You may want to try http://portableapps.com/apps/office/suites/portable_openoffice it installs easily and less chance of making a typing error.
Clair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > Thanks for the quick response. > > Background: > > I work in one office using Windows 2000 but I don't have administrative > privilege and can't install OpenOffice 2.0. I also work part time in a > charitable organization using Windows XP. The charitable organization is > switching to OpenOffice and I'd like to like to learn to use OpenOffice on my > lunch break at the Windows 2000 office. So I read some of one of the setup > guides and used “setup/a” on a Windows XP machine to install OpenOffice 2.0 > in > a folder and then copied it to a flash drive. I took the flash drive to the > Windows 2000 office and OpenOffice loads fine but its only able to work with > existing files. If I create a new writer file and try to save it, it will > not > save. I can't convert MS Word files to Writer files either. > > I think I must has done something wrong and as a result the flash drive > version > of OpenOffice can't fine some files it needs to “save as” and to save new > files. > > I hope this explanation is more helpful. > > Thanks for your help. > > Steve > > > > Quoting "G. Roderick Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 17:15 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> I have used setup/a to install OpenOffice on a flash drive. Unfortunately, >> the >>> installed version is only able to work with existing files. If I create a >> new >>> writer file and try to save it, it will not save. I can't convert MS Word >>> files to Writer files either. >>> >>> What files are missing from my flash drive and what folders should I copy >> them >>> to? >>> >> When you did your install did you follow the directions given in >> http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/various_topics/USB_key.pdf or >> did you use some other method? Please tell us which OS you us and the >> version of OOo. This additional information will help us help you. >> -- >> PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. >> OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead >> http://documentation.openoffice.org/ >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
