In article <d1e2c829c5011e4a84daf8a184dd7cda96d93...@bel1exch02.amer.sfnt.local>, kevin.mclauch...@safenet-inc.com (McLauchlan, Kevin) wrote:
> *From:* "McLauchlan, Kevin" <kevin.mclauch...@safenet-inc.com> > *To:* "users@openoffice.org" <users@openoffice.org>, > "rndmar...@cix.co.uk" <rndmar...@cix.co.uk> > *Date:* Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:30:04 -0400 > > R N D Martin [mailto:rndmar...@cix.co.uk] suggested: > > > In article <hp31iv$cj...@dough.gmane.org>, b...@oblong.com.au > > (Bob Long) wrote: > > > > > *From:* Bob Long <b...@oblong.com.au> > > > *To:* users@openoffice.org > > > *Date:* Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:01:17 +1000 > > > > > > Dave Stevens wrote, > > > > > > > I have to convert a .pdf for which I no longer have access to > > the > > original > > > > .odt format. I've installed the sun-pdfimport extension and > > can > > open the file in > > > > Foxit reader which is faster than the adobe reader also has a > > save as facility > > which can be used to extract a text file from most pdfs. > > The resulting text file > > can of course be pasted into OO writer and then word processed. > > With the Foxit Reader installer, I encountered the same problem > that I did with OpenOffice.org 3.2 installer - it insisted that > I lacked sufficient rights on my own system (I have admin rights). > > The difference is that the OOo installer eventually relented and > I got 3.2 installed despite the protests - and without any change > to my system (Windows XP Pro x64). The Foxit installer just > keeps crapping out after the splash-screen and the warning. > > Too bad. I was prepared to try it and upgrade to the pay-for > version. > > Maybe I'll see if I can get it to install on my laptop at home, > with Windoze 7 Ultimate. > > - Kevin Having admin rights, given the complexity of windoze, isn't the full story. You need to do fancy things sometimes like establishing ownership. Sometimes I discover that files I thought I could do what I liked with had somehow been made read only. It's never ending. Niall Martin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
