Unable to run GnuCash 2.2.1 on Windows -- Need assistance

[Fred Bone]

On 22 Aug 2007 at 7:23, Mike Merrick said:

> Forrest,
> 
> Thanks for the tip, but unfortunately it didn't solve the problem. 
> 
> I had all of the folders you listed and was able to open them without any
> trouble. I did however make the change you suggested just to see if it
> would have any effect. When I executed the app again, no change. The
> .EXE's showed up in taskmanager, but GnuCash never opened.
> 
> I have a feeling this is something simple, but I have no clue where else
> to look for it.

Have you tried starting it up with *nothing* else showing on the desktop?

It has a habit of displaying subordinate windows which (a) don't show up 
on the taskbar and (b) hide behind other windows given half a chance. 
I've been caught that way several times. It's possible to get it waiting 
for a response on a window you can't see, before displaying its main 
window (the one that shows on the taskbar) - I just did this with mine, 
by renaming my accounts file so it wasn't found, and clicking on another 
app while GnuCash was starting up.