Language change mystery

[John Ralls]

> On Feb 20, 2018, at 12:14 PM, rmomxtx at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Thanks Derek,
> 
> I changed the OS language back to English and restarted the computer,
> several times. This did not change the language back to English. 
> 
> Windows Defender Controlled Folder Access blocked GnuCash from making
> changes to the data file. At first, it even blocked adding a new
> transaction. I turned off the controlled folder access feature.
> 
> I read the instructions at the link. The version of GnuCash I have installed
> is 2.6.18. I tried to follow the instructions to edit the environment file
> at c:\\Program Files\gnucash\etc\gnucash. But I don't have an editor for
> that type of file or an option to open it as administrator. So, I'm not sure
> what to do with that.
> 
> Might it work to uninstall and reinstall the program? Does the uninstall
> remove the data files? I have a backup, just a matter of making sure it is
> up to date.
> 

You do have an editor: Notepad. It comes with Windows. Just click the Start menu and then type the name to find it. Once it’s visible in the menu bar, right-click on it and select “run as administrator” to get the privilege escalation to edit environment.

Regards,
John Ralls