On Saturday 23 April 2005 16:32, + Sue Williams wrote: > I must not be very s-m-a-r-t. I want to download the recommended > security patch but when I click on download, I am taken to "where do I > want to download from". It doesn't matter which download site I pick, I > am taken to the index of the patch. Which directory do I click on and > what do I do with it once I click on it? > > I switched to IE thinking that Netscape was not supported. Same thing.
Hi Sue, As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Sunday 24 April 2005 18:00, Joe wrote: > Assuming you have OOo 1.1.4. If not, you need to get that first. > > First, you go to > http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.4/security_patch.html > > There you note which file you need based on what operating system you have: > > * Windows: *|sot645mi.dll|* > * Linux: *|libsot645li.so|* > * Mac OS X (X11): *|libsot645mxp.dylib |* > * Solaris x86: *|libsot645si.so|* > * Solaris Sparc: *|libsot645ss.so|* > > Then, scroll down the page to select a download site. I chose: > > U.S.A. FTP pair > <ftp://openoffice.mirrors.pair.com/contrib/rc/1.1.4secpatch/> *** > > > and double clicked on "pair" to get there. > > Once there, you'll see a Linux style directory listing of all of the > patches. > > For Windows, move your mouse to the line that looks like: > > -r-- 1 192512 Apr 12 11:05 sot645mi.dll > <http://bulkdownloads.digitaldistribution.com/contrib/rc/1.1.4secpatch/sot6 >45mi.dll> > > and click on the sot645mi.dll. > > That should bring up the download manager in your browser. When it asks > you what to do, save the patch to a file (and be sure to remember where > you saved it!). > I usually create a Download directory on my disk and create a separate > subdirectory for each application such as d:\Downloads\OpenOffice.org > > That way, if I need to reinstall something, etc. later I can easily find > it again. > > Once the file is downloaded, go to the directory where OOo is installed > and rename the old file of the same name to something like > sot645mi.dll.old > <http://bulkdownloads.digitaldistribution.com/contrib/rc/1.1.4secpatch/sot6 >45mi.dll> > > Then copy the file you just downloaded to this directory. > > This can all be done in Windows Explorer or in a MSDOS prompt window. > I've been using PowerDesk instead of Windows Explorer for so long that I > don't remember the specifics. > > Once that's done, you should just close OOo and restart it and you're done. Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
