On Saturday 17 September 2005 04:18 pm, ann wrote:
> I have tried to download the openoffice program for one of my classes
> as I've been told that it is compatible to the Microsoft Office and
> Excel, but each time it shows that it will take between 4-6 hours to
> download - is there something I don't know about this program? I
> have WindowsXP, with added memory, DSL, and sufficient room....Can
> anyone help? Thanks
The 4-6 hours is for a dial-up connection. Downloads for DSL should
be closer to 30 minutes or less. I have DSL and I have downloaded the
Linux file in under 20 minutes (download rate: 150KB/sec). The windows
file is smaller, so it should take less time.
Dan
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