On 21/01/2008 21:36, Robert Kelly wrote:
Dear Users,
I have two PCs, only one is connected to the internet.
I have successfully installed OpenOffice231on the internet box,
and I noticed numerous accesses to the internet in the process.
Now I want to install OpenOffice231 on my "safe" computer,
where I do most of my work, and it has no internet connection.
How? Details please.
Thanks, Robert
Copy ("burn") the file you downloaded onto a CD and use that on the
"safe" computer. No internet connection is required during the
installation. Just answer "already registered" when the installer asks
you to register. Use whatever software you would normally use to burn
CDs - Nero, perhaps.
If you can't create a CD you can order one from one of the suppliers
listed on the OpenOffice download web site. Please note that this site
contains a list of possible suppliers. None of them is connected in any
way to OpenOffice.org which makes no guarantees or recommendations. Any
problems you may experience must be settled completely between you and
your chosen supplier. Expect to pay not much more than USD 10 to cover
the cost of creating the CD plus P&P. Alternatively, OpenOffice is
frequently distributed on the CDs/DVDs that come with computer magazines.
If your "safe" computer can't read CDs then I think your only option is
to connect the two computers to form a simple private network. Something
like the non-free PCAnywhere, or the free VNC plus a crossover cable,
should do the job. The free VNC is at
http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/index.html
Note that it is entirely legal under the licence for you to use
OpenOffice on as many computers as you like for whatever purpose you
like. Feel free to give it to friends, colleagues and relatives too.
Possibly on the CD you created ;-)
There is also a version of OpenOffice that runs directly from a USB key
without installing anything at all on the computer running it. See
http://portableapps.com for details. They also have portable Thunderbird
(e-mail) and Firefox (web browser) as well as other goodies. All free.
(No, I don't work for them.)
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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