[GNC] Would like to use, but ....

[D.]

Andrew, 

The XP version won't be "creaky;" it will be a hazard. Microsoft stopped supporting XP years ago, and all sorts of unfixed security threats exist in it. Those threats are not just for the machine in question; they give a foothold into entire networks. You really should reconsider this. 

Frank's suggestion that you install some thin linux client would be vastly preferable to using XP.


-------- Original Message --------
From: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>
Sent: Wed Apr 15 18:32:11 GMT+05:30 2020
To: Andrew Ruddle <aprapr at aprapr.plus.com>
Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Would like to use, but ....

Hi Andrew,

First, please remember to CC gnucash-user on your replies so that others
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If you could supply us with the URL of the page that points to WinXP,
there is a chance that we might be able to fix it.  BUt of course it
depends if it is on a page that we can control or not.  No way for us to
tell without knowing the specific page ;)

Thanks,

-derek

On Wed, April 15, 2020 9:02 am, Andrew Ruddle wrote:
>
> I fully recognise and accept that the XP one will be a bit creaky.
>
> After some more poking about, the substance of my problem was / is that
> the
> Sourceforge link to download the XP version just goes to the version for
> 7,
> 8 & 10 - which explains the funny messages.
>
> I have dropped a line to Sourceforge, but I have little doubt nothing will
> change.
>
> APR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Atkins [mailto:derek at ihtfp.com]
> Sent: 15 April 2020 13:20
> To: Andrew Ruddle
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Would like to use, but ....
>
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, April 14, 2020 8:00 am, Andrew Ruddle wrote:
>>
>> Greetings
>>
>> I have been very highly recommended to GnuCash, but I am having
>> difficulty getting started.
>>
>> I have downloaded and installed [the XP Vista version on Sourceforge],
>> but when I try to open it all I get is a rather unhelpful message as
> follows :
>
> What version did you download?  We have not supported Windows XP for a few
> years already, and all currently supported releases defintely wont work on
> that old platform.  The minimum-required version is Windows 7.
>
>> The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the
>> dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll
>>
>> If anyone can either tell me what extra I need to do, or point me to a
>> more reliable download, I shall be very grateful.
>
> You need to upgrade to Win7, or you need to download a VERY OLD (and
> probably very buggy, and DEFINITELY unsupported) version of GnuCash.  This
> error message means that the application is trying to call into a function
> that XP doesn't implement or support, which is not surprising since XP is
> almost 20 years old.
>
> Sorry, but you're into unsupported territory by trying to run on XP.  Even
> Win7 has already expired but we do still support that, barely.
>
> Good Luck,
>
>> Kind Regards
>> Dr. Andrew Ruddle
>> UK
>
>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>
> -derek
>
> --
>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>        derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant
>
>


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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant

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