Upgrade, 2.4 to 2.6 creates problems

[John Ralls]

> On Feb 5, 2018, at 7:31 AM, Eric Rempel <egrempel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have been using Gnucash 2.4 for some 5 years on my Windows 7 system. I'm
> very happy with it. Over the weekend I upgraded to 2.6.19. 2.6 would not
> open an up-to-date data file, and when I tried to print a report, the
> application froze. I have been able to re-install 2.4 and now and
> everything is working as before. I'm happy. I would like to upgrade to 2.6
> but am now afraid. What did I do wrong?

While we try to maintain file compatibility through a series we don’t do much in the way of back-testing and some things may drift over the years. I suggest that you upgrade in steps, perhaps 2.6.5-> 2.6.10-> 2.6.15->2.6.19. All of the installers are available on Sourceforge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/ <https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20(stable)/>

Regards,
John Ralls