Thanks for the advice! Old computer is burned. Dead. I am unable to copy anything. Thanks Derek.
On Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 5:18 PM Maf. King <m...@chilwell.net> wrote: > On Monday, 12 December 2022 15:03:08 GMT Orith wrote: > > 1. downloaded . 2. setup. 3. agreed to have the unknown program change my > > computer stuff (cannot recall the exact wording) 4. english as language > for > > setup 5. install in C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash even though the link > was > > there already 6. agreed to translation files and account template files > 7. > > set up created a shortcut 8. desktop icon and menu link - ok 9. install > 10. > > extracting files 11. setup 12. finish. > > 13. opened the icon on desktop. see infront of me > > Unsaved Book - GnuCash > > Save - no color nothing to click on Close - black with > > an X on the top > > that's it! > > > > clicked on : file - not open and no menu to open. > > tried: Ctrl-O - desktop list is open, gnucash is not there at all. > > > > I wrote back as specific as I could all my steps. It still not working. > > Don't mean to upset anyone, I have no idea what's going on. Help will be > > appreciated > > Thank you > > OrithC > > > > Orith, > > You won't upset anyone on the list if you supply info like that, It is > exactly what is needed to help you. > > But please do send all replies to the list, not to individuals. I've > never > used GnuCash on Windows so am of limited help to you on the specifics to > do > with the Windows environment; other users will be able to chime in and say > if > the steps you've listed are all "as expected" or not. > > Have you done as Derek suggested yesterday and copied your data file from > your > old computer to the new? > > File -> Open (or Ctrl-O) should let you get your "GC data" back open and > working within the "GC program", once you have put the relevant file onto > your > new computer... > > You *may* be slightly confused because GC normally automatically re-opens > the > last data file that it was working on, so it is not always obvious that > you > actually have a data file...but you do! GC actually works (Conceptually) > like > a word processor in that it can have multiple data files stored on disk > and > open any one of them. > > Think of the letter you wrote last week or the novel you are working on > (for > example). If you have not copied those datafiles to the new computer, you > won't be able to open them to carry on working with the contents, no > matter if > you have installed a word processor program or not..... > > Installing the program will not magically move the datafile for you! > > HTH, > Maf. > > > > > > ----- > > > 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 ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
