Brian, I've located the Archive of older versions 4*
https://archive.apache.org/dist/openoffice/ Could you explain how to download the 4.1.2 that I need? On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 12:28 AM Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com.invalid> wrote: > At 21:53 09/03/2019 -0500, Linda Hull wrote: > >Thank you very much Brian and Julian! > > No probs! > > >I did the update, but it's asking me about a database, I don't know > >what I should answer. > >The updated version seemed to be trying to recover older documents > >which it can't find. (I get red X's), so they must be from long ago. > >I clicked ok and now it's asking this: > > (I imagine you pasted an image here, but nothing came through.) > > Earlier versions of OpenOffice for Windows - including your 4.1.2 - > relied on an .msi file for installation, which is a database of > installation information, required just as much for removal of a > program as for its installation. In order to remove programs, you > need to preserve this file. If you haven't done so, the solution is easy: > o Download the installation file for your existing version 4.1.2 again. > o Run the installation for version 4.1.2 again. Accept the option to > reinstall the product. > o Now run the installation for 4.1.6. > > Delete the installation files for 4.1.2 only after you have been > successful in getting 4.1.6 to work. If the above doesn't work, try > removing version 4.1.2 - using Windows 7's proper procedure, of > course - whilst the installation files for 4.1.2 are where they were > when you reinstalled it. Then install version 4.1.6. > > You can obtain the required installation file for version 4.1.2 at > http://www.openoffice.org/download/ by selecting that version from > the right hand drop-down menu on that page. > > I trust this helps. > > Brian Barker > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
