On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:07:09 +1000 Keith Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Carlos, > > On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:36:27 +1000 > "Carlos R Stuardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have used OpenOffice since it branch out of Star Office, currently > > using version 1.1.4, I decided to try the latest Beta 2 version and > > downloaded the files yesterday. > > > > Followed all the installation instructions up to Unzipping/Executing > > the Installation Program successfully. When the Install Program > > starts loading all the files, stops about two thirds of the way and > > a dialog box opens up saying it can't find openofficeorg3.cab - no > > matter what I try (including deleting the whole install folder and > > unzipping the original download again) ends up at the same dialog > > box. > > > > When I look at the contents of both the zipped download and the > > install folders I can see that openofficeorg3.cab & > > openofficeorg4.cab are missing from the install folder. Any attempt > > to manually "move/copy" these two files from the zipped donwload > > folder to the install folder fails. > > > > Any suggestion how to fix the problem, other than re-downloading (it > > took over four and a half hours for the 75 Mb)? > > > > > > Carlos R Stuardo > > > > > If you downloaded from Pacific Internet, I think some of their files > are corrupted. i had a similar problem with the linux file. > > You need to run m5sum.exe. This will make sure that you have a good > copy of the install file. If you don't know how to do this see: > http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html > for detailed instructions. > > If it turns out you downloaded a bad copy try a different mirror, such > as the Planet Mirror site... when you're done run m5sum.exe again to > confirm you got a good copy. > I also had a bad cab 3 from one Aussy mirror. md5sum confirmed this. The other Aussy mirror worked fine for me. HTH -- Michael --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
