Top post because that's how the OP wants things ...
Bill,
Yes, you are supposed to download the MD5 checker program *and run it*.
Go to the first link I gave you.
Click "Instructions for using MD5 sums".
Click "Windows" (you are using Windows so that's what you want).
You will find two alternative methods of downloading an MD5 checker
program. One is headed "The easy way". The other is headed "The less
easy way".
Pick one. Follow its instructions. Run whichever program you chose. Tell
it the name of the OpenOffice file you downloaded several days ago and
which is the cause of this discussion (your computer said it was
corrupt - remember? The MD5 calculator will display on your screen the
MD5 sum it calculates based on the contents of that file.
Compare the result to the value displayed on the page of the first link
I gave you. That page has the MD5 sum for each of several different
ppossible versions of OpenOffice downloads. You need to compare the
result your MD5 checker program calculated for your file to the
*relevant* one on the OpenOffice web page (first link I gave you). If
the two values are the same, then your downloaded OpenOffice file (the
one that your computer said was corrupt) is *not* corrupt. If the two
values are different then the file (the OpenOffice one that your
computer said was corrupt) *is* corrupt and you need to download it
again, preferably from the *second* link I gave you *unless* you want a
non-English version in which case use the third link I gave you.
I'm sorry. I don't know how to say the above in any simpler language.
Harold Fuchs
London, England
On Monday, December 11, 2006 8:00 PM [GMT+1=CET], William Birchall
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Harold
I thought that I was supposed to download the MD5 calulator program.
I am still unsure where that is downloaded from. I understood that
when I had downloaded this it would establish whether my download was
the correct one or not.
Regards
Bill
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From: Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Dec 11, 2006 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [users] Install/Uninstall problem
To: [email protected]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.4/source.html%3E%28Output>
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<http://www.flashgot.net/%3Eextension>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
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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
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