-=PCTechTalk=- Re: open office - Help on download

  • From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:49:29 -0400

Thank you!
the download ended up only taking 20 minutes. So something picked up speed 
somewhere!

ok - I'll try your 2nd method. (I was lost in command prompt!)
I'm going to eat something, then give this a shot!! wish me luck!!
I may scream for help!!
Cris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: T. Hunt
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 12:01 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: open office - Help on download


Cris-

The download speed is dependent of every bit of the connection between
your system and the server holding the file, including the speed of the
server.  If the server is slow or overwhelmed, then your download will
be slow or slower than normal.

That file:  OOo_1.1.2_win32Intel_install.zip is the correct one if you
have an unZip utility.  If not, then download the
OOo_1.1.2_win32Intel_install.exe instead.  It will take longer but you
won't have to bother with unzipping the file.

I tried the multiple install on XP the other day and it works.  Each
time a different user opens OOo, they are asked for their personal info,
so each user gets a customized version.  But you have to be familiar
with working at the command prompt to do this.  If not, there is another
way to make OOo available to everyone:

Log on to the system using an account with admin rights.  Install OOo
but don't fill out any of the personal info when asked, just click Next
and move on.  Once OOo is installed, go to the Documents and Settings
folder and find the user that installed OOo.  Open the Start Menu>
Programs>OpenOffice.org 1.1.? folder and create a shortcut to the
executable for OOo and copy it to the same location under the All Users
folder.  If you want the Startup icon in everyone's taskbar, go to the
Startup folder under Programs and make a short cut to
OpenOffice.org1.1.0 and paste it in the Startup folder under All Users.

Working at the command prompt can be a pain and if you're not familiar
with it, well nigh useless.

HTH  Tom

Cris wrote:

> Thanks Dave!
> ok - I just went back to open office to download it. 1.1.3 is now the most 
> stable release. Interesting.
> I clicked on the link to download, and it actually just started a download 
> and gave me an exe file this time - amazing! LOL none of those lists to 
> choose from - or a zip file!
> (but it says it will take 50 minutes to download it - so I'll see what 
> happens. Now it says it will take over an hour to download!! It's 45 mb - 
> I don't think it should take that long - it says it's transferring at 10.6 
> kb/sec. I'm on a cable modem, and downloads usually download really fast)
> Just before my computer automatically re-booted itself, it popped up and 
> said my connection to the internet wasn't responding in my e-mail. 
> Wondering if they are having a problem. Everything seems to be really 
> slow - even opening web pages.
> so - If it downloads! - should I just install it - and then you think I 
> can get it to work on all of the screen names, right?
> Cris
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: David F. Wooledge
> To: @freelistts PCTechTalk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:51 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: open office - Help on download
>
>
> Cris, go back to the open office org site and get the .exe file for 
> Windows.  It will install the program for you.  The Intel means an Intel 
> or similar chip.  Your athalon chip is ok to use with a file made for 
> Intel chips.  A chip from IBM (Power something or other), Sun (SPARC??), 
> Apple ( I think they still use a chip made by Motorola), H-P (like the 
> Alpha chips from the Digital Equipment Corp, that Compaq bought out, that 
> H-P bought out).  You want to make it simple; get the .exe file.  It might 
> be called a self-extracting installer.  Just be sure to get the one for 
> Windows.  I like OpenOffice.org.
>
> Dave
> ------------------------------
> From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: open office - Help on download
> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:55:52 -0400
>
> I was trying to follow the directions they gave on how to install with the
> command prompt. It said to put the file path in to the exe. That is what 
> didn't
> work! I unzipped it - there are 503 FILES including an exe file. My file 
> that I
> downloaded is called:
> OOo_1.1.2_win32Intel_install.zip
> now - I just had another thought and question - what does INTEL have to do 
> with
> this?
> I don't have an intel chip on here - I have an athalon chip. Does that 
> make a
> difference?
> I found another set of directions, in their forums, on how to install it 
> for
> mulitple users.
> http://www.edafe.org/openoffice.html#win
>
> Cris

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