Requesting Help

[Mike or Penny Novack]

Srini

>My laptop died and I have a new machine.  I have been able to restore all
>my files.
>
>I need help with the following:
>
>1.  How do I run the GNUcash software?  Previously it was pinned to the
>taskbar, but now I am not able to find an 'executable'.
>  
>
Did you mean to be asking "Using Windows 7, how do I set up a shortcut 
to ANY program that I might have installed or how to get this new 
program pinned to the taskbar?"  (yes I understand, you are asking in 
terms of gnucash, but the fact that you are asking this question 
indicates you need help with Windows 7 BASICS. Hopefully somebody on 
this elist is using Windows 7 and can help you learn this.)

>2.  In the event I need the application downloaded again (from the GNU
>site), how do I retain use of the data from my past use?
>  
>
When you have started gnucash, you will ignore any file that it has 
chosen to open and instead instruct it to "open" the file that you want 
to open. Programs and data are different. After you have done this once, 
that file (that set of books) will be in the "recently used" list and 
you can just select it from that except if you are only using one set of 
books you won't have to as gnucash will begin by opening the most 
recently last used (unless like me, with several so which you want to 
open unpredictable, you open the application "nofile")

Michael