https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46921
--- Comment #1 from [email protected] 2012-03-03 02:45:30 PST --- Problem is that the LibreOffice installer creates a WINDOWS REGISTRY reference to the original installer program in its TEMPORARY directory. After installation, this installer is ALWAYS deleted to save disc space. THe new version installer sees this entry, can't find the .msi file and hangs. The fix - 1) To install from the CURRENT .MSI file. Run the installer and observe the name of the missing installer (probably LibreOffice33.msi) 2) Run Regedit Search for the offending file Delete the registry item for the .msi file. Continue the search - there may be more than one. 3) try to install Libre Office 3.5 again - Should Work. Of course, editing the Windows Registry is not recommended so the long term fix is 1) Develop a separate installer for the UNINSTALL (like M$ does) Install the uninstall .msi in a safe place (like somewhere in the LibreOffice installation directory so that WHEN (not IF) the installation files are cleaned up, the uninstall.msi will survive. 2) install a registry entry pointing to the uninstall.msi, not the installation msi in its temporary directory. 3) and because of all the corrupted registry's around, just allow the install to proceed without deleting the old version if the uninstall msi can't be found. (previous versions were always happy to install alongside old versions and so should this one because you haven't done anything silly like MS and installed common .dll's in an open directory like Windows or System32 HAVE YOU? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. _______________________________________________ Libreoffice-bugs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-bugs
