Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
On 2011-02-16 7:45 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote: On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Cliff Scott ke6...@qsl.net wrote: ** Reply to message from Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:28:03 + (GMT) Really? You had to repost the entire conversation, which is already preserved indelibly in the archive? A little context is fine (and a good idea), but *not* the whole conversation. Please. Mr ZenWiz... this is precisely the kind of comment that can be considered rude and condescending... You can easily say essentially the same thing while still being nice... try it, you might like it (I know everyone else will)... -- Best regards, Charles -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.com wrote: On 2011-02-16 7:45 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote: Really? You had to repost the entire conversation, which is already preserved indelibly in the archive? A little context is fine (and a good idea), but *not* the whole conversation. Please. Mr ZenWiz... this is precisely the kind of comment that can be considered rude and condescending... Perhaps, but I see you got the point, and well done, thank you. You can easily say essentially the same thing while still being nice... try it, you might like it (I know everyone else will)... I dunno - got a reputation to protect here, ya 'no' :-) -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
Hi :) Windows just seems to do things like this occasionally. It might have been triggered by OOo (or LO) but usually this sort of thing 'just happens' or is done by antivirus software. People don't seem to realise how flaky Windows is until they use linux or have had to maintain a lot of machines. Often they think Windows is the most robust and easiest!! One of the advantages of having a dual-boot system (usually with a linux distro such as Ubuntu) is that you can continue using the machine and even use the distro to fix Windows using the 'cheat method' you used. Instead of going to all the trouble of install an operating system alongside Windows (takes a couple of hours) it might be better to start with a small collection of distros on Cds or Usb-sticks that allow a LiveCd session with tools that can help fix typical Windows problems. LiveCd simply means a bootable Cd that gets you into a working desktop session. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD Even if it is really LiveUsb we often still say LiveCd as a more generic term because habits are tough to break. My favourite 3 are 1. Ubuntu = to get a fully functional desktop similar to Xp/Win7 complete with office apps and internet already. This is the one i have as a LiveUsb-stick and i even have it fully installed on a usb-stick for work. The problem with Live sessions is that when you reboot no trace of the session is left on the machine unless you deliberately saved stuff to the hard-drive. Anything saved to the desktop or Documents and bookmarks and history is all forgotten. LiveCds are great for online banking. Download links and other useful stuff can be found from DistroWatch http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu 2. SliTaz = just as a LiveCd. It doesn't have so much functionality out of the box but it is only 30Mb so it downloads fast and often makes a nice Cd even if the cd/dvd-drive appears to have problems. It does have GPartEd, a text-editor, a linux command-line, a very efficient cd/dvd burning tool called something like Gnome Baker, Gnome Office (if you are desperate!) and can install grub2 if Windows boot-loader is broken (or even if it isn't broken yet). The LiveCd session runs entirely from Ram so you can take the Cd out once you see the desktop http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slitaz 3. Trinity Rescue Kit = the only one of my 3 favourites that is really exclusively for fixing Windows problems http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=trinity This one doesn't give a desktop anything like Windows but it does have a nice menu system and is stuffed full of useful apps for fixing things, data-recovery, password reset, partition editor and stacks more. It does have tools that are good for fixing linux systems but Windows breaks more often so that is where it's real value is. There are a LOT of other distros and many have specific advantages (but also disadvantages). Many people prefer Mint, openSUSE, Pardus, Fedora or Mandriva instead of Ubuntu but of these entry level distros Ubuntu is the most famous and appears in the mainstream press. Mint does have more multimedia already set-up. Mandriva looks pretty. Fedora explores new features and programs before other distros so it doesn't always behave but can be interesting. There are a lot of distros aimed at older hardware or smaller systems but SliTaz seems to cover the widest range of newer hardware while it's focus is on older systems. Knoppix covers a good range but mostly newer hardware and it's a LOT larger. Wolvix Hunter 1.1.0 has a nice tutorial in its installer so it can be a good one to try first to learn how to dual-boot and has very addictive retro space-invaders game. Again it is a lot larger. Generally tiny distros like Puppy and TinyCore have a very different way of working but skills or programs learned with sliTaz or AntiX are useful elsewhere or if you already know Ubuntu's (or another's) command-line then sliTaz is about the same. Also it's desktop is quite pretty. Instead of Trinity many people prefer distros such as SystemRescue, Parted Magic, Gparted (an entire distro built around the program) or Knoppix but i tend to find all their tools and more are on the Trinity Cd. So, i find Trinity is better when i need to go out to fix someone's machine. It's not as famous and doesn't even appear in the top 100 at DistroWatch's front page http://distrowatch.com/ but despite that it has reasonable forums. So if i go out then 2 Cds and 1 usb-stick covers most of my options for using or fixing Windows machines but if i can only take 1 then i would take my Ubuntu usb-stick (not the LiveUsb one unless i wanted to install Ubuntu). Having these things ready in advance is nice but they can always be made from another machine, which is where sliTaz is really useful. Regards from Tom :) From: Cliff Scott
Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
