Thanks V Stuart I've followed your instruction & to be very specific it meant I downloaded from this link
http://mirror.catn.com/pub/tdf/libreoffice/stable/4.3.5/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.5_Win_x86.msi (gb, prio 100) So far so good - & incidentally an exact replica of file resulted/replacing like with like (albeit that on both occasions what actually got saved on the laptop had the 3 letter ending of man i.e.not msi - even though I specifically clicked to say replace! But or anyway on clicking the file when in situ on my laptop I received the same App instruction Box i.e. *How do you want to open this type of file (.man)?* *Look for an app in the Store* - which does not work! *More options* - which leads me to what I got from Microsoft with the legend matching the file title! Except it doesn't work & instead I get this message i.e. *This app can't run on your PC* *To find a version for your PC check with the software provider* So I have & here we are except that - even though I've now installed the Help file that you example - I still can't get LO installed etc etc On 28 January 2015 at 14:54, V Stuart Foote <[email protected]> wrote: > @Phillip, > > We can try to make this easier for you since you seem to be having issues. > The LibreOffice project uses as system of download mirrors to deliver the > released official versions of the program. On Windows that will be as > Microsoft Installer package--.msi There is a way to directly access the > downloads thorough the Info tab link listed. > > But, if you are directed to a Web site where you download something other > than an .msi file, e.g. an .html page, or some weird download manager as > is > becoming too common--it may or maynot actually install LibreOffice. You > did > not provide the link that you used--but I've no qualms in saying that you > got mis-routed to your download. > > Instead, here is a direct link to the mirror list meta data for both > LibreOffce (4.3.5) , and the (optional) local install help program. If you > wait a few days, 4.3.6 will be posted, and not too much longer we'll have > the 4.4.0 release. > > Anyhow, chose a mirror site from the list (it should offer sites close to > your location, but you can use any)... and then download using the "Save > link as" or "Save target as" mechanisim that your web browser provides. > Then it is best to check the HASH value of the installer package matches > what is listed in the meta data. > > The 4.3.5 Fresh build > > http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.3.5/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.5_Win_x86.msi.mirrorlist > > Local (off-line) help > > http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.3.5/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.5_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB.msi.mirrorlist > > Good luck, and post back if you are really still stuck. > > Stuart > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Re-Message-as-sent-yesterday-tp4137790p4137908.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
