[GNC] Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on Windows 11

[David Carlson]

Richard,

Are you using the windows installer as downloaded from the Gnucash.org
website for each gnucash version?

Do you let the installer delete the existing version or do you use another
method?




On Sat, Sep 10, 2022, 11:18 AM Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com> wrote:

> Does gnucash open, just not your data file? If so,  once opened try file
> open and select your ???.gnucash file. I'm on windows 11 and gnucash 4.11
> with no issues.
>
>
>
> Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Richard Clarkson via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Date: 9/10/22 12:04 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: [GNC] Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on Windows 11
>
> I previously posted (some time ago) about an issue opening GnuCash
> following
> upgrade to a newer version. I decided to wait to see if a newer version
> would overcome my problem.
>
>
>
> I am on a Windows 11 PC, and am able to use GnuCash 4.9. I have tried
> updating to GnuCash 4.10 and 4.11, unfortunately when  I try to open the
> gnucash.exe on anything above the 4.9 version then nothing happens (it
> doesn't make any difference if I start as an Administrator or not). Windows
> thinks for 2 seconds and then does nothing. I can see no GnuCash processes
> in Task Manager. Once I revert to version 4.9 everything works as it
> should.
>
>
>
> I have tried downloading from sourceforge and GitHub, in case there was an
> issue. I have tried turning of my Firewall and antivirus, but same issue.
>
>
>
> Did something drastic chance be between version 4.9 and 4.10 or is there
> anything else I can to see if I can overcome this problem? It's getting to
> be quite frustrating!
>
>
>
> Richard
>
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