----- Original Message ----- > From: Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2012 5:25 PM > Subject: Re: false "recover files" messages > > On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 23:47:46 -0600 > Umberto Tosi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Okay. Latest installment in the saga of the false recovery files. I >> downloaded and installed Revo Uninstaller (free trial version). >> It works very well, thank you. >> >> I couldn't quite follow what you said about uninstalling only the > profile >> and customzing it... >> >> But I did backup my files and used Revo to uninstall OO.o 3.1 as you >> suggested. That worked fine. >> >> Then I went to OO.o online and clicked to download the office suite 3.3 >> (also as you suggested. ) >> >> I've downloaded OO.o a couple of times and never had a problem. >> BUT this time, the download and installation failed twice! >> The first time it only downloaded the "Weather Bug" which I > really didn't >> need, but apparently was bundled with OO.o. >> The second time (and third) I went back to OpenOffice.org and tried again. >> Both times the exe downloaded for a good hour and at the end I get this >> error message: >> >> > *"C:\Users\Owner\Downloads\OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US(2).exe >> could not be saved, because the source file could not be read...." >> * >> What's up with that! >> I never had such a problem with OO.o or any open source software, >> frankly!!! >> (Now I have no Open Office!) >> Please advise. Thanks. >> (BTW- I was able to get rid of a pesky app in the process that Windows >> uninstaller didn't phase.) >> > > <older postings snipped> > > Your remark on downloading "Weather Bug" leads me to suspect that you > may have been downloading from some third party source; a "genuine" > OpenOffice includes no such add-ons or rogue toolbars. On User Forum we > always > advise only to download from the link on www.openoffice.org or as redirected > by > its loadsharing. Before installing a download of OpenOffice it can be useful > to > check file integrity by the MD5Sum process. See > http://www.openoffice.org/download/md5sums/index.html for details. > > The (2) in the filename you quote above indicates that this is the third copy > of > a file with that name on your computer. Probably you do not need another > download. I suggest you try the MD5Sum process; if the checksum matches one > or > other copy of the file, then install from that. > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> >
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