On Sunday 17 February 2008 16:26:49 Steve Pachal wrote: > Is there anyone that might be able to help me get OpenOffice installed on > my laptop? I'm not sure if it's the installation file, or if it's a > problem with the laptop itself, but I really need to get it installed so > that I can open any kind of Office file! > > Thanks in advance! > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Steve Pachal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > I just tried starting the installation again and after leaving the laptop > > alone for well over 8 hours after starting the install, I receive no > > error message, and also no indication that it has finished or even done > > anything. > > > > I just tried to open an Excel spreadsheet that I had previously saved > > with the last version of OpenOffice and it does not recognize the file > > type and brings up the prompt to search for an application that can open > > that type of file. > > > > I'm really stumped as to how to get this resolved, and I need to be able > > to open both MS Office and OpenOffice files!
Have you checked the MD5SUM? Go to the download page (http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.1/) and Click the top box labeled "Download OpenOffice.org". When this box opens up, you will find a link to MD5SUM at the bottom edge of this box. Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]