For me, the “Program Files (x86)” location is a real clue. On Windows, GnuCash’s official installer is a Win32 (32-bit) build, which is why it installs under C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\…. There isn’t a separate 64-bit Windows installer today; the nightly/stable build area is literally named win32, and the project’s Windows build scripts default to 32-bit (with a switch to optionally build x86_64, but that’s not what they ship).
A friend of mine, when asked the same question, responded: "So the user-group comment “GC is already 64-bit (but installs under x86)” likely mixes platforms (Linux/macOS builds are 64-bit), or confuses the toolchain being 64-bit with the Windows installer they publish. For Windows, the shipped installer you downloaded—gnucash-5.13.setup.exe—is the single, 32-bit package. Hopefully, if they ever switch the official Windows release to a true x86_64 build, the download page/builds directory will/should reflect that (e.g., win64)." I have my install working now, but it still appears in Program Files (x86), which supports 32-bit Windows applications. ====== And - I note that I was not copied on responses, so I only saw those on the daily news-feed, so I had a 12-hour wait to see any responses. Please remember to cc the Users and respond to the sender's post. Thanks! Megan in Sydney *GnuCash -- **Version: 5.13 -- **Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) -- * *Finance::Quote: *1.66 *Windows 10 Home -- **Version: 22H2 -- **OS Build: 19045.5011* On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 14:30, Megan Tilley <[email protected]> wrote: > I mistakenly used Winget to update programs and did not catch that GNUCash > was in the list. Obviously, the winget broke the links between GC and F::Q. > > I have uninstalled GC and updated to V5.13 today (2025-10-01). > > However, it appears that the Strawberry Perl I installed in June 2025 (GC > v5.8) was 64-bit, and it is no longer found by GC v5.13. > > I am using ChatGPT to help me understand the steps I need to take as I am > not a programmer and the GC manual gives the detail but in a way I can not > comprehend. GPT told me to install a Strawberry Perl 32-bit version. > > GPT also assumes that a GC 64-bit version would include a Perl bin as part > of the installation, but obviously not with a 32-bit installation. > > The installation of GC v5.13 completed successfully but the attempt to run > the "Run *Start → GnuCash → Install Online Price Quotes* (Run as > administrator)" failed with not found. > > Not very clear, I am afraid, but the best I can do. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Megan in Sydney > > > > > *GnuCashVersion: 5.13Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28)Finance::Quote: 1.65* > > > > *Windows 10 HomeVersion: 22H2OS Build: 19045.5011* > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
