Initial Installation and Setup

[Paula Hendricks]

i started fresh with gnu cash... and kept my old files and i still have an older version of quickbooks/ quicken that i use when i need to go back to the archives.

by starting fresh, i mean i imported nothing. it allowed me to set up my accounts in a better way for now without having to accommodate historical items that might have demanded a different way of working.

rather than deal with all the translation issues.... this is also a possibility.
	
	ph

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On Mar 6, 2015, at 9:13 AM, David Carlson wrote:

> On 3/5/2015 9:42 PM, William Ingersolll wrote:
>> I downloaded and installed GNUCASH. While attempting to import a
>> Quicken .qif file the program did not respond as I expected. I felt I
>> had committed an error. It appeared to me that the simplest thing to
>> do would be to uninstall the program, reinstall it and start over. In
>> my experience, when a well-written program uninstalls it takes all
>> vestiges of itself with it unless there are some files which may be
>> desired upon reinstall. In that case it will ask if these files should
>> be left. This program did not do that, but left a GNUCASH folder on
>> the "C" Drive in the program files that prevented re-installation.
>> After I took care of that and re-installed the program  it obviously
>> maintain the memory of a file that I had previously named in the prior
>> aborted installation, and subsequently erased. Each time I started the
>> second installation it kept claiming it could not find that file.
>> 
>> During my second attempt to install the Quicken files it asked to
>> correct or accept groups of data. As I didn't wish to spend a lot of
>> time dealing with many things that are probably obsolete and that I
>> will delete,I pressed . Forward for each list expecting they will be
>> saved. Then there appeared a list of financial securities that the
>> program suggested may not be correctly listed with the proper
>> abbreviation. There are well over 100 items dating from my early
>> transactions in the 60s. There are many that no longer exist or for
>> which I have no need. Not wishing to go through these one by one at
>> this time, I pressed cancel and everything disappeared. The time I had
>> already spent was wasted. I do not want to start over again only to
>> have this program crash again. If there is some simple, reasonable way
>> to do what I'm trying to accomplish I would appreciate any
>> information. It should not be this difficult.
>> 
>> I am using Windows 7.
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> 
> 
> If you read the manual and the FAQs you should have noticed that GnuCash
> is not exactly a plug-and-play substitute for Quicken.  While most of us
> think that GnuCash is a superior product, migration from Quicken is not
> a ten minute project.
> 
> I cannot tell from your note whether you are clear about the difference
> between installation and program issues versus creation of your data
> file.  If you are trying to import large chunks of data including a
> chart of accounts, you should plan on running several tests to determine
> the best method for your particular data, as there will probably be
> major adjustments to fix differences between the way Quicken keeps data
> and the way GnuCash keeps data.  Many users consider that migration to
> be a project that may take as long as several weeks or even months to
> complete to their satisfaction. 
> 
> After that caveat, I would recommend first running a test data file in
> parallel with your Quicken file to help in planning how to make the
> transition.  The current release if GnuCash (2.6.5) usually installs
> without incident and should not need to be uninstalled and re-installed
> in Windows 7.
> 
> Be sure to put your test data files and final data files somewhere in
> your user space, such as in a unique folder under My Documents.
> 
> David C
> 
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