[GNC] Updates on Windows

[David T.]

Derek,

Thanks for the quick reply. Not being a Linux user (much), I immediately 
wonder whether the Linux removal and reinstallation process removes 
existing menu shortcuts that a user may have implemented, such as 
placing an icon on the OS menu bar. Do you know?

David

  On 1/21/2021 8:58 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> David,
>
> I will just suggest that it is Mac tht is the oddity here.
> Linux packages also remove older versions when upgrading.
>
> -derek
>
> On Thu, January 21, 2021 8:53 am, David T. via gnucash-user wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've used GnuCash for a very long time, under different operating
>> systems (currently GC4.4 on WIndows 10), and I have a minor question
>> about the upgrade process under Windows.
>>
>> When I updated under MacOS, I was able to install multiple versions in
>> parallel simply by renaming the app bundle in Applications (for example,
>> from Gnucash.app to Gnucash-3.11.app). It was then possible to run
>> either version, if needed. Under Windows, however, the installation
>> process begins by removing the earlier version from the system.
>>
>> Setting aside the wisdom or folly aspect of having or running multiple
>> versions of GnuCash, I am curious why it is that the Windows installer
>> always removes the previous version before installing the next. While
>> this is a minor point, it *does* have an effect in my daily usage. I pin
>> the Gnucash icon to the taskbar, to make it easy to find and run (Aside:
>> one of the things I like least about Windows 10 is its management of the
>> Apps menu). When the new version gets installed, this is not preserved,
>> and I have to re-pin the icon after every update. As I've already noted,
>> this is a minor point, but it's the kind of oddity that sticks in my
>> brain.
>>
>> Could someone explain this oddity to me?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> David
>>
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