[libreoffice-users] Problem installing on Windows 7, with workaround

All,

Anyone else having installation problems with LibO 3.4.3?
I've been using OpenOffice for years, and jumped to LibreOffice when it was
first released.
No big problems on Windows XP at work, or OSX Lion at home (nor Linux
anywhere...).

Now my office computer has been upgraded to Windows 7 Pro (i.e., complete
wipe of
the hard drive and the new OS installed from a corporate image). So I'm
re-installing
all my working software. This has become a pain because corporate no longer
allows
us to have administrator access on our own computers.

Anyway, I downloaded LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_install_multi.exe and ran it.
Had to get "mommy" to come to my desk and authenticate as admin, but
otherwise the installation proceeded with no errors or obvious hiccups.

But I couldn't find it.

LibreOffice did not appear as an option when right-clicking a .odt file and
selecting "Open with..."
There was no mention of libreoffice in All Programs.
There was no mention of libreoffice in Control Panel > Programs > Programs
and Features
(formerly "Add/Remove Programs").

The installation dialog had finished with an announcement of success and a
checkbox
to add a launch icon to the desktop.  There was no icon.

I found the launching executable "soffice.exe" along with the individual
.exe files in
C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice 3.4\program
and made a shortcut for the desktop, which works.

It will take additional tinkering to get it into the "All Programs" list.
I guess it will never appear in >> Programs and Features.

I downloaded and installed twice, in case the first time was a fluke.
It wasn't.
No doubt the problem is due to some peculiarity of our corporate
Windows 7 roll-out (still being tinkered by our IT gnomes), but others
might encounter the same issue, so I'm mentioning the workaround in case I'm
not unique.

Regards,

 </kevin>

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