Hi :) You can reboot the machine with the Ubuntu Cd in and "Try it" instead of installing. It's the slowest way to try Ubuntu but it's still often faster that way than Windows.
Actually the 10.04 and the 10.10 are a bit quirky so i tend to choose the "Install it" option and then at the next page go "Back" and then try the "Try it" option. [sigh] It takes maybe 10-15 mins to get to a working desktop using the Cd but Firefox is on the top taskbar and it's worth checking how fast that works at surfing a few sites. Regards from Tom :) ----- Original Message ---- > From: Roxy Robinson <rocma...@ranchwireless.com> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 22:14:12 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" - the answer - Call for > a >cleaner > > I have Ubuntu 10.10 desktop CD in my desk. One of these days I hope to get to > >that, too. > That's the terrible thing about mainstream, paid for, software. Why make it >perfect (or as perfect as a human can) when that would end your ongoing >sales?? > Roxy > > > Hi :) > The equivalent in gnu&linux is/are excellent. Plus they also do the "add" >bit > rather well by including search tools so that it's easy to find programs that > you might want to have even if you can't remember their exact names. > > There are sooo many things i don't miss about the Windows world. I feel > like >i > have broken out of stockholm syndrome or something. Colleagues at work often > hit walls in Windows and are unable to cope with trivial stuff. Makes me >feel > so smug. A few times i have even been able to fix things with a LiveUsb :) > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Roxy Robinson <rocma...@ranchwireless.com> > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 19:09:00 > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" - the answer - Call > > for >a > >cleaner > > > > Tom, > > The Windows "add/remove" program is probably even worse than its defragger. > >Revo gets pretty deep into the registry - it may leave "main headings" in >the > >registry sometimes, but it really does do a good job of cleaning when it > >uninstalls a program. There are many computer "gurus", writers, etc, that > >recommend it - it seems like anymore if you read an article, anywhere, about > >speeding up Windows, RevoUninstaller will be mentioned. I know that it >comes > >very close to removing everything of Norton AV, which is one of the worst > >programs there is to get off your computer. There are even special NAV > >uninstallers out there to help with it. > > Roxy > > > > > > Hi :) > > > > Thanks Roxy. Windows un-installers always tend to leave chaff behind. >It's > > practically impossible not to. Part of the problem is that MS 'have to' > stick > > with legacy systems such as the registry in order to be backwards >compatible. > > > > > > Generally using Windows means committing to re-installing it every couple >of > > years or just put-up-with the standard slow-downs from all the chaff and > >stuff. > > I found off-line defrags with PerfectDisk helped a lot. Standard defrags, > > especially the default MS one can't defrag system-files which makes them > >almost > > completely useless but Raxco's one can do Virtual Memory (=swap-file) which > > makes a huge difference. > > > > > > This RevoUninstaller sounds like the other part of the equation. > > Thanks and regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Roxy Robinson <rocma...@ranchwireless.com> > > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > > Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 16:10:21 > > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" - the answer - > > > Call >for > >a > > >cleaner > > > > > > I would suggest using RevoUninstaller to do ANY program uninstalling, and > >there > > >is a free version. I have used it with great success for quite a few >years. > >If > > >you use the 4th option from the uninstall dialog window, it will use the > > >programs normal uninstaller, first. Then it scans for all "leftovers" that > >has > > >left. You will go through a couple of steps where the program will show >you > >what > > >it has found, including what is left in the registry. It lets you pick and > > >choose what you want to delete, or you can choose "all" and delete. Very > >seldom > > >have I ever had it leave any "crumbles" of a program I no longer wanted >on > my > > >machine. > > > On the "open with" issue, always be sure, when you have picked a program > >to > > >"open with" from the browse window, that the little box in the bottom, >left > > >hand corner of that window is checked. It says something like "always >open > >this > > >type file with this program". > > > Just a couple of suggestions that may help you out in the future. > > > Roxy Robinson > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the start: > > > > > > I un-installed just OpenOffice and it made no difference - but I was >on > > > the move > > > > > > The finish went like this:- > > > Un-install:- Open office, Lotus Symphony and Libra Office > > > > > > Then in Regedit (about 2 hours):- Delete any mention of the above 3 > > > programs > > > and Delete:- all mentions of soffice.exe, swriter etc > > > > > > Delete the directories for the above in Application Data and the > > > Program folders. > > > > > > Then re-install Libra office 3.4 - it works! - I can now use "open >with" > > > > > > Then I re-installed Lotus Symphony 1 - that works with "open with" > > > > > > Then I re-installed Open office 3.3 - and now that does NOT work with > > > "open with". > > > > > > So its whoever is installed first! > > > > > > I am not too bothered this way around as OpenOffice does not cater for > > > Lotus Smart suite files whilst LibreOffice does >> all praise to > > > LibreOffice. > > > > > > BUT, none of those 3 gets a star for cleanliness when de-installing. > > > > > > regards > > > > > > John B > > > >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > >- > > >- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/06/2011 21:15, Tom Davies wrote: > > > > Hi :) > > > > Un-installing OpenOffice often cures weird and unlikely problems > >especially > > >in > > > > Windows. > > > > > > > > > > > > There is still often a clash between OpenOffice and LibreOffice when > >both > > >are > > > > installed on a system. There are some clever ways to install both > > > > but >i > > >don't > > > > have a note of any of the various instructions and have not compared > >their > > > > reliability or effectiveness. > > > > > > > > > > > > Often the main problems occur when the Quick Launcher/Starter is > enabled > > >within > > > > OpenOffice. Even without that they both use the same names on the > > >command-line, > > > > such as "soffice --writer" so the scope for errors and confusions is > >quite > > > > high. > > > > > > > > > > > > Usually just using the "Open with .." and then browsing to the >relevant > > >program > > > > is enough to push that program to the short-list in the "Open with >.." > > >option. > > > > > > > > Regards from > > > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: John B<jo...@email2.me> > > > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > > > Sent: Fri, 10 June, 2011 14:46:28 > > > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" > > > > > > > > To open a selected Document with LibreOffice does anyone know how to > make > > > > LibraOffice appear in the Windows "Open With" (and stay there). > > > > > > > > Even when I use the "browse" within the "open with" , then locate > > >LibreOffice > > > > manually, it still does not work, as when I click on LibreOffice or > >Writer > > > > (applications), its ignored and the system jumps back to the browsing > >list. > > > > > > > > Also Libra Office does not appear in the recommended programs list, > >whilst > > > > OpenOffice does and works fine. > > > > > > > > > > > > Windows XP pro sp3 > > > > Libre Office 3.3& 3.4 > > > > > > > > John B > > > > > > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to >users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to > > >postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot > > >be > > >deleted > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to > >postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > >deleted > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to > >postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > deleted > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to >postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >deleted > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to >postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >deleted > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
