On 1 Sep 2008 at 16:49, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > 2008/9/1 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Marcus Parker wrote: > > > >> Hello, I'm in need of help with Open Office. I just downloaded Open > >> Office and I'm having trouble getting into a Word Document. Once I open > >> the > >> icon for Open Office, I get so many places/icons to look that I'm totally > >> lost! Is there someone who can help me with this problem. I would truly > >> appreciate the help. > >> > >> > > > > It sounds like you're looking in the installation folder that's usually > > located on the desktop. After downloading OpenOffice, from ... > > > Sorry for this off topic thing, but WHY are people ALWAYS asking this > question? Is it really so hard to figure out how to install it? Is there > something that can be done to avoid this happening all the time? I am only > asking, becasue I don't really know. > > Is installation of OpenOffice.org (for Windows I guess) particularly hard to > understand or is it the same problem with other software? If not, what did > they do to make their users understand exactly what to do with what they > just are just about to download?
There is a problem in that OOo is the only (windows) software that I know of that leaves its unpacked installation stuff around after the actual install. Worse, it leaves it on the desktop, where a lot of people expect an icon to be to start the installed program. So what do they do? They double-click on the folder, and instead of a brand spanking new WP, they get a maze of incomprehensible files and folders. Anyone who's half-way computer literate will see what's going on; newbies probably won't. So yes. It is IMO a problem with OOo. -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
