Problem locating Data File in Windows 7

Maf. King maf at chilwell.net
Thu Feb 18 07:52:39 EST 2010


> twodogron wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Yes I've tried "Save as" but that doesn't seem to work..
> > Also, I don't get any "permissions" warnings of any kind....
> >
> > I use 3 partitions on one Disk, C:\ where I keep the Windows O/S..., D:\
> > where I keep all my installed programs and backed-up Data files and then
> > P:\ where I keep all of my Pictures and Photos.
> >
> > This setup didn't produce any problems with XP Pro SP3 but this is the
> > third program I've had problems with under Win 7..  the other programs
> > acting up under this configuration are email clients...
> >
> > I've tried both GnuCash versions 2.2.9 and 2.3.8 but both react the same
> > way..
> > Every time I load GnuCash it's like started off with a fresh installation
> > where it asks me if I want to create a new file etc. etc... I then go to
> > "open" and point it to the Data file storage location....

Sounds like gconf isn't able to store the preferences file.  maybe try 
deleting ~/.gconf  (no idea what ~ would equate to on Windows7) and see if it 
gets re-created?

Maf.





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