(Bottom-posted reply) ----- On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 22:49 +0200, Arnold Huzen wrote: > Assuming that you are on a windows-system, you should find an icon of > the quickstarter in your systemtray. It's they darkgrey one with the > birds on it. When you rightclick it you'll see that the shortcuts for > the different parts of the OOo-suite are there already. Doubleclicking > on this icon brings up your default-directory for documents. Usually > this will be the <My Documents>-directory. > > You probably created an icon to the wrong executable on your desktop. If > you want a shortcut to Writer your destinationfile should be > <installdirectory>\program\swriter.exe > > Arnold Huzen > > Don Frank schreef: > > I just read a CD of a downloaded version of Open Office V2.0, I have a > > 56k modem so I had my son download and then burn me a CD. > > > > The installation from the CD seemed to be OK,,,,,,,,, BUT I made a > > shortcut ICON for my desktop. When I click on the ICON it asks me to > > install the CD and the installation process starts all over again. > > > > What do I need to do? > > > > THANKS > > > > Don Frank > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Let me add to the previous reply that the Quickstarter icon will not appear until: either you have re-started Windows, or have run OpenOffice.org at least once after installing it. However, after a successful installation on Windows, there is a new group in your Start->All Programs menu, which contains the shortcuts of all the OOo applications. You could copy and paste one of these to your desktop, if you wish.
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