really should reconsider this.
Frank's suggestion that you install some thin linux client would be vastly preferable to using XP. -------- Original Message -------- From: Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> Sent: Wed Apr 15 18:32:11 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Andrew Ruddle <apr...@aprapr.plus.com> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Would like to use, but .... Hi Andrew, First, please remember to CC gnucash-user on your replies so that others may benefit from the conversation and chime in. You can do this by using the Reply-To-List or Reply-All functionality in your mailer. If you could supply us with the URL of the page that points to WinXP, there is a chance that we might be able to fix it. BUt of course it depends if it is on a page that we can control or not. No way for us to tell without knowing the specific page ;) Thanks, -derek On Wed, April 15, 2020 9:02 am, Andrew Ruddle wrote: > > I fully recognise and accept that the XP one will be a bit creaky. > > After some more poking about, the substance of my problem was / is that > the > Sourceforge link to download the XP version just goes to the version for > 7, > 8 & 10 - which explains the funny messages. > > I have dropped a line to Sourceforge, but I have little doubt nothing will > change. > > APR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derek Atkins [mailto:de...@ihtfp.com] > Sent: 15 April 2020 13:20 > To: Andrew Ruddle > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Would like to use, but .... > > Hi, > > On Tue, April 14, 2020 8:00 am, Andrew Ruddle wrote: >> >> Greetings >> >> I have been very highly recommended to GnuCash, but I am having >> difficulty getting started. >> >> I have downloaded and installed [the XP Vista version on Sourceforge], >> but when I try to open it all I get is a rather unhelpful message as > follows : > > What version did you download? We have not supported Windows XP for a few > years already, and all currently supported releases defintely wont work on > that old platform. The minimum-required version is Windows 7. > >> The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the >> dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll >> >> If anyone can either tell me what extra I need to do, or point me to a >> more reliable download, I shall be very grateful. > > You need to upgrade to Win7, or you need to download a VERY OLD (and > probably very buggy, and DEFINITELY unsupported) version of GnuCash. This > error message means that the application is trying to call into a function > that XP doesn't implement or support, which is not surprising since XP is > almost 20 years old. > > Sorry, but you're into unsupported territory by trying to run on XP. Even > Win7 has already expired but we do still support that, barely. > > Good Luck, > >> Kind Regards >> Dr. Andrew Ruddle >> UK > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -derek > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ 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.
