jonathan: By this crippling, do you mean that OOo will not work at all on Vista Home (not Basic). If that is a fact then something had better been done about it or else OOo will die down the tubes by lack of use.
This might be considered a type of denying use of service by MS. I was just forced into Vista by having to upgrade boxes (ole OS Win 98, very stable now.). Chris On 07/08/07, jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ericwrote: > > > I was wondering if vista is just non compatible with open office. > please respond > > a) The real issue is _How crippled is the Version of Windows Vista > that you are using?_ > > OOo will work with Windows Vista, _IF_, and only _IF_ you are using a > version of Windows Vista that is not functionally crippled so as to be > unusable. > > IOW, if you are using any version other than: > * Windows Vista Ultimate Limited Edition; > * Windows Vista Ultimate Edition; > * Windows Vista Enterprise Edition; > your productivity will be negatively affected, due to the "Defective > By Design" philosophy that Microsoft has its fundamental, guiding > philosophy. > > b) Word, Excel, and Powerpoint are components of Microsoft Office. If > that is what you were attempting to download, then: > * You weren't downloading OOo from the openoffice.org website, or any > of its mirrors; > * You need to contact thte organization who runs the website from > which you were attempting to download Microsoft Office; > > c) If you meant Write, Calc, and Impress, instead of Word, Excell, and > Powerpoint, I'll simply point out that the latter three (Word, Excel, > Powerpoint) are registered trademarks of Microsoft, and as such, their > usage to refer to other products is, at best, inappropriate. At > worst, it is a civil offense, that can result in you paying several > thousand dollars in damages for trademark violation. > > d) When you said you "tried" you didn't give enough details. Describe > each step that you took, and any message that appeared when you took > that step. > > xan > > jonathon > -- > OOo can not correct for incompetence in creating documents from MSO. > Furthermore,OOo can not compensate for the defective and flawed > security measures used by Microsoft. As such, before using this product > for exams that require faulty and defective software, ensure that you > will not be unjustly penalized for the incompetence of the organization > that requires the use of software that is known to be flawed, > defective, bug-ridden, and fails to meet ISO file format standards. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
