Installation

[Mike or Penny Novack]

ngrrsn wrote:

>Sorry.  I use Windows 7.  I finally (after unintalling and installing
>several times) went to the registry and did a search on *gnu* and then
>carefully studied each "find".  I deleted anything related to the GNU
>program, and I was amazed at how many files are not deleted when you
>"uninstall".  Then I downloaded the program again --- same result.  A
>network administrator friend told me to 'right click' and select "open as
>administrator".  That works.  If I just open the program, it fails every
>time (to save).  If I right click and open as administrator, it works.
>Rather annoying, but at least I have a solution.
>
>Norm.
>  
>
Ah, well that gives us a good idea what is wrong.

That you get a permission error when logged in as an ordinary user but 
not when having administrator rights means that you are trying to access 
some data outside the data area of the log in (each log in has private 
data area but an administrator can access all areas).

You haven't (yet) said WHERE (into what directory; aka "file folder") 
you are trying to save this data. If this directory (file folder) is 
outside the data area of your log in you would see exactly what you have 
described (won't work as ordinary user but will as administrator).

Please consider, if you answer is "I don't know where. I am just hitting 
save WITHOUT specifying a fully qualified name, just accepting whatever 
directory is the current default.

Try this. Instead of hitting the "save" button pull down the "file" 
options and instead of selecting "save" use "save as" to specify the 
full name (that will let you choose the "where"). Once the file has been 
created in a legal location you will be able to use the save button and 
file=> save. The "save as" is only the first time.

Michael

PS: This isn't REALLY a gnucash thing. A bit surprising that you have 
never encountered this before when creating files from within an 
application that you might have to specify "where".