Re: [GNC] First request to kindly help - first response

2024-07-08 Thread Tommy Trussell
On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 9:39 AM Norbert Klein via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Thanks again, David, for your guidance. Obviously I had previously made > one or some mistakes, so when I tried to follow the advice in your mail > down here, it did not work. > > But now I am happy.

[GNC] First request to kindly help - first response

2024-07-07 Thread Norbert Klein via gnucash-user
Thanks again, David, for your guidance. Obviously I had previously made one or some mistakes, so when I tried to follow the advice in your mail down here, it did not work. But now I am happy. I uninstalled GnuCash, cleaned my computer from all  remaining GnuCash rest pieces, made a new installat

Re: [GNC] First request to kindly help

2024-07-04 Thread Norbert Klein via gnucash-user
Thanks, David, for th advice. I will follow it efore any new installation. On 4 Jul 2024 21:16, david amaral wrote: To set up a "NEW" gnucash file, make sure that your windows documents directory has no gnucash directory in it either delete all the files in it or rename the gnucash directory "OL

Re: [GNC] First request to kindly help - first response

2024-07-04 Thread David Cousens
Norbert  When you click on File->Save As you should get a dialogue box opening. On the right hand side of the dialogue is a small icon which looks like a hanger that you use in a filing cabinet with a plus sign.  The directory/folder you are currently in is displayed at the top of the main panel

Re: [GNC] First request to kindly help - first response

2024-07-04 Thread Norbert Klein via gnucash-user
Thanks, David, for your advice what to do. I will write between the lines of your text saying what I did, and what were the results. I mark the lines from me with N:, and from you with D: N: As I have on C: only 19.3 GB free, but on D: 677 GB free, I want to install GnuCash on D: (I did not chec

Re: [GNC] First request to kindly help

2024-07-04 Thread david amaral via gnucash-user
To set up a "NEW" gnucash file, make sure that your windows documents directory has no gnucash directory in iteither delete all the files in it or rename the gnucash directory "OLD_gnucash" to save any older files you may have. On Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 12:32:26 AM MST, Norbert Klein via

Re: [GNC] First request to kindly help

2024-07-04 Thread David Cousens
Hi Norbert, When you run GnuCash for the first time there is no existing file. If you go to the menu File->Save As you will get a dialogue allowing you to select a location on your hard disk in which to save the file and give it a name. It is generally recommended that you create a directory in w

[GNC] First request to kindly help

2024-07-04 Thread Norbert Klein via gnucash-user
My name is Norbert Klein, German, since 1990 in Cambodia, 90 years old, but still alive and interested. After this self-introduction, I would like to ask for your help. I read since some days the GnuCash user mailing list, and I see the many detailed qestion raised and responded. Several years ag