James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote:
When you download OOo and save it to a folder under Win XP, you end up
with a file which, when executed, first extracts itself, usually to
the desktop, and then automatically proceeds to install itself.
Afterwards, you are left with two installation folders, the one you
downloaded, and the one on your desktop which contains the extracted
files.
QUESTION
If you were burning a CD or putting the OOo installation files onto a
USB thumb drive to give to a friend or colleague, would you:
1. give him/her a copy of the file you downloaded and saved;
or
2. give him/her a copy of the folder of extracted files from your
desktop?
I have never known the answer to this question. I, personally, usually
take the downloaded file with me as it is only one file to copy and
paste onto my USB drive, but, then again, when I run it on my customer
or friends computer it puts a new folder on his/her desktop containing
the extracted files. I usually delete this desktop folder after
installation to avoid any confusion and to conserve space on their
hard disk. On the other hand, if I run the installation from the
extracted files then I don't get this folder being created on the
desktop.
So, which is the best approach?
Many thanks,
James.
Here is my answer.
If I give them a CD, and I do not fill it too full with other stuff, I place
the extracted files/folder on the CD. The extra step of extraction may
cause someone to try to use the folder/files that appear on the desktop.
If I have filled the CD, stuffed it full with other open source programs, I
may not have the room for this.
Both ways seems OK.
ALSO, I tend to add to my CDs that has OpenOffice.org the documentation
files, popular extensions, dictionaries, and templates. If I am giving
them
OOo so they do not need to download it, why not give them the rest on
the CD so they do not need to download them as well?
That is just what I do. Others may do it different. Each to his/her own.
Tim L.
retired but tired of MS.
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