Hi, reinstalling did not replicate the error, but starting on a new machine does. On the new machine, the error went away once I allowed what ZoneAlarm identified as gnucash-bin.exe to access IP 68.142.91.87.
Derek Atkins wrote: > I can't imagine it's trying to contact any gnucash website. We > certainly have not told it to. It's possible that it's trying to > ask the network for other gconf instances via a broadcast address > to the local network. > > -derek > > Wm Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> The bug occurred again. Two data points: >> >> a. It appears to have gone away permanently after I allowed GnuCash to >> contact an external IP (the GnuCash site?) on start-up. It has not asked >> to contact that site again, and I have not seen the error again. >> >> b. I searched on the text of the bug and found it seems to also occur >> with a variety of other applications: >> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22An+error+occurred+while+loading+or+saving+configuration+information%22&btnG=Google+Search >> >> Nathan Buchanan wrote: >>> Thanks for the report. Has the workaround you metioned fixed the problem >>> permanently? (shutting down gconftool-2 and having it start again when >>> needed) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Nathan >>> >>> PS: please cc: gnucash-devel >>> >>> >>> On 6/2/07, *Wm Stewart* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Found a workaround which I documented at the bottom of >>> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407458 >>> >>> Wm Stewart wrote: >>> > Got it going, but it can't save/load preferences - I'll add a bug >>> report: >>> > >>> > An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information >>> > for gnucash. Some of your configuration settings may not work >>> properly. >>> > Details: Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error: >>> > IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0 >>> <http://omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0> >>> > >>> > Nathan Buchanan wrote: >>> >> Good point - Currently we only have the installer on sourceforge. >>> >> >>> >> I think we probably need to put a note in that directory to tell >>> people >>> >> that the installers are on sourceforge.... >>> >> >>> >> Nathan >>> >> >>> >> On 6/2/07, *Wm Stewart* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Thanks much, from the home page I went here and could not >>> find the file: >>> >> http://www.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/sources/unstable/2.1.x/ >>> >> >>> >> Nathan Buchanan wrote: >>> >> > Hi Wm! >>> >> > >>> >> > Are you sure you downloaded the windows installer, eg >>> >> > "gnucash-2.1.2-setup.exe"? If not, >>> >> > >>> >> > 1.download it from >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >>> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >>> >>> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582> >>> >> < >>> >>> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >>> >>> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582>> >>> >> > >>> >> < >>> >>> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >>> >>> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582> >>> >> >>> >>> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582 >>> >>> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=5582>>> >>> >> > 2. double click on the "gnucash-2.1.2-setup.exe" file to >>> lanuch the >>> >> > installer. >>> >> > 3. Follow the prompts. >>> >> > >>> >> > Nathan >>> >> > >>> >> > PS: we also release source packages (eg tar.gz and tar.bz2) - >>> >> these can >>> >> > be used on most any platform, but require you to build the >>> program >>> >> > yourself. >>> >> > >>> >> > On 6/2/07, *Wm Stewart* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >>> >> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>> wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > Hi, I downloaded 2.1.2 but can't find any docs on how to >>> >> install on >>> >> > Windows >>> >> > - are there any steps or directions I could follow? >>> >> > Thanks much, >>> >> > Bill >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >>> >> > Got Mole problems? Call Avogadro at 6.02 x 10^23. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >>> >> Got Mole problems? Call Avogadro at 6.02 x 10^23. >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >>> Got Mole problems? Call Avogadro at 6.02 x 10^23. >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-devel mailing list >> gnucash-devel@gnucash.org >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel >> >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel