On 5/9/2014 7:45 AM, Chris Net46 wrote: > Thanks Tom, I did install the whole program but this is not what you want > to do on a file server. Microsoft provide filter pack for open document > format but it doesn't work with recent version of odf files.
These might (or might not) be of interest/use: <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.documentfoundation.libreoffice.user/12266> Subj: Windows Explorer Extension <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39887> Subj: Regression: ODT files no longer display in Explorer preview Note: you can experiment with parallel versions. No sure if that will help, but at least you can experiment with more than one install at a time (also works for AOo): <https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel#Windows> I typically use the CLI for parallel installs, but just tried Florian's: <https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Server_Install_GUI> <https://flosmind.wordpress.com/libreoffice-server-install-gui/> and it works just fine (thanks Florian) - I just installed 4.2.3 in parallel to 4.1.6. > > Regards, > > Chris > > > 2014-05-09 14:16 GMT+02:00 Tom Davies <tomc...@gmail.com>: > >> Hi :) >> I am not sure if any of the links on this page are useful >> >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Other_Documentation_and_Resources#Corporate_Users >> >> You might have more luck talking to the devs on their irc channel >> (whatever that is) or their mailing list. >> >> I think the usual quickest answer is to just install the whole program. >> It's not large, unlike MS Office, and it's quite robust so you don't have >> to keep patching it. In the last 3-4 years there have been about 3 >> security issues and 2 of those were only potential possibilities and the >> other required the user to do a bunch of dumb things. New releases happen >> in order to add functionality so most of us happily stick with older >> versions. >> >> Probably best to go with stable-branch and get the 4.1.6. That 3rd digit >> is roughly equivalent to the "Service Packs" so the 6 means that branch has >> really matured. If the 4.2x has reached 4 then that is pretty rock-solid >> too in which case i'd grab that. Most of my machines are on 3.5.7 and i've >> long since stopped worrying about exactly which version is where because >> versions don't have all the incompatibilities and problems that spring up >> between different versions of MS Office. >> >> Hopefully something in there helps! >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> On 9 May 2014 10:51, Chris Net46 <chrisne...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I would like to install the optional component "windows explorer >>> extension" >>> on a "Windows 2008" file server because I need to index open document >>> format files saved on this server. I don't need the whole LibreOffice >>> suite >>> only this component. It's not possible with the installer to select only >>> the "windows explorer extension" but maybe there is a way to install this >>> filter manually ? >>> >>> Thanks for your help. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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 >>> >> >> > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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
