Dear Charles I'm sure I've covered this before, but:
I'm using an almost new Toshiba Laptop with Windows 8.1 & though I followed Stuarts instruction/link in downloading the file with the msi end it said man on the Laptop after this was done - or does that mean I failed to replace the existing man one even though I entered the instruction to do that!? etc On 28 January 2015 at 15:41, Charles-H. Schulz < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Dear Philip, > > Forgive me to answer before Stuart but do you mean to say that you > followed the link and ended up with downloading a file with a .man > extension at its end? > I have just tried your link and got a file with a .msi ,which is a very > common form of Windows Installer. > > By the way, what version of Windows do you use? Windows 8? 7? Vista? XP? > > Thanks, > > Charles. > > Le 28.01.2015 16:36, Philip Jordan a écrit : > >> 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 <vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu> >> 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: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>> 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: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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
