[Kmymoney-devel] Comments about KMyMoney

[Allan]

cc'd to Jack and to whom it may concern re update to instructions/guide?

Allan

On 30/05/14 14:58, Alec Evans wrote:
> Hi Alvaro,
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> In the meantime good news - here's the text of my reply to Allan:
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> Hi Allan,
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> Thanks for the quick response.
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> I downloaded kmymoney-x86-setup-4.6.4.exe from sourceforge.net.
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> However, pleased to report that I have cracked the problem in the last couple of minutes - the AHA! moment was when I found that the program only starts if you "Run as an administrator". Simple when you know how.
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> I checked it on my "other" laptop - also running Windows7 64 bit - and the same applies.
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> On either machine, if run in "user" mode nothing noticeable happens, other than maybe a bit of a tick from an HDD.
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> Although I've been using Windows 7 for around 5 years, I still keep the admin / user demarcation from XP days. I find that having to type in a password rather than just (unthinkingly) clicking on what could be a major system change gives an extra bit of security.
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> I didn't see anything about using admin mode in the installation guide - could I suggest mentioning this somewhere?
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> Thanks again - I've been looking for something to replace MS Money for a good few years so I'm really pleased to have found this program.
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> Alec