At 13:09 15/08/2011 +0200, Francis Leboutte wrote:
I can't install 3.4.2 on Windows XP because the installer asks for
the libreoffice33.msi file that is not present on my PC.
Same thing :
- If I try to uninstall.
- With 3.3.3 version.
I'm using 3.3.2 version (French).
As I understand things - and will any experts out there please
correct me? - the .msi file is a database of what needs doing to
install a product using Windows Installer. It's needed during
installation, of course, but equally during removal of the
product. Like many products, LibreOffice evidently checks for
previous versions of the product and (unless you make special
arrangements) removes previous versions as part of the installation
process. To complete this removal, it needs the .msi file for the
(older) version being removed. Windows remembers where this was
during installation and looks there to find it again during
removal. If Windows does not find the appropriate .msi file, it
invites the user to browse to it and provide it.
What I suspect products like OpenOffice and LibreOffice should do,
but appear not to, is to salt away a copy of the .msi file with the
installation itself, so that it will always be available when later
needed. (Microsoft's own products, such as Office, appear to do
this: the .msi file is tucked away in Program Files and
hidden.) Failing that, best practice is to keep your own copy until
you remove that version of any product. Indeed, a sensible course of
action is first to put any original downloaded file somewhere it can
be kept and unpack it there - not on the desktop, then! - before
installation. Windows will remember where the relevant files were
when you later need to repair, remove, or upgrade the product.
If you have lost the installation files for the older version, a
simple way forward is to obtain them again. You may have to hunt
around a bit to find the *exact* version you need. Unpack the
download to reveal the .msi file and browse to it when asked by the
new installation. In case of problems, try installing the older
version again first: this will put the older version back into shape
and leave everything ready for the new installation. This will still
need the older .msi file, of course - so don't move it too
soon! This way, you shouldn't need any brute force uninstallers.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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