[GNC] can't find gnucash on my computer

[Stan Brown]

It's a while since I installed GnuCash on Windows 7, but I think I
remember that the installation doesn't create an icon. (Or it does
create one, but only if that option is checked during the install, and
you didn't do that.)

Did you receive any error messages during installation? I'm assuming no,
but if you did then please tell us what they were.

If you received no errors, go to Control Panel » Programs and Features
and verify that GnuCash is in the list of installed programs. If it's
not, then reinstall GnuCash and watch carefully for any options during
install.

If GnuCash is in the Programs and Features list, then you probably need
to create an icon yourself.

1. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash. (If that doesn't exist, go to
C:\Program Files\GnuCash.) Double-click the "bin" folder.

2. In the file list, locate GnuCash.exe. If you don't see it, but see
one or more files called GnuCash, identify the one that has type
Application.

3. Right-click that file, and drag it to an empty spot on the desktop.
When you release the right-hand mouse button, select Create Shortcut
Here in the menu that pops up.

4. If you just want a desktop icon, you're done. Move it to wherever you
want it on the desktop.

5. If you want an entry in the Start Menu, copy this exact text with
Ctrl+C and then paste it into Explorer's location bar with Ctrl+V:
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

6. That opens your Start Menu in a File Explorer view. Move or copy the
icon from your desktop to wherever you want it in your Start Menu.

The change in the menu should be effective immediately, but worst case
is you'd need to log off and log on again.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com

On 2022-11-20 12:00, Sally Abrams via gnucash-user wrote:
> I’m using windows 7.  I downloaded the one they said was for windows 7-10. 3.11.  Thanks for any help. 
> 
>> On Nov 20, 2022, at 11:46 AM, Stephen M. Butler <Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> What O/S?  Windows, Mac, Linux (flavor)?  Which version of O/S?
>>
>> Which version of GnuCash did you download?
>>
>>> On 11/20/22 11:29, Sally Abrams via gnucash-user wrote:
>>> I downloaded gnucash.  Ran the set up, even tried restarting my computer but no icon and when I search my computer only the setup file shows up.  Its not showing up in programs.  When I ran set up again, it told me program was on my computer and it uninstalled it so it could reinstall it but my computer still can't find it.  i'm on windows 7.  I'm planning on upgrading my computer but first want to move my data from quicken to gnucash.  thanks for any help.