Well for what it's worth, I have been working with PCs for 26 years so I guess I am a type of "guru" - I have
2008/6/4 John Boyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Clayton wrote: > >> Ian Samson wrote: >> >>> For all those who wrote in April 2007 about whether OO will run in vista, >>> it >>> doesn't. I spent 2 hours downloading it, only to be told "Wrong OS or OS >>> Version". So now I am spending another 2 hours downloading the 3.0beta >>> version because I cannot find anywhere on the OO.org site whether the >>> 3.0beta will run on Vista Business 32. Stay tuned, you're likely to hear >>> more from me as the research continues ..... >>> >>> >> >> OpenOffice.org 2.4 does work in Vista. In fact, OpenOffice.org has worked >> in Vista since 2.2. >> >> To find the system requirements, click the Download tab on the upper right >> of the main OpenOffice.rog website, and then on the right, click on System >> Requirements. That will lead you to this page: >> http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html >> >> Where are you going to download OpenOffice.org 2.4? There is only one >> download for OpenOffice.org for Windows.. there is no special version for >> Vista... it is the same version of OpenOffice.org for all supported Windows >> versions. >> >> What is the exact filename of the file you are trying to install from for >> OpenOffice.org 2.4... the one that tells you Wrong OS or OS Version when you >> try to install it? >> >> C. >> PS, you do not appear to be subscribed to the Users mailing list, so I >> have copied you on this reply. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> To Charlie, et al: Not necessarily true as even MSFT has publicly stated! > Again, you need a real computer guru to get Vista working correctly, even > before putting any other program on the OS. :-( > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Ian Samson Sound Studio http://www.lp2cd.za.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
