Andrew, PLEASE CC gnucash-user on your replies!
-derek On Wed, April 15, 2020 9:24 am, Andrew Ruddle wrote: > > https://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml - towards the bottom has the last > XP version. > > Although page https://www.gnucash.org/ offers a link CALLED with > reference to the old version, when you get there [ > https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/sourceforge ] sourceforge > have screwed it up so you just get the 7/8/10 one. > > APR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derek Atkins [mailto:de...@ihtfp.com] > Sent: 15 April 2020 14:02 > To: Andrew Ruddle > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: RE: [GNC] Would like to use, but .... > > Hi Andrew, > > First, please remember to CC gnucash-user on your replies so that others > may > benefit from the conversation and chime in. You can do this by using the > Reply-To-List or Reply-All functionality in your mailer. > > If you could supply us with the URL of the page that points to WinXP, > there > is a chance that we might be able to fix it. BUt of course it depends if > it > is on a page that we can control or not. No way for us to tell without > knowing the specific page ;) > > Thanks, > > -derek > > On Wed, April 15, 2020 9:02 am, Andrew Ruddle wrote: >> >> I fully recognise and accept that the XP one will be a bit creaky. >> >> After some more poking about, the substance of my problem was / is >> that the Sourceforge link to download the XP version just goes to the >> version for 7, >> 8 & 10 - which explains the funny messages. >> >> I have dropped a line to Sourceforge, but I have little doubt nothing >> will change. >> >> APR >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Derek Atkins [mailto:de...@ihtfp.com] >> Sent: 15 April 2020 13:20 >> To: Andrew Ruddle >> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> Subject: Re: [GNC] Would like to use, but .... >> >> Hi, >> >> On Tue, April 14, 2020 8:00 am, Andrew Ruddle wrote: >>> >>> Greetings >>> >>> I have been very highly recommended to GnuCash, but I am having >>> difficulty getting started. >>> >>> I have downloaded and installed [the XP Vista version on >>> Sourceforge], but when I try to open it all I get is a rather >>> unhelpful message as >> follows : >> >> What version did you download? We have not supported Windows XP for a >> few years already, and all currently supported releases defintely wont >> work on that old platform. The minimum-required version is Windows 7. >> >>> The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the >>> dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll >>> >>> If anyone can either tell me what extra I need to do, or point me to >>> a more reliable download, I shall be very grateful. >> >> You need to upgrade to Win7, or you need to download a VERY OLD (and >> probably very buggy, and DEFINITELY unsupported) version of GnuCash. >> This error message means that the application is trying to call into a >> function that XP doesn't implement or support, which is not surprising >> since XP is almost 20 years old. >> >> Sorry, but you're into unsupported territory by trying to run on XP. >> Even >> Win7 has already expired but we do still support that, barely. >> >> Good Luck, >> >>> Kind Regards >>> Dr. Andrew Ruddle >>> UK >> >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> >> -derek >> >> -- >> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 >> de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com >> Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> >> > > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
