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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Oct 3 12:09:33 -0700 2005 ------- Is this some sort of joke??? Has anyone who posted in issue 49861 ever used Windows??? This is not the way software is installed on Windows. If OOo is ever going to be successful in the mainstream, it must provide a comfortable, familiar experience to Windows users. With all of the work done to the core program for v2.0 to make it more friendly, why are we messing up the installer? If the major reason for copying a bunch of (essentially) useless garbage to the users HD is for repair reasons, get rid of the repair option! I do not know any Windows users who repair their software, anyway. Most Windows users uninstall and reinstall - it is the Windows way of life :)! If you call any software vendor (including MS) for support, the most frequent response is uninstall and reinstall - Windows users are accustomed to this. I have installed almost every development release offered over the past year, and never had a problem with uninstalling when the package was no longer available (I always install from a share on one of my servers). Get rid of the ~80 MB of installer garbage, get rid of the repair option, and get rid of the extra steps in the installer. Make this process as stupid simple as humanly possible - remember that the average Windows user is not very computer literate. Most Windows users use their PCs for Web browsing, email, and drafting the occasional document. Most Windows users will be turned off by this new NSIS install process. BTW - If anyone actually tried to download ~80 MB worth of OOo via dialup (I do not believe that this is the norm), they would likely be intelligent enough to not delete the downloaded file that took them 3 days to get! That said, if the average user spent 3 days downloading a file, tried installing it, and got confused by the installation, they may never give OOo a fair chance. Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
