[GNC] No installation issues

[Adam H. Kerman]

I bought a used laptop. On the previous laptop, I had separate partitions 
for Linux Mint and Windows 11, but this time I've just got one partition 
using Windows 11. Unfortunately I use some software for business which does 
not have Linux versions and need to use Windows.

With 11 already installed, I went through extensive de-crapification using 
Chris Titus's Windows Tool and Revo Uninstaller. Both tools force the 
creation of a restore point first in case of disaster. Just using the 
built-in Windows application uninstaller, I found more crap to remove.

Then I noticed that the manufacturer was pushing McAfee and uninstalled 
that.

I then installed software I use regularly, including GnuCash. By the way, I 
had no grief installing LibreOffice or the ancient version of QuickBooks 
Desktop I still use for bookkeeping for various nonprofits and the old 
credentials were still accepted. I should be allowed to transfer the license 
of Microsoft Office from the previous laptop to this one but I keep 
encountering problems during the process. I found a cheap license to buy for 
an older version of Microsoft Office and may just end up spending the money. 
I have to use Microsoft Access and mail merge and LibreOffice isn't a 
substitute.

I downloaded GnuCash from Sourceforge since gnucash.org is still 
unreachable.

We had several threads a month ago in which McAfee and other anti-virus 
software blocked GnuCash installation. I can't say if McAfee would have 
given me grief, but I can report that Windows Defender did not. I thought 
that some people might have been blocked by Defender.

I suspect that users may not always be aware that their computers had McAfee 
pre-installed.