[GNC] Run GnuCash Upgrades Side-by-side With Older Versions

Thu Apr 18 09:00:40 EDT 2019

Try that portable package. Good luck.

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On Thursday, April 18, 2019 6:28 PM, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I (OP) haven't got around to trying it yet.  Originally I upgraded from 2.6.21 to 3.5 and hand a problem with it, so went back to 2.6.21.  I understand that problem's been fixed.  So I thought I'd try it out.  But I thought I would try to install it without uninstalling 2.6.21.  I'm still hoping for a way to directly install a new version without uninstalling an old version.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Greg Feneis
>
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 3:56 AM Justin Mathew via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
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>> Can the OP or anyone update whether the portable version worked parallel to the installed version?
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>> Justin Mathew
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>> On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 6:32 PM, Justin Mathew <mjustin at protonmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Ah, well I couldn't get that point.
>>>
>>> I guess the only way for OP is to try a virtual box if running both version is equally important.
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>>> On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 6:27 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> The whole point of OP's asking this question is how to cope with the fact that the 3.x series ruins Windows for using the 2.6.x series except 2.6.21, but some features are permanently broken and can only be reverted at great manual effort.
>>>>
>>>> That is why some of us are so slow to update.
>>>>
>>>> David Carlson
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>>>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 7:47 AM Justin Mathew <mjustin at protonmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> Sorry, disregard my below email.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take a look at this -> https://portableapps.com/apps/office/gnucash_portable
>>>>>
>>>>> It also says, "GnuCash Portable can run from a cloud folder, external drive, or local folder without installing into Windows. It's even better with the PortableApps.com Platform for easy installs and automatic updates."
>>>>>
>>>>> Concerning the original post, if the installer explicitly tells you that you have to uninstall the older version, I don't think you can install two version of GnuCash in the same system.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, if it doesn't, then perhaps you can move your current old version to a different directory, and install the new version in the default directory. You can start GnuCash from both of these directories later.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please try this at your own risk. I don't use Windows anymore, so not sure if it'd work.
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>>>>> On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 6:10 PM, Justin Mathew <mjustin at protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> For which platform?
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 5:36 PM, David Carlson david.carlson.417 at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Are there instructions somewhere on how to run a portableapps session?
>>>>>> > David Carlson
>>>>>> > On Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 3:30 AM Christopher Lam christopher.lck at gmail.com
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > > You can always run a portableapps session.
>>>>>> > > On Mon., 15 Apr. 2019, 23:59 Greg Feneis, mfeneis at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > > Win 7-64, GnuCash 6.2.21
>>>>>> > > > Hi Folks,
>>>>>> > > > Is there a way to install a new version without uninstalling the old
>>>>>> > > > version? The install wizard doesn't seem to let me select the install
>>>>>> > > > location, while it appears to require uninstalling the old version before
>>>>>> > > > installing the new version.
>>>>>> > > > Currently, GnuCash resides at C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\
>>>>>> > > > If I had a choice, I might like C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\6.2.21\
>>>>>> > > > for
>>>>>> > > > my current installation, and C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\3.5.1\ for
>>>>>> > > > the
>>>>>> > > > install I'm about to do, and so on.
>>>>>> > > > Kind regards,
>>>>>> > > > Greg Feneis
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