Since you had to retry the download many times, it still looks as if you got a corrupt file. You should try downloading again, maybe ask someone with a proper connection, not dialup, or you can also ask for a CD for a small fee to be sent to you. You can't compare this to the m$ stuff, as you can't legally download their $h**, and if you buy it it costs many times more than if you get a cd with OO on it. Also if downloading, look for a download site close to you, that might give you a better connection.
Am Samstag, 7. Januar 2006 09.59 schrieb CPHennessy: > Please subscribe to the mailing list as you will almost certainly miss some > interesting responses. > > On Fri January 6 2006 22:02, + D.L. Gomez wrote: > > [ MODERATED ] ******************** > > Gentlemen, > > > > After five attempts, [The first four attempts failed when my dial-up > > internet connection was interrupted, and the Free Download Manager that > > you recommended was not able to Resume the download from the point of > > interruption] I have finally succeeded in downloading your > > OpenOffice.org, Version 2.0.1 Office Suite Program. > > > > That being said, I am no further ahead in my attempt to install, operate > > and evaluate your program. The name of the file, as downloaded, is the > > following: > > > > OOo_2.0.1_Win32Intel_install_wJRE.exe > > > > Following the procedures in your "Installation Guide," [i.e. "Windows > > Explorer users will want to find the file and double-click to launch the > > Installation program...In either case, your unzip utility will start if > > one is successfully installed on your system."]. I have WinZip 8.1 SR-1 > > utility on my system, and it is in perfect functional condition. > > > > When I try double-clicking on the downloaded file in Windows Explorer, > > all I get is the following error message: > > > > NSIS Error > > The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete. > > This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a virus. > > You may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new > > copy. It may be possible to skip this check using the /NCRC command line > > switch (NOT RECOMMENDED). > > > > I do not pretend to be a master of computer literacy, so when I come > > across an error message such as this, I simply throw my hands up in > > surrender. I have had and worked with the Microsoft Office Suite for a > > number of years, and have not had any of these difficulties or error > > messages when installing or operating any of the programs therein, such > > as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I have also installed numerous other > > software programs on my computer, and at no time have I ever received an > > error message telling me that my "installer" is corrupted or incomplete. > > Therefore, I can only assume that there is something wrong with the > > OpenOffice program file that I downloaded directly from your Website. > > > > I have referred to your installation, setup and help pages, and I find > > nothing that helps me overcome the problem that I described above. > > However, I am quite interested in trying and evaluating your OpenOffice > > Program, and would appreciate any assistance you can give me in getting > > it setup on my computer. I would also be interested in obtaining the > > program on a CD ROM, which perhaps would help me avoid the problems > > described above. > > > > As a matter of interest, I am operating from a Windows 98 SE platform, > > and I have a Pentium III - 450 MHz Processor. > > As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: > > On Sat January 7 2006 04:19, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 06 January 2006 17:02, D.L. Gomez wrote: > > >Gentlemen, > > > > > >After five attempts, [The first four attempts failed when my dial-up > > > internet connection was interrupted, and the Free Download Manager > > > that you recommended was not able to Resume the download from the > > > point of interruption] I have finally succeeded in downloading your > > > OpenOffice.org, Version 2.0.1 Office Suite Program. > > > > > >That being said, I am no further ahead in my attempt to install, > > > operate and evaluate your program. The name of the file, as > > > downloaded, is the following: > > > > > >OOo_2.0.1_Win32Intel_install_wJRE.exe > > > > > >Following the procedures in your "Installation Guide," [i.e. "Windows > > > Explorer users will want to find the file and double-click to launch > > > the Installation program...In either case, your unzip utility will > > > start if one is successfully installed on your system."]. I have > > > WinZip 8.1 SR-1 utility on my system, and it is in perfect functional > > > condition. > > > > > >When I try double-clicking on the downloaded file in Windows Explorer, > > > all I get is the following error message: > > > > > >NSIS Error > > >The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete. > > >This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a > > > virus. You may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain > > > a new copy. It may be possible to skip this check using the /NCRC > > > command line switch (NOT RECOMMENDED). > > > > If you used exploder to download the file, its possible that it thought > > it was a text file and did some unwanted line end conversions, > > therefore trashing the file. I'm told that holding down the shift key > > while clicking to initiate the download fixes this, but I have no > > personal experience since I'm running linux here. But I'd use some > > other program to do the download, such as firefox, which doesn't suffer > > from those winduhzz agravations. I believe it can also do resumes in > > the event your circuit is subject to glitches. Get it first, and use > > it exclusively as its far more secure. Google for mozilla-firefox, and > > don't forget to hold the shift key down when starting the download. > > > > And as you may have guessed, I'm not on a winduhzz machine so I don't > > have those problems. > > > > >I do not pretend to be a master of computer literacy, so when I come > > > across an error message such as this, I simply throw my hands up in > > > surrender. I have had and worked with the Microsoft Office Suite for > > > a number of years, and have not had any of these difficulties or > > > error messages when installing or operating any of the programs > > > therein, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I have also installed > > > numerous other software programs on my computer, and at no time have > > > I ever received an error message telling me that my "installer" is > > > corrupted or incomplete. Therefore, I can only assume that there is > > > something wrong with the OpenOffice program file that I downloaded > > > directly from your Website. > > > > Thats a safe assumption, given that you were apparently useing an M$ > > utility to effect the download. > > > > >I have referred to your installation, setup and help pages, and I find > > > nothing that helps me overcome the problem that I described above. > > > However, I am quite interested in trying and evaluating your > > > OpenOffice Program, and would appreciate any assistance you can give > > > me in getting it setup on my computer. I would also be interested in > > > obtaining the program on a CD ROM, which perhaps would help me avoid > > > the problems described above. > > > > > >As a matter of interest, I am operating from a Windows 98 SE platform, > > > and I have a Pentium III - 450 MHz Processor. > > > > You may be able to speed that up with additional memory. You didn't say > > how much, but typically if only 64 megs is going to be using a swap > > file, bringing it to glacial speeds for big apps. 256 megs or more > > will make a huge difference if that motherboard can make use of it. > > Please reply to [email protected] only. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
