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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 3 15:16:04 +0000 2008 ------- Having a checkbox is nice, but does not really fix the problem. If removing the installation files breaks something else, then this practice should be discouraged--or at least the user should be warned about the ramifications of such a choice. Providing the option is a great idea, but the default location still needs to be somewhere other than the desktop. I regularly use Windows 2000, XP, Fedora, Ubuntu, and--less frequently--Solaris. I don't recall ever seeing any program other than OOo using the desktop as the default location for the installation files. What I do see frequently under Windows is the option to change installation directories--along with a warning recommending that you keep the defaults. I have learned the hard way that changing the defaults often results in problems when it comes time to upgrade, repair, or uninstall. Consequently I (and I suspect most users) hesitate to change the default directory settings during installation. But here's some numbers. I found 218 .msi files on my Windows XP laptop: 74 under C:\dell\Drivers 11 under C:\Documents and Settings (only 7 unique files) 2 under C:\i386 11 under C:\Program Files 120 under C:\WINDOWS A further breakdown of that last 120: 4 under C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Installations 2 under C:\WINDOWS\Hewlett-Packard\Setup Files 107 under C:\WINDOWS\Installer 5 under C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET 2 under C:\WINDOWS\System32 Of the 11 under C:\Documents and Settings, 5 of them are duplicates--one in each user's directory, plus one under Default User. So there are really only 7 unique .msi files under C:\Documents and Settings. (OOo did not come up in this list since I naturally deleted the installation directory.) Most are under C:\WINDOWS. But there is clearly a precedence for using C:\Program Files. Using C:\Program Files also makes it clear at a glance what program the installation files go with. An alternative would be to follow the HP example and utilize C:\WINDOWS\OpenOffice.org\Setup Files (or something similar). I know that OOo is a professional quality product. However, sticking with the Desktop as the default installation directory makes OOo seem very unprofessional and makes it very HARD to "sell". It gives a bad first impression to users, system administrators, and others who are considering migrating to OOo. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
