Requesting Help

[Srini Vasan]

Michael:

'Appreciate your response.  Please see my notes imbedded below in brackets

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?"

 [No.  My question is how do I run the GNUCash software (from all the GNU
files I have restored from my dead laptop)?
A.  Can someone point me to an "executable" that I would double-click on? Or
B.  Do I need to download the application from the GNU site?
If yes, is there a way I can figure out what version I was previously on?]


(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.  [Again with due courtesy, no, that is not the issue])

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"   [thank you, this is helpful])



On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Mike or Penny Novack <
stepbystepfarm at mtdata.com> wrote:

> 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
>