Hi :) The only problem is quite rare. Some corporates or government organisations block the ability to use Usb-sticks at all but even then they tend to have some way of working around the problem.
Given the different ways different places block different functionality on Windows i tend to make sure i have anything i need in at least 2 formats and on 2 different media. I tend to have a LiveUsb stick on me rather than dipping into portable apps but it's more likely that a system will have it's bios blocked and locked preventing that. Luckily i 'cracked' (well it was already open anyway) the pathetic effort of doing that sort of thing at the last government machine i had to work on! Probably NOT a good idea but i was already getting sick of their Windows7 slow-downs. Portable apps is definitely something i really should try out soon in order to avoid running head-long into BIG trouble there!! Regards from Tom :) On 19 December 2013 18:49, Pedro <[email protected]> wrote: > krackedpress wrote >> Did someone [other than you] once state that the X-LibreOffice can be >> run even if you have installed a version of Lo on your Windows system, >> while the PortableApps version cannot? > > That is not true. What I said (and still is true) is that you can not run > LibreOffice Portable if your installed LibreOffice is running. You get a > message saying "Another instance of LibreOffice is already running. Please > close other instances of LibreOffice before launching LibreOffice Portable." > However you can run as many X-LibreOffice versions simultaneously and at the > same time as the installed version as you wish (or your machine handles...) > > (I had forgotten about that limitation when I mentioned why I prefer > X-LibreOffice. Thank you for reminding me :) ) > > > krackedpress wrote >> So, if I get what you are implying, you would recommend using the >> X-LibreOffice on a flash drive to show users how well LO could work for >> them, without having them install LO on their systems. Is there anything >> else from the winPenPack that should be installed on that flash drive >> [16 GB would be my choice] to make the use/process be "smoother" for the >> demonstration? > > If your demonstration uses features that require Java you might need to > investigate how to get a portable Java (just to be on the safe side in case > the PC used for demonstration does not have an installed version of > Java...). I know there is one from PortableApps and there should be an > equivalent from winPenPack. I don't use Java so I haven't investigated that > part. > > For me one of the greatest advantages of having a fully working version of > LibreOffice running from a flash drive is that you can take a presentation > in ODP with you AND the software that runs it. So there is no need to > convert to PowerPoint and there is no problem if the PC used for > presentation doesn't have an ODF compliant office suite or only has one that > (deliberately?) has problems in loading an ODP presentation. > Just load the Portable LibreOffice (either one) and load the presentation. > Easy :) > > > krackedpress wrote >> Also, can you install extra dictionaries and other .oxt extensions to >> the X-LibreOffice flash drive setup? Some of the extension that are >> "out there" might be useful for a potential user, plus my 797,865 word >> spell checking en_US dictionary is something I tend to install by >> default on any system that I install LO on. > > Yes, of course. On both portable Offices. Any extension or theme (again, > check if Java is needed) > > > krackedpress wrote >> If the X-LibreOffice is a good option, I may add that to the NA-DVD >> project as a second portable version choice. > > I think you should. More choices is always good when you are distributing > something that can be used in ways that you can't even imagine... > > > krackedpress wrote >> I have been thinking about what I can do to >> improve that project and the presentation [again] to local business >> groups. So having more options and more documentation showing how well >> LO works for the business and educational communities would help. The >> option of trying out a faster portable version of LO would be one of the >> helpers. Last time I tried the PortableApps.com version, it was very >> slow on my dual core laptop. > > Actually I just loaded version 4.1.3 of both portable offices from an > external USB 3.0 hard disk on a fast computer (Dual Core @3GHz) and there is > no noticeable difference. Maybe things have improved (or they are only > noticeable on slow computers...) > > One of the greatest advantages of having a portable version of LibreOffice > is that you can suggest people to just try it without the need to install > anything. There is no risk. No mess. If they are not happy with it, they can > simply erase it and try another version in a few months > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Issues-downloading-LibreOffice-Portable-tp4085447p4089041.html > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- > To unsubscribe 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 > -- To unsubscribe 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
