Hi Harold, Thanks for your time. I got it working. This is my first time using Windows Vista. I wasn't familiar with how "All Programs" displays and missed OO. I eventually figured it out. Sorry for the silly question. Do I need to e-mail the list serve so no one else reponds to my inquiry? Thanks again, Mark
Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mr Mark Muller wrote: > Hi, > > I'm not sure if this is a common problem, but I downloaded OpenOffice 2.1 and > went through the installation wizard. It said it was installed. I clicked > Finish and rebooted. I couldn't find any OpenOffice link in the programs menu > or on the desktop. This is a brand new HP 9207. I'm sure it meets the system > requirements. I haven't changed the computer so it shouldn't run into any > problems. > > Thanks for your help, > > Mark Muller > > 303-441-0205 > > > > > --------------------------------- > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. > You don't say which version of which Operating System you are using - Windows (XP, 95, Vista, ...), Linux (which distro), ... I'll assume Windows XP or Vista. It sounds to me as if you haven't actually installed the software. The installation requires three steps: 1. Download the "generator" from the OpenOffice (OO) web site. 2. Run the downloaded file. This will cause the file to "unpack" itself into a folder of your choice, typically the desktop. One of the unpacked files is the installer. 3. Once the downloaded file has been unpacked into the installer plus lots of other stuff, the installer *should* run *automatically*. It will ask you several questions such as whether you want Custom or Express installation and how OO should handle MS Office documents. It will also give you options about where you want shortcuts for OO's components (Writer, Calc, etc.) If you didn't see these questions then you haven't installed OO. One way to check is to go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Software. If OO isn't in the list then it definitely isn't installed and something went wrong. If OO is in the list, you need to search for the program "soffice.exe". The folder containing soffice.exe is the folder containing all the OO software. You can set up your own shortcuts on the Desktop, and/or Taskbar and/or All Programs menu. In this case the only thing I can think of is that you answered "no" to all the options in step 3 above concerning where you wanted shortcuts to be set up. For more details, please read the installation instructions at http://download.openoffice.org/common/instructions.html If you are not using Windows, please reply telling us what you are using and someone else will be able to help you. Oh, by the way, it certainly is *not* a common problem :-) . We'd have no users if it was. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected] --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.
