[GNC] Two versions, same computer

[David Carlson]

As an experienced user of VirtualBox, I would say that your use case is
exactly what VirtualBox is best for,  ie temporary computer needs.  The
main requirement is having enough RAM and cpu's to share with your other
programs.

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 3:21 PM Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) <
stan+gnucash at fastmail.fm> wrote:

> I apologize for asking a question that must have been asked before, but
> I couldn't turn up answers by googling or in the archives.
>
> Can GC 4.13 coexist on the same Windows 10 machine with GC 2.6.19? They
> would be accessing separate data files in separate folders, and would
> not be executing simultaneously, but I worry about preferences, reports,
> most-recently-used file lists, and anything else that might get stored
> in the System Registry or a fixed location.
>
> It might be helpful to explain my use case.
>
> I'm on the board of a small nonprofit. Our longtime volunteer bookkeeper
> is bowing out, and the treasurer who will have to take over the
> bookkeeping doesn't have experience with any accounting software. We
> have an average of just a couple of dozen transactions a month, and the
> reports we need are just the standard income statement and balance
> sheet, plus transaction reports for the Income:Donors and
> Expenses:Musician Fees accounts. There's no need for the software to
> print checks or 1099 tax forms (we must file one 1099 for each
> non-employee we make payments to), though that would be a nice plus.
>     I want to put together a chart of accounts and the transactions for
> the year to date in GC 4.13. If the treasurer feels comfortable with
> entering transactions and pulling reports, I will install everything for
> the nonprofit to her computer. All of that will be in the 4.13 and only
> that version.
>     But I'm keeping my own books on my computer, and they're in GC
> 2.6.19 and only 2.6.19 for now. (I know it's necessary to upgrade in
> phases and I'm not ready to do that now.)
>
> I suppose I could install a virtual machine for running 4.13, but that
> seems like a lot of work for a short-term need. Another possibility is
> the portable 4.13 install at
> <https://portableapps.com/apps/office/gnucash_portable>
> but I remember some discussion in this list about some reasons not to
> use that.
>
> Can I install 4.13 on my current machine without it and 2.6.19
> interfering with each other, provide that they don't run simultaneously
> or use the same saved reports?
>
> --
> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
> https://BrownMath.com
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