If Windows 8.1 is a 32 bit OS there could be file size issues, as it could only look at 2 gig spaces
On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 10:33 AM john <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > No, GnuCash is built for 32-bit on Windows so that it will work on older > machines. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Feb 12, 2022, at 8:13 AM, Jon Schewe <jpsch...@mtu.net> wrote: > > > > Maybe that's all that is available. > > Can you post the specific text of the dialog here? That may help in > > determining what the issue is. > > GnuCash does say it supports Windows 8. One possibility is that GnuCash > > is built as a 64-bit application and you have a 32-bit version of > > Windows. You can follow the instructions here to verify if you have a > > 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows > > > https://softwaregroup.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012567728-How-to-check-if-Windows-8-and-8-1-is-32-bit-or-64-bit > > I'm not sure if GnuCash for Windows is built as 64-bit only. Can > > someone using Windows confirm this? > > > > > > On Sat, 2022-02-12 at 10:01 -0600, David Carlson wrote: > >> That sounds like you are trying to drive a Tesla on a cow path. Why > >> try? > >> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 7:37 AM <davidvernonl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hi, I downloaded the latest version of GnuCash (4.9) onto an older > >>> laptoprunning Windows 8.1 , but when I tried to run the setup got a > >>> message thatit could not run on this machine. Same thing with an > >>> older version ofGnuCash. I have about 11 GB of disk space remaining > >>> on this machine. Whatcould be the issue? > >>> Thanks > >>> David Long > >>> _______________________________________________gnucash-user mailing > >>> listgnucash-u...@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. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ 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.