Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem installing on Windows 7, with workaround
On 2011-10-05 4:34 PM, Op Ed wrote: OK, here's me, replying to myself. Further little problem. Not yet solved. I would uninstall it, log out, log in as an admin user, and reinstall it that way... thats how we do it, and it works just fine... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem installing on Windows 7, with workaround
Op Ed wrote: > Anyway, I downloaded LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_install_multi.exe and ran it. > Had to get "mommy" to come to my desk and authenticate as admin, but > otherwise the installation proceeded with no errors or obvious hiccups. I've also had trouble with administrative privileges on a Windows 7 PC. What I've done is to bypass the whole installation process entirely by using the portable version of LibreOffice. It is meant to run from a flash drive (but can run off a hard drive as well) and therefore has no registry entries. The advantage being that you can have it on a PC without admin privileges. The portable version is available from www.libreoffice.org/download/portable/ or portableapps.com/libreofficeportable > Further little problem. Not yet solved. > > Because the program does not appear in the programs list, it is not an > option > when trying to open a .odt file (or any kind of file) from the file system. > > > That is, I cannot simply right-click a .odt file or a .docx file and click > "Open with..." . > The resulting list does not include LibO, so I can't select it. > > Is there a quick-and-dirty way to add it without tinkering with the > Registry? I'm curious, are you not able to select LibreOffice from the "Choose default program..." dialogue at all? Are you not able to browse to the exe file(s)? I am able to assign LibreOffice as the default for various files. However, as there is no installation, it has no short-cuts on the desktop or start menu or anything, would have to do those manually. Regards Stephan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem installing on Windows 7, with workaround
Kevin On Wed, 2011-10-05 at 16:34 -0400, Op Ed wrote: > OK, here's me, replying to myself. > > Further little problem. Not yet solved. > > Because the program does not appear in the programs list, it is not an > option > when trying to open a .odt file (or any kind of file) from the file system. > > > That is, I cannot simply right-click a .odt file or a .docx file and click > "Open with..." . > The resulting list does not include LibO, so I can't select it. > > Is there a quick-and-dirty way to add it without tinkering with the > Registry? > > Meanwhile, I open LibO and use the program's file browser to select the > files to open. Not entirely convenient. > > Again, this is Windows 7 Professional. With Windows 7 home/64 I had no problems and have not heard of anyone having problems similar to yours. I suspect your suspicion that someone is tinkering with the Win7 install is probably correct. I will differ to the Windows gurus, I have a better feel for Linux. MSO does not handle ODF 1.2 formats only up to 1.1 > > Also, within the LibO interface, how do I set Writer as the Windows default > program to open .odt files? > > Thanks. > > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Op Ed wrote: > > > All, > > > > Anyone else having installation problems with LibO 3.4.3? > > I've been using OpenOffice for years, and jumped to LibreOffice when it was > > first released. > > No big problems on Windows XP at work, or OSX Lion at home (nor Linux > > anywhere...). > > > > Now my office computer has been upgraded to Windows 7 Pro (i.e., complete > > wipe of > > the hard drive and the new OS installed from a corporate image). So I'm > > re-installing > > all my working software. This has become a pain because corporate no longer > > allows > > us to have administrator access on our own computers. > > > > Anyway, I downloaded LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_install_multi.exe and ran it. > > Had to get "mommy" to come to my desk and authenticate as admin, but > > otherwise the installation proceeded with no errors or obvious hiccups. > > > > But I couldn't find it. > > > > LibreOffice did not appear as an option when right-clicking a .odt file > > and > > selecting "Open with..." > > There was no mention of libreoffice in All Programs. > > There was no mention of libreoffice in Control Panel > Programs > Programs > > and Features > > (formerly "Add/Remove Programs"). > > > > The installation dialog had finished with an announcement of success and a > > checkbox > > to add a launch icon to the desktop. There was no icon. > > > > I found the launching executable "soffice.exe" along with the individual > > .exe files in > > C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice 3.4\program > > and made a shortcut for the desktop, which works. > > > > It will take additional tinkering to get it into the "All Programs" list. > > I guess it will never appear in >> Programs and Features. > > > > I downloaded and installed twice, in case the first time was a fluke. > > It wasn't. > > No doubt the problem is due to some peculiarity of our corporate > > Windows 7 roll-out (still being tinkered by our IT gnomes), but others > > might encounter the same issue, so I'm mentioning the workaround in case > > I'm not unique. > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem installing on Windows 7, with workaround
Set default applications. Usually on startup menu. - from twohot@device.mobile :) -Original Message- From: Op Ed Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:34:41 To: Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem installing on Windows 7, with workaround OK, here's me, replying to myself. Further little problem. Not yet solved. Because the program does not appear in the programs list, it is not an option when trying to open a .odt file (or any kind of file) from the file system. That is, I cannot simply right-click a .odt file or a .docx file and click "Open with..." . The resulting list does not include LibO, so I can't select it. Is there a quick-and-dirty way to add it without tinkering with the Registry? Meanwhile, I open LibO and use the program's file browser to select the files to open. Not entirely convenient. Again, this is Windows 7 Professional. Also, within the LibO interface, how do I set Writer as the Windows default program to open .odt files? Thanks. On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Op Ed wrote: > All, > > Anyone else having installation problems with LibO 3.4.3? > I've been using OpenOffice for years, and jumped to LibreOffice when it was > first released. > No big problems on Windows XP at work, or OSX Lion at home (nor Linux > anywhere...). > > Now my office computer has been upgraded to Windows 7 Pro (i.e., complete > wipe of > the hard drive and the new OS installed from a corporate image). So I'm > re-installing > all my working software. This has become a pain because corporate no longer > allows > us to have administrator access on our own computers. > > Anyway, I downloaded LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_install_multi.exe and ran it. > Had to get "mommy" to come to my desk and authenticate as admin, but > otherwise the installation proceeded with no errors or obvious hiccups. > > But I couldn't find it. > > LibreOffice did not appear as an option when right-clicking a .odt file > and > selecting "Open with..." > There was no mention of libreoffice in All Programs. > There was no mention of libreoffice in Control Panel > Programs > Programs > and Features > (formerly "Add/Remove Programs"). > > The installation dialog had finished with an announcement of success and a > checkbox > to add a launch icon to the desktop. There was no icon. > > I found the launching executable "soffice.exe" along with the individual > .exe files in > C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice 3.4\program > and made a shortcut for the desktop, which works. > > It will take additional tinkering to get it into the "All Programs" list. > I guess it will never appear in >> Programs and Features. > > I downloaded and installed twice, in case the first time was a fluke. > It wasn't. > No doubt the problem is due to some peculiarity of our corporate > Windows 7 roll-out (still being tinkered by our IT gnomes), but others > might encounter the same issue, so I'm mentioning the workaround in case > I'm not unique. > > Regards, > > > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
