I bought a used laptop. On the previous laptop, I had separate partitions for Linux Mint and Windows 11, but this time I've just got one partition using Windows 11. Unfortunately I use some software for business which does not have Linux versions and need to use Windows.
With 11 already installed, I went through extensive de-crapification using Chris Titus's Windows Tool and Revo Uninstaller. Both tools force the creation of a restore point first in case of disaster. Just using the built-in Windows application uninstaller, I found more crap to remove. Then I noticed that the manufacturer was pushing McAfee and uninstalled that. I then installed software I use regularly, including GnuCash. By the way, I had no grief installing LibreOffice or the ancient version of QuickBooks Desktop I still use for bookkeeping for various nonprofits and the old credentials were still accepted. I should be allowed to transfer the license of Microsoft Office from the previous laptop to this one but I keep encountering problems during the process. I found a cheap license to buy for an older version of Microsoft Office and may just end up spending the money. I have to use Microsoft Access and mail merge and LibreOffice isn't a substitute. I downloaded GnuCash from Sourceforge since gnucash.org is still unreachable. We had several threads a month ago in which McAfee and other anti-virus software blocked GnuCash installation. I can't say if McAfee would have given me grief, but I can report that Windows Defender did not. I thought that some people might have been blocked by Defender. I suspect that users may not always be aware that their computers had McAfee pre-installed. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
