Top post. William,
Sorry but I am really confused by your message. I gave you three links: 1. The first is http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/md5sums.html This gives the correct MD5 sum for a longish list of different files, which it names. You need to identify the name of the file you downloaded and, after running the MD5 calulator program, compare its result to the sum given for your file in that list. You find how to run the calculator by clicking "Instructions for using md5sums" within the same page and scrolling down till you find the instructions for Windows. 2. The second link I gave you was the "correct" place from which to dowload the English version of OOo. It is http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/index.html. 3. The third link I gave you was for downloading non-US versions of OOo. It is http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html I have no idea where the links you mention came from but I certainly never gave them to you. Regards, Harold On Monday, December 11, 2006 10:25 AM [GMT+1=CET], William Birchall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Harold > I know that you are trying to be helpful, but I guess that your real > job is > not in Customer Relations! The link that you gave me was the > following:- > Download Central > > Download > OpenOffice.org > Version: 2.0.4 > (Stable)<http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/index.html?focus=download> > Links > > - Legacy Release: OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 - > stable<http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.5/index.html> > - Installation Sets > (1.1.5)<http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.5/index.html> > - 1.1.5 Source<http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.5/source.html> > - Archaic Release: OpenOffice.org 1.0.3.1 (for Win > 95)<http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.3/index.html> > - OpenOffice.org Mac OS X > (X11)<http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/index.html> > - Download & Installation > Instructions<http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/instructions.html> > - General System > Requirements<http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs.html> > > Development > > - Snapshots & Release Candidates 2.0.x - > unstable<http://download.openoffice.org/680/index.html> > - 2.0.4 Source and > Solver<http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/source.html>(Output > Tree <http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/solver.html>) > - > Features<http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html> > - SDK: OpenOffice.org Software Development Kit > - SDK Developer Builds > (680)<http://download.openoffice.org/680/sdk.html> > - SDK Stable <http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/sdk.html> > - URE: OpenOffice.org UNO Runtime Environment > - > - URE Stable <http://download.openoffice.org/680/ure.html> > > Other > > - Peer-to-Peer Download Page > <http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/> > - CD-ROMs <http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/> > - Localizations in > progress<http://l10n.openoffice.org/languages.html> > - Derived > Works<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/DerivedWorks> > - OpenOffice.org > Solutions<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org_Solutions> > > Download Managers > > There are several download managers that enable you to resume > downloading > after an interruption which is useful on unreliable connections. If > you use > the Firefox web browser, you will want to install the > FlashGot<http://www.flashgot.net/>extension which integrates these > download managers with Firefox. Wikipedia > has a comprehensive comparison of download > managers<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_download_managers> > . > > See also: > > - aria2 <http://aria2.sourceforge.net/> (Linux, open source, command > line, checksum verification, BitTorrent / Metalink support) > - DownThemAll <http://www.downthemall.net/> (Linux/Mac/Windows, > Firefox extension, open source) > - Downloader for X <http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/> (Linux, open > source, GUI) > - GetRight <http://www.getright.com/> (Windows, non open source, > checksum verification, BitTorrent / Metalink support) > - iGetter <http://www.igetter.net/> (Mac/Windows, non open source, > checksum verification) > - KGet <http://kget.sourceforge.net/> (Linux, open source, included > in KDE) > - ReGet <http://www.reget.com/> (Windows, non open source) > - Speed Download <http://www.yazsoft.com/> (Mac, non open source, > checksum verification, Metalink support) > > Development > > - Developer Pages <http://development.openoffice.org/> > - OpenOffice.org Wiki <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki> > - User Documentation Project <http://documentation.openoffice.org/> > - Build Documentation > Conventions<http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/conventions.html> > - List of File > Extensions<http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/file_extensions.html> > - Glossary <http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/glossary.html> > > Can you please indicate which of these I need to download? > > Regards > > Bill Birchall > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Dec 10, 2006 10:20 PM > Subject: Re: [users] Install/Uninstall problem > To: [email protected] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Top Post: forwarding to OP > On Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:41 AM [GMT+1=CET], Harold Fuchs > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Friday, December 08, 2006 10:28 AM [GMT+1=CET], William Birchall >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Harold >>> Thanks for your email but I am sorry to say that the instructions >>> are beyond me. I followed the link and Firefox browser instructions >>> only to find that the Firefox extension does not work for Firefox >>> 2.0. When I clicked on the link to download 'OpenOffice.org archive >>> file download' for XP, I could not see any download. What precisely >>> should I download as it is not clear to me. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Bill Birchall >>> >>> On 12/7/06, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:18 PM [GMT+1=CET], William >>>> Birchall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have been using Open Office successfully, for some time. However >>>>> just recently it would not fully load. I then downloaded the >>>>> latest version and tried to uninstall the earlier one. I am >>>>> received the following message when trying to uninstall/install >>>>> the program:- 'This installation package could not be opened. >>>>> Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or >>>>> contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid >>>>> Window Installer Package' >>>>> I have tried to download Windows Installer Cleanup Utility only to >>>>> get the same message!! I desperately need some help as not being >>>>> able to use Open Office is critical to me. >>>>> I should note that I have downloaded and installed the latest >>>>> Windows Installer Redistributables but the problem persists.I use >>>>> Windows XP Home. I have tried to use 'scannow sfc' but still no >>>>> success.Help please as currently not being able to utilise >>>>> OpenOffice is adversely affecting my productivity. >>>>> >>>>> Bill Birchall >>>> First you need to check if the file you downloaded is corrupt. Go >>>> to http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/md5sums.html and click >>>> "Instructions for using md5sums". This will direct you to download >>>> and run a program that will calculate an alphanumeric value based >>>> on your downloaded OpenOffice file. Compare the result to the >>>> value for *your* file in the list on the page I just mentioned. If >>>> they are equal then your download file is OK. If not, then the >>>> file is corrupt and you should try again - don't forget to check >>>> the new file also ;-) >>>> >>>> Where did you get the download? For English it should have come >>>> from http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/index.html. Otherwise >>>> from the relevant page linked to from >>>> http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html. >>>> >>>> If the file is OK, try disconnecting from the internet and then >>>> (and only then) deactivating your antivirus (AV) and firewall >>>> software before trying the installation again. AV software >>>> particularly often interferes with program installation, not just >>>> for OOo. Don't reconnect to the net till both AV and firewall are >>>> running properly. >>>> >>>> If none of the above works, come back here with details. >>>> >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> Harold Fuchs >>>> London, England >> >> Sorry but I don't understand. Ignore the Firefox stuff. You have a >> problem with *OpenOffice* under *Windows*. Please click the Windows >> link to read how to verify the MD5 sum under Windows for the file you >> downloaded. The instructions tell you how to download a Windows >> program or a DOS (CMD) program to check the file. The MD5 checker >> program reads a file (in this case the OpenOffice download file) and >> does a mathematical calculation on its contents. It displays the >> result. You compare the result it displays with the correct result as >> displayed on the OpenOffice web page I told you about. If they are >> not the same then the download file is corrupt. If they are the same >> it isn't. If you can install and use Firefox (as you obviously can) >> then this can't be beyond you. >> >> Harold Fuchs >> London, England
