Requesting Help

[David Carlson]

On 8/17/2013 6:16 AM, Mike or Penny Novack 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
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You might try going to your local library and asking for help there.  If
your computer is not portable, someone could still show you things on
one of their computers.  Tell them that GnuCash works a lot like Open
Office, except it is for financial data.

David C