CPHennessy wrote: > On Friday 20 April 2007, + Toni Pickard wrote: > >> [ MODERATED ] ******************** >> 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 have was also somewhat daunting. can you encourage me in >> general and reassure me in particular about these warning messages? toni >> pickard >> > > > Sometimes Microsoft "warnings" can be very misleading.
Like the phony warnings, when Windows 3.1 was installed on DR-DOS. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
