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List:       kmymoney-devel
Subject:    Re: [Kmymoney-devel] Comments about KMyMoney
From:       Alvaro Soliverez <asoliverez () kde ! org>
Date:       2014-05-31 13:35:11
Message-ID: CAMJ2LZ4QmrathwnYhEgkuCQ4M-A4Kncgb1n7KuDTh6Tn=2eLVA () mail ! gmail ! com
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There's something wrong if it has to run in administrator mode, and
I'd certainly not put that in the instructions.

On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Allan <agander93@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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,
>>
>> In the meantime good news - here's the text of my reply to Allan:
>>
>> Hi Allan,
>>
>> Thanks for the quick response.
>>
>> I downloaded kmymoney-x86-setup-4.6.4.exe from sourceforge.net.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> I checked it on my "other" laptop - also running Windows7 64 bit - and the
>> same applies.
>>
>> On either machine, if run in "user" mode nothing noticeable happens, other
>> than maybe a bit of a tick from an HDD.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> I didn't see anything about using admin mode in the installation guide -
>> could I suggest mentioning this somewhere?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Alec
>
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