[GNC] Upgrade to 4.14

Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) stan+gc at fastmail.fm
Mon Aug 7 07:25:16 EDT 2023


Well, the spirit is willing, but as a practical matter I think it would
be better if someone more familiar with the website(s) did it. I've
never succeeded in forming a mental map of how the website(s) are
structured.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com/

On 2023-08-06 21:18, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> That's good to know Stan.
> 
> That would be some good info for the FAQ on upgrading if you have the
> time to add it.
> 
> If not, maybe someone else here can.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
> On 8/6/23 11:33 AM, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote:
>> On 2023-08-04 17:05, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.21/3.11/4.14) wrote:
>>> The main point of this is a possible solution to a problem someone else
>>> reported a few days ago. [Namely, upgrading to 4.14 from 3.x, then
>>> running 4.14 and having GC not
>> open the last-used book. I'm in Windows 10 and Windows 11.]
>>
>> The solution I described on 4 August -- opening 4.14 for the first time,
>> getting the "you might like help setting up" message, closing 4.14 and
>> then reopening it -- worked on my virtual machine.
>>
>> When I moved files to my real PCs( desktop and laptop), I exported
>> %APPDATA%\GnuCash and HKCU\Software\GSettings from the virtual machine
>> and imported them to desktop real machine, _then_ installed 4.14.
>> Everything opened without a problem. I then repeated the process --
>> import files and Registry settings -- on my laptop, and again everything
>> opened properly.


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