Hi, On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 1:08 AM, Michael Adams wrote: > On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:07:37 +1000 > phildan<at>tpg.com.au wrote: > > > The default location that OpenOffice.org uses to unpack itself is > > buried deep within the Documents & Settings hierarchy. I appreciate > > that the installer is given the option of unpacking OOo to a different > > directory, which is what I always do. I point it at c:\temp that way > > the unpacked files are trashed when the system is next rebooted. Why > > doesn't the install remove these files if the install is successful. > > > > I beleive that many leave it on the desktop to use as a default setup > repository. Apparently there are occasions when the easiest way to > restore a user-fscked[1] OO.o is to rewrite the originals over the > existing files. > > But when i think about it, i have not seen this form of repair offered > as advice on this list for a long time. > > [1] It's not what you think it is: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fsck
See also -> « The "OpenOffice.org installation files" folder should not be deleted, because it contains vital information on the files that get installed. You cannot perform a clean uninstallation of OpenOffice.org if you delete the "OpenOffice.org installation files" folder. » [2] Remember also the errors with missing <openofficeorg2x.msi> (I needed it just last week). Or for creating a clean and complete file association (or for switching file association to another version of OOo). I would never delete these installation files (as long as this version is needed ...) Manfred [2] 'Starting Over with a Clean Installation' Posted by ufi (Oct 26 2007) <http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/starting_over_with_a_clean>
