[GNC] Runtime to terminate in an unusual way

[Kalpesh Patel]

Continuing off topic ...

Windows 10 is in extended-support mode, and if you have licensed one than MS has extended extended-support at no cost without much fanfare.

If you have Windows 7 supported hardware then Windows 10 is likely to install with no issues.  Performance might be a tad bit slow but it can be compensated with little more RAM and a SATA form of SSD drive. I have Windows 10 running on that hardware -- namely Core 2 Duo. I also remember that earlier versions of Windows 11 supported but since 24H2 I believe it won't even install due to additional hard checks at setup time. Of course Windows 1X on such hardware is not supported officially and YMMV with respect to future updates.

>From the best practice perspective, you shouldn't be on Window 7. Technology has advanced to the extent that malware/virus scanner do not support Windows 7 either, so there is a lot of exposure that you are taking on for which protection is not being accounted for. 

-----Original Message-----
From: David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 1:47 PM
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org; Chris Skudder <CSkudder at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Runtime to terminate in an unusual way

It's off topic, but: For the record, neither Windows 7 nor Windows 10 are supported by Microsoft any more. They are not safe to run if connected to any networks, as they receive no security updates. 

On May 12, 2026 10:50:55 PM GMT+05:30, Chris Skudder <CSkudder at earthlink.net> wrote:
>David thanks for the reminder on correcting the subject line.
>
>And yes, it would make a lot of sense to use the Win7 machine for the Linux system Quite possibly makes more sense than changing the Win10 machine, unless you have some other reason you want to keep Win7 alive.
>
>A "lighter" Linux "flavor" like Xubuntu will run beautifully on Win7-era hardware, and you'll still have a more-current Windows machine running along side it. If you're happy with Linux on the previously-Win7 machine you can then change over the Win 10 machine.
>
>good luck with it all.
>Chris
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>> Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 19:42:45 +0530
>> From: "David T."<sunfish62 at yahoo.com> To:gnucash-user at gnucash.org, 
>> Chris Skudder<CSkudder at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Runtime to terminate in an unusual way 
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>> Or just take the (now seriously out of date) Win 7 machine and install Linux there and ensure the data file reads there...
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>> After all, you're not likely to get anything else to run on that machine (and certainly not Windows 11)...
>> 
>> David T.
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>> [Chris, if you are using a digest, you should remember to edit the 
>> subject line when replying]
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>> On May 12, 2026 6:52:38 PM GMT+05:30, Chris Skudder<CSkudder at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Raymond,
>>> I'm not 100% clear on what you mean by:
>>> "use the Windows 7 computer as a backup, in case I muck the change over up"
>>> 
>>> IF by this you mean to simply preserve the GnuCash data file itself (and possibly some of the config files too), then you can copy those files onto a USB drive and just hold it aside while you work on the Win10/Linux machine.
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