On Sunday 15 May 2005 07:52, James Elliott wrote: >Hi Jeff > >Thanks for your reply. > >I have never had a problem before and have downloaded every version > of OOo that has been so far produced. > >Unless I missed something, this time there only seemed to be 2 > choices: 1. download the 1.9+ beta version, or >2. download the 1.1.4 Stable version using Bit Torrent - I couldn't > see any HTML option which, like you, is what I have used in the > past.
I just now found the patch for 1.1.4 was available as an html initiated download, and the latest m100 beta is also coming in as I type, so maybe we were a bit premature? For those lamenting the lack of other versions, I cannot see anything wrong with restricting it to the latest beta and the latest stable versions. >Many thanks, James Elliott > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeff Shrowder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:14 AM >Subject: Re: [users] Downloading OOo 1.1.4 > >> James Elliott wrote: >>> I thought I might update to the stable 1.1.4 >>> Unfortunately, since I had so many copies of OOo on my computer, >>> from 1.0 onwards, I decided to uninstall all of them before >>> downloading 1.1.4, not realising that OOo had switched over to >>> Bit Torrent downloads. >>> >>> I have downloaded and installed JRE 5.0 >>> I have downloaded and installed Azureus >>> I have had three goes at downloading OOo 1.1.4 with no success >>> >>> There does not seem to be an HTML download alternative - so now I >>> have no office software at all on my computer - can anyone help! >>> >>> I would be obliged if anyone on this list could give me SIMPLE >>> instructions on how to downloading OOo 1.1.4 - I have tired >>> following the ones on the several Web pages (OOo, Bit Torrent, >>> Azures) without success. >>> >>> Many thanks, James Elliott >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>>---- >> >> James, >> Perhaps I don't understand your problems but I've never had a >> problem downloading any version of OOo (Firefox is my friend) and >> I only have "copper wire access". >> Yes, it means a 5 or 6 hour download, but I initiate that last >> thing of an evening and am thus assured of not being woken at say >> 2 am with "Sorry, wrong number" :-) >> >> The method I use is this: >> Login to My Start Page on the OOo site >> Click on the link (right hand side of screen under DOWNLOADS) >> http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.4 >> Select Language from the drop-down menu >> Select platform from the drop-down menu >> Select Download Site from the drop-down menu >> Click on Continue Download >> ... and go to bed :-) >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Jeff >> ------------------------------ >> Windows are a pane >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>--- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: >> 13/05/2005 > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.34% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
