Hello,
I have noticed that The Document Foundation has released the
PortableApps.com version of LibreOffice 4.1.4.
It successfully downloads! Before, I was having trouble just
downloading it (as seen here:
http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg35225.html).
I installed it on my flash drive, and everything worked fine.
Then, upon opening the LibreOfficePortable.exe file, I got an error:
"LibreOffice Portable (PortableApps.com Launcher) has stopped working."
I am using a Windows Vista x64-based system. I prefer to use the
Mozilla Firefox web browser.
However, after opening soffice.exe in
%LibreOfficePortableDirectory%\App\libreoffice\program\soffice.exe, the
program functioned perfectly At first, I thought maybe something
happened when I checked the "Remove extra languages" box in the
installer. But, after reinstalling it without that box checked, the
problem persisted. After rebooting the system (I don't know if that
changed anything), I opened the same download and installed LibreOffice
Portable to a different folder. It successfully installed, and I didn't
get any "stopped working" errors. I went back to the folder I
previously installed the software under and the "stopped working" error
persisted. The filesystem permissions for the two folders were the
exact same, so I don't understand what happened. I re-downloaded
LibreOffice Portable, and upon opening the installer, now the "Installer
integrity check failed." I don't know why the NSIS installer was
complaining. I could still see the contents of the .paf.exe file when I
opened it in 7-Zip. $RO, $_OUTDIR, and other common directories in a
PortableApps.com/NSIS installer, along with the files, were present.
Yet, according to the NSISError thrown, "common causes include
incomplete download or damaged media." Is there any explanation for this?
The WinPenPack X-LibreOffice worked fine for me
(http://www.winpenpack.com/en/download.php?view.1354). However, at the
time of this writing, the LibreOffice Portable page on libreoffice.org
only links to the PortableApps.com package, and does not mention the
WinPenPack version. I am confused, since the "Author Link" on the
WinPenPack page goes to libreoffice.org, instead of some other
third-party. Is X-LibreOffice made/supported by The Document
Foundation? If so, why doesn't libreoffice.org mention the WinPenPack
version? Other people in this mailing list have recommended the
WinPenPack version over the PortableApps.com version, and even asked the
same question
(http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg35761.html and
http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg35771.html).
Thank you.
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