[GNC] Download GnuCash issue

[David Carlson]

If Windows 8.1 is a 32 bit OS there could be file size issues, as it could
only look at 2 gig spaces

On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 10:33 AM john <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

> No, GnuCash is built for 32-bit on Windows so that it will work on older
> machines.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>
> > On Feb 12, 2022, at 8:13 AM, Jon Schewe <jpschewe at mtu.net> wrote:
> >
> > Maybe that's all that is available.
> > Can you post the specific text of the dialog here? That may help in
> > determining what the issue is.
> > GnuCash does say it supports Windows 8. One possibility is that GnuCash
> > is built as a 64-bit application and you have a 32-bit version of
> > Windows. You can follow the instructions here to verify if you have a
> > 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows
> >
> https://softwaregroup.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012567728-How-to-check-if-Windows-8-and-8-1-is-32-bit-or-64-bit
> > I'm not sure if GnuCash for Windows is built as 64-bit only. Can
> > someone using Windows confirm this?
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 2022-02-12 at 10:01 -0600, David Carlson wrote:
> >> That sounds like you are trying to drive a Tesla on a cow path.  Why
> >> try?
> >> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 7:37 AM <davidvernonlong at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Hi, I downloaded the latest version of GnuCash  (4.9) onto an older
> >>> laptoprunning Windows 8.1 , but when I tried to run the setup got a
> >>> message thatit could not run on this machine. Same thing with an
> >>> older version ofGnuCash. I have about 11 GB of disk space remaining
> >>> on this machine. Whatcould be the issue?
> >>> Thanks
> >>> David Long
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