On 16-02-11 14:43, Cliff Scott wrote: ** Reply to message from Luuk luu...@gmail.com on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:32:15 +0100 On 16-02-11 04:23, Cliff Scott wrote: I just ran into a scary situation. I already had LO 3.3 installed on a Win2K system and working great. That system also had OOo 3.2.1 installed and working. I upgraded the OOo to 3.3 to compare OOo LO and after that neither one would start. It was complaining about the file MSVCR90.DLL missing. I searched the entire system drive and it .. A better place to install this file from is: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326922 Becausel all other missing dependecy's of that file will also be re-installed. Luuk, Thanks for the link. I must be blind. I find a discussion of it, but no link from which to download the file(s). Can you point me to it? -- Cliff oops, sorry, wrong link But when i try to find the correct one, i end up at: http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate Which is the link to download windows updates... O:-) :-[ :-\ But after some searching google reveald the correct link: :-) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2displaylang=en it was found when searching for: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) -- Luuk -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
Hi :) Lol, i didn't mean you have to try them all. That's why i gave summary info and background so that you can choose to try 1 sometime. SliTaz would be the fastest to try but Ubuntu is more useful for general use. Trinity is only useful as a rescue, recovery or fix-it Cd and is rarely needed. Regards from Tom :) From: Cliff Scott ke6...@qsl.net To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Wed, 16 February, 2011 13:27:58 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll ** Reply to message from Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:56:28 + (GMT) Hi Tom, Thanks for all the useful suggestions. I'll look into them. Cliff Hi :) Windows just seems to do things like this occasionally. It might have been triggered by OOo (or LO) but usually this sort of thing 'just happens' or is done by antivirus software. People don't seem to realise how flaky Windows is until they use linux or have had to maintain a lot of machines. Often they think Windows is the most robust and easiest!! One of the advantages of having a dual-boot system (usually with a linux distro such as Ubuntu) is that you can continue using the machine and even use the distro to fix Windows using the 'cheat method' you used. Instead of going to all the trouble of install an operating system alongside Windows (takes a couple of hours) it might be better to start with a small collection of distros on Cds or Usb-sticks that allow a LiveCd session with tools that can help fix typical Windows problems. LiveCd simply means a bootable Cd that gets you into a working desktop session. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD Even if it is really LiveUsb we often still say LiveCd as a more generic term because habits are tough to break. My favourite 3 are 1. Ubuntu = to get a fully functional desktop similar to Xp/Win7 complete with office apps and internet already. This is the one i have as a LiveUsb-stick and i even have it fully installed on a usb-stick for work. The problem with Live sessions is that when you reboot no trace of the session is left on the machine unless you deliberately saved stuff to the hard-drive. Anything saved to the desktop or Documents and bookmarks and history is all forgotten. LiveCds are great for online banking. Download links and other useful stuff can be found from DistroWatch http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu 2. SliTaz = just as a LiveCd. It doesn't have so much functionality out of the box but it is only 30Mb so it downloads fast and often makes a nice Cd even if the cd/dvd-drive appears to have problems. It does have GPartEd, a text-editor, a linux command-line, a very efficient cd/dvd burning tool called something like Gnome Baker, Gnome Office (if you are desperate!) and can install grub2 if Windows boot-loader is broken (or even if it isn't broken yet). The LiveCd session runs entirely from Ram so you can take the Cd out once you see the desktop http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slitaz 3. Trinity Rescue Kit = the only one of my 3 favourites that is really exclusively for fixing Windows problems http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=trinity This one doesn't give a desktop anything like Windows but it does have a nice menu system and is stuffed full of useful apps for fixing things, data-recovery, password reset, partition editor and stacks more. It does have tools that are good for fixing linux systems but Windows breaks more often so that is where it's real value is. There are a LOT of other distros and many have specific advantages (but also disadvantages). Many people prefer Mint, openSUSE, Pardus, Fedora or Mandriva instead of Ubuntu but of these entry level distros Ubuntu is the most famous and appears in the mainstream press. Mint does have more multimedia already set-up. Mandriva looks pretty. Fedora explores new features and programs before other distros so it doesn't always behave but can be interesting. There are a lot of distros aimed at older hardware or smaller systems but SliTaz seems to cover the widest range of newer hardware while it's focus is on older systems. Knoppix covers a good range but mostly newer hardware and it's a LOT larger. Wolvix Hunter 1.1.0 has a nice tutorial in its installer so it can be a good one to try first to learn how to dual-boot and has very addictive retro space-invaders game. Again it is a lot larger. Generally tiny distros like Puppy and TinyCore have a very different way of working but skills or programs learned with sliTaz or AntiX are useful elsewhere or if you already know Ubuntu's (or another's) command-line then sliTaz is about the same. Also it's desktop is quite pretty. Instead of Trinity many people prefer distros such as SystemRescue, Parted Magic
Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
