Paul Kroitor wrote:
From the web I see that this was a known issue with Windows 10 in the past,
apparently caused by the file association for .exe files being corrupted, but I
don't see reports anywhere for Windows 11. If this was the case, it would
presumably happen with other .exe files as well.
Some places suggest resetting all file associations to their defaults, which you could
try (but you'd have to recustomize any you had modified). There are some registry fixes
(.reg files) floating around to "fix this" but I would take that with a
boatload of salt unless you were sure the source was reliable.
Paul
It is possible that the system that the op has is an S mode operating
system. I had a similar problem with an inexpensive Gateway convertible
that I picked up to take with me when I am on the road. It will only
accept programs that are approved by Microsoft. So if it isn't in the
store you cannot load it on your system.
Regards
Keith N. McKenna
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From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+paul=kroitor...@gnucash.org> On Behalf
Of Paul Kroitor
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 9:59 AM
To: 'Glenn Fowler' <gfowl...@outlook.com>; 'David H' <hell...@gmail.com>
Cc: 'GnuCash users group' <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] set up Gnucash on a new device
The file shows "Application" in the Type column, which is exactly what you
would expect from an .exe file if Hide Extensions was on. Thus that aspect seems fine to
me.
It looks to me more like Windows 11 is further tightening the control of
unsigned executables. Perhaps there's a Windows Setting somewhere that now
defaults to the behaviour you're getting, or the manufacturer / local GPO /
domain GPO set it to this.
There can be a secondary data stream in downloaded Windows executables that is
used to distinguish between trusted and untrusted files. See
https://www.howtogeek.com/70012/what-causes-the-file-downloaded-from-the-internet-warning-and-how-can-i-easily-remove-it/
. In the past this issue has simply caused a warning, but they are tightening
this up in Win 11.
Failing that, perhaps somehow the executable is really damaged?
Paul
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From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+paul=kroitor...@gnucash.org> On Behalf
Of Glenn Fowler
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:49 AM
To: David H <hell...@gmail.com>
Cc: GnuCash users group <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] set up Gnucash on a new device
Good point, I forgot about that.
However, the machine is acting as if it doesn't recognize the extension:
".setup".
Hopefully Christopher can shed some light on it.
On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 8:05 AM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote:
Glenn
Is it though? That possibly depends on whether show file extensions
is on or off.
Cheers David Halverson
On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 at 21:46, Glenn Fowler <gfowl...@outlook.com> wrote:
Hi,
It's missing the ".exe* in the file name. Did you save it like that
or did you download it from a different source other than github or sourceforge?
On Mon, Apr 10, 2023, 6:51 AM Christopher Smallman via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote:
I am trying to find help with setting up my GnuCash programme on a
new Windows 11 laptop.
I have downloaded the correct version for Windows 11 but the exe.
file will not open. I am being asked to search for an App in the store.
There
is of course no App in the store. How can I successfully run
the
programme? Screen shot of the message is attached
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