OK, here's me, replying to myself. Further little problem. Not yet solved.
Because the program does not appear in the programs list, it is not an option when trying to open a .odt file (or any kind of file) from the file system. That is, I cannot simply right-click a .odt file or a .docx file and click "Open with..." . The resulting list does not include LibO, so I can't select it. Is there a quick-and-dirty way to add it without tinkering with the Registry? Meanwhile, I open LibO and use the program's file browser to select the files to open. Not entirely convenient. Again, this is Windows 7 Professional. Also, within the LibO interface, how do I set Writer as the Windows default program to open .odt files? Thanks. On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Op Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > > Anyone else having installation problems with LibO 3.4.3? > I've been using OpenOffice for years, and jumped to LibreOffice when it was > first released. > No big problems on Windows XP at work, or OSX Lion at home (nor Linux > anywhere...). > > Now my office computer has been upgraded to Windows 7 Pro (i.e., complete > wipe of > the hard drive and the new OS installed from a corporate image). So I'm > re-installing > all my working software. This has become a pain because corporate no longer > allows > us to have administrator access on our own computers. > > Anyway, I downloaded LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_install_multi.exe and ran it. > Had to get "mommy" to come to my desk and authenticate as admin, but > otherwise the installation proceeded with no errors or obvious hiccups. > > But I couldn't find it. > > LibreOffice did not appear as an option when right-clicking a .odt file > and > selecting "Open with..." > There was no mention of libreoffice in All Programs. > There was no mention of libreoffice in Control Panel > Programs > Programs > and Features > (formerly "Add/Remove Programs"). > > The installation dialog had finished with an announcement of success and a > checkbox > to add a launch icon to the desktop. There was no icon. > > I found the launching executable "soffice.exe" along with the individual > .exe files in > C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice 3.4\program > and made a shortcut for the desktop, which works. > > It will take additional tinkering to get it into the "All Programs" list. > I guess it will never appear in >> Programs and Features. > > I downloaded and installed twice, in case the first time was a fluke. > It wasn't. > No doubt the problem is due to some peculiarity of our corporate > Windows 7 roll-out (still being tinkered by our IT gnomes), but others > might encounter the same issue, so I'm mentioning the workaround in case > I'm not unique. > > Regards, > > </kevin> > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ 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