** Reply to message from Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:28:03 + (GMT) Tom, I didn't mean I would try them all, just consider what would be the best for me. Thanks. Cliff Hi :) Lol, i didn't mean you have to try them all. That's why i gave summary info and background so that you can choose to try 1 sometime. SliTaz would be the fastest to try but Ubuntu is more useful for general use. Trinity is only useful as a rescue, recovery or fix-it Cd and is rarely needed. Regards from Tom :) From: Cliff Scott ke6...@qsl.net To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Wed, 16 February, 2011 13:27:58 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll ** Reply to message from Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:56:28 + (GMT) Hi Tom, Thanks for all the useful suggestions. I'll look into them. Cliff Hi :) Windows just seems to do things like this occasionally. It might have been triggered by OOo (or LO) but usually this sort of thing 'just happens' or is done by antivirus software. People don't seem to realise how flaky Windows is until they use linux or have had to maintain a lot of machines. Often they think Windows is the most robust and easiest!! One of the advantages of having a dual-boot system (usually with a linux distro such as Ubuntu) is that you can continue using the machine and even use the distro to fix Windows using the 'cheat method' you used. Instead of going to all the trouble of install an operating system alongside Windows (takes a couple of hours) it might be better to start with a small collection of distros on Cds or Usb-sticks that allow a LiveCd session with tools that can help fix typical Windows problems. LiveCd simply means a bootable Cd that gets you into a working desktop session. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD Even if it is really LiveUsb we often still say LiveCd as a more generic term because habits are tough to break. My favourite 3 are 1. Ubuntu = to get a fully functional desktop similar to Xp/Win7 complete with office apps and internet already. This is the one i have as a LiveUsb-stick and i even have it fully installed on a usb-stick for work. The problem with Live sessions is that when you reboot no trace of the session is left on the machine unless you deliberately saved stuff to the hard-drive. Anything saved to the desktop or Documents and bookmarks and history is all forgotten. LiveCds are great for online banking. Download links and other useful stuff can be found from DistroWatch http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu 2. SliTaz = just as a LiveCd. It doesn't have so much functionality out of the box but it is only 30Mb so it downloads fast and often makes a nice Cd even if the cd/dvd-drive appears to have problems. It does have GPartEd, a text-editor, a linux command-line, a very efficient cd/dvd burning tool called something like Gnome Baker, Gnome Office (if you are desperate!) and can install grub2 if Windows boot-loader is broken (or even if it isn't broken yet). The LiveCd session runs entirely from Ram so you can take the Cd out once you see the desktop http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slitaz 3. Trinity Rescue Kit = the only one of my 3 favourites that is really exclusively for fixing Windows problems http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=trinity This one doesn't give a desktop anything like Windows but it does have a nice menu system and is stuffed full of useful apps for fixing things, data-recovery, password reset, partition editor and stacks more. It does have tools that are good for fixing linux systems but Windows breaks more often so that is where it's real value is. There are a LOT of other distros and many have specific advantages (but also disadvantages). Many people prefer Mint, openSUSE, Pardus, Fedora or Mandriva instead of Ubuntu but of these entry level distros Ubuntu is the most famous and appears in the mainstream press. Mint does have more multimedia already set-up. Mandriva looks pretty. Fedora explores new features and programs before other distros so it doesn't always behave but can be interesting. There are a lot of distros aimed at older hardware or smaller systems but SliTaz seems to cover the widest range of newer hardware while it's focus is on older systems. Knoppix covers a good range but mostly newer hardware and it's a LOT larger. Wolvix Hunter 1.1.0 has a nice tutorial in its installer so it can be a good one to try first to learn how to dual-boot and has very addictive retro space-invaders game. Again it is a lot larger
Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Cliff Scott ke6...@qsl.net wrote: ** Reply to message from Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:28:03 + (GMT) Really? You had to repost the entire conversation, which is already preserved indelibly in the archive? A little context is fine (and a good idea), but *not* the whole conversation. Please. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Missing MSVCR90.dll
** Reply to message from Luuk luu...@gmail.com on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:12:07 +0100 On 16-02-11 14:43, Cliff Scott wrote: ** Reply to message from Luuk luu...@gmail.com on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:32:15 +0100 On 16-02-11 04:23, Cliff Scott wrote: I just ran into a scary situation. I already had LO 3.3 installed on a Win2K system and working great. That system also had OOo 3.2.1 installed and working. I upgraded the OOo to 3.3 to compare OOo LO and after that neither one would start. It was complaining about the file MSVCR90.DLL missing. I searched the entire system drive and it .. A better place to install this file from is: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326922 Becausel all other missing dependecy's of that file will also be re-installed. Luuk, Thanks for the link. I must be blind. I find a discussion of it, but no link from which to download the file(s). Can you point me to it? -- Cliff oops, sorry, wrong link But when i try to find the correct one, i end up at: http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate Which is the link to download windows updates... O:-) :-[ :-\ But after some searching google reveald the correct link: :-) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2displaylang=en it was found when searching for: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) Thanks Luuk. Got it. I suppose I should install it even if everything seems ok just in case some other files got deleted at the same time. -- Cliff -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
