Hi Jack,

You'll probably get more in-depth advice, but maybe this'll work for you -

1. copy the files from the CD, onto your computer's hard drive. 2. Have a look at the OpenOffice folder icon - is there a zip on it?
     If so, open it,  select all files (ctrl-A), copy them (ctrl-C) and
paste them (ctrl-V) into a new folder somewhere (eg. c:\temp\OO). If not, just go to the next step.
  3. Try to run setup.exe

Any luck?

- Naomi

I have dial-up service.  As a result, a friend downloaded OpenOffice on a CD 
for me.  I have tried to install it on my computer without success.  After a 
number of unsuccessful attempts on my computer, my friend showed me that she 
could install it on her computer with no trouble......but I can't.  I am told 
that something is blocking it from allowing the installation to go all the way. 
 I have opened the Windows XP SP#2 firewall, shut off my AVAST anti-virus, and 
shut off Zone Alarm.  Nothing works.  Someone told me that there is a lock that 
I have to unlock.  If so, I have not seen it in the following activities that I 
have followed.

To try to install it, I open "My Computer" on my desk-top, then double click on CD-RW drive.  It tells me to install 
the disc in the "D" drive.  I do that and the "OpenOffice" folder appears.  But I get a window that tells me 
"Your version of DLA can read files on this disc but you will not be able to edit or add to them." and I click on 
"OK".

Then I double click on the "OpenOffice" folder and a whole bunch of items open including "setup.exe" at the bottom. I double click on that and the box opens and it starts to install. The CD is running in the "D" drive. It opens about 40 percent and stops....the installation stops and the CD stops spinning. I then have a difficult time removing the CD. It keeps telling me that the disc is in use but nothing is happening whatsoever.
I give up.  Can anyone tell me what to do to install OpenOffice that I am not 
doing.  Thank you.

Signed a very frustrated Jack Cunningham


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