On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 05:19:17PM -0400, David B Teague wrote: > On 6/13/2010 2:33 PM, Tanstaafl wrote: >> On 2010-06-13 2:23 PM, David B Teague wrote: >> >>> I run an older 1.6 GHZ Sempron 2.8 with 1 GB Ram, and a not-very-fast >>> backplane. I just installed OO.0 3.2.1 and it took less than a half >>> hour, consistent with earlier versions. I saw other responses with >>> suggestions for cleaning up your system that look like they might help. >>> >> A half *hour*??? Just to *install* it??? >> >> On your system, the install should take considerably less than 5 minutes... >> >> Are you installing it over an internet connection? That's the only way I >> can see for it to take that long. >> > > The tone of your remark is harsher than you perhaps meant it to be.
I saw nothing in the reply by Tanstaafl that could by any stretch of the imagination be interpreted as harsh. > > I do not understand what you mean "installing over an internet > connection." Everyone who does not use a CD to install OO.o must install > from the web. One downloads the executable installer from the OOo web > site then runs the executable installer. > > Running the installation program itself takes more than 8 minutes here, > but there are other things to do besides just run the installer. > > Fetching installer, 5+ minutes, installation, 8+ minutes. I ran OO.o to > check settings, "load at startup" was not checked. When first started, > OO.o demanded I register, and sent me to Oracle's web site, which would > not accept my login name and password I had retained from Suns' web > site. After many attempts, it told me it couldn't do this because of a > "server error." A substantial waste of time. To my knowledge there is no demand to register and no password required. Did you download it from www.openofice.org or another site? -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
