Donald H Locker wrote:
Welcome to the world where msn doesn't hold complete sway, Toni.
I can't tell you for certain that someone wasn't trying to access your
computer inappropriately, but I can assure you that downloading
OpenOffice from one of the official sites will not put any malware on
your computer. Vista is extremely paranoid (even more than I, which is
a bit of an accomplishment,) but has far less common sense. I think you
will find that you are OK with this installation.
You may have to disable any "anti-virus" software on your new 'puter to
get OOo to install correctly. If so, disconnect from the internet
before you do, then re-enable your anti-virus s/w before reconnecting.
Hope this helps.
Donald. (approaching 60 in a real hurry :)
Toni Pickard wrote:
hello, i was downloading openoffice and i think the download had just
about finished when i got a warning dialogue box saying "unknown
publisher! trying to gain access to your computer!!!" - or something
like that, and asking whether to allow it in. it's a new computer
with windows vista on it and maybe msn is just trying to keep me from
using open office, but of course i was uncertain and didn't allow
access. the download disappeared - so i figured then it must have
been you (though it didn't say so). and then when this email box
finally opened, once again i was warned, but this time i took my
courage in my hands and allowed it in, and there you were. so should
i just ignore this stuff or what? i would like to have open office,
but feel a bit daunted. i'm over 60 and not from the computer
generation and have no sensible intuitions about all this. also,
reading the FAQ's you hav
e was also somewhat daunting. can you encourage me in general and
reassure me in particul
ar about these warning messages? toni pickard
I have zero Vista time, but in XP, you can right click on the file, select properties and
it gives you some additional options. So you might want to poke around their.
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