2008/6/4 Ian Samson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 been working with Windows since 3.0/3.1 > and DOS since 2.1! Vista is quite okay for those of us who have grown up > with it. Sure, I would like a machine with Linux as the OS and Windows in a > window (in a box), but I have very little Linux experience and very little > UNIX experience.
Sorry, I have a new laptop and I am struggling to get accustomed to the keyboard. > > > > > 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] >> >> >
