Gnucash 2.2.9 and Windows 7 issues?

[MaxBarJr.]

Derek, thanks.  I have already done that and it's the same.


Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> trythis <grahamlane at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Maximo Barawid wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've been using v2.2.9 for 7 months now and I am very pleased with what
>>> I
>>> can achieve with it.  But recently, I am having problems in Windows 7. 
>>> I
>>> have a XP Pro SP3 desktop where I normally use Gnucash for my small
>>> business, no problems.  Recenly I bought a laptop with Windows 7 OS and
>>> install v2.2.9.  Copied the file from my desktop to my thumb drive, open
>>> it and I got this message "gnucash could not obtain the lock for
>>> I:\bin\mybusiness.  That database may be in use by another user, in
>>> which
>>> case you should not open the database."  I selected Open Anyway and it
>>> did
>>> open the file.  The second problem is that, there are times that when I
>>> edit and Invoice or create another account or move an account, Windows
>>> tells me that gnucash-bin.exe stopped responding.  Sometimes even saving
>>> my work gives me this message.  Are there anyone else who are
>>> experiencing
>>> this?  Are there any issues related with Windows7
>>> 
>>> 
>> This happens to me All the time.  I found a thread where you can open a
>> blank file, then open your file, then import the log files that post date
>> the last XAC file in order then save the file as a different name.
>> It keeps happening even so, but at least you dont have to manually
>> re-enter
>> the data.
>>
>> I thought saving before I closed would solve the problem, but It still
>> happens to some extent.  I might just try saving the file as a different
>> name each time. I would alternate them to prevent having 40 different
>> files.
> 
> Could this be a filesystem/permission issue on the USB Token?
> What happens if you copy the datafile to a local directory?
> 
> -derek
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