Re: Windows 8 Compatibility (was RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: 0xc0000005 error in RPCRT4.dll from soffice.bin)

Hi :)
I suspect that "compatible" means that it will work but that gestures and other stuff may not work 
fully and reliably.  Does MSO 2007 support gestures?  I doubt it.  Some may work if the OS can 
access the relevant controls.  From the original question i got the impression the person meant 
more than just working adequately and really wanted to know if everything was fully integrated and 
fully working.  Hence why i said i doubt anything is properly fully Win8 ready.  

The separate track-pad looks quite nice.  Not quite my cupp-tea although i like to play around with 
things like that for a while sometimes.  When i was working in an accountancy practice i would have 
quite like a separate number-pad but only if it had a Tab key, to jump into the net field without 
having to reach for the mouse.  The only ones i have seen are either thousands of pounds or miss 
crucial keys such as + and - let alone other useful ones such as Tab.  
Regards from
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamilton@acm.org>
> To: 'Tom Davies' <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>; 'ubuysa' <tonycrossuk@yahoo.co.uk>; 
> users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Friday, 14 December 2012, 16:55
> Subject: Windows 8 Compatibility (was RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: 0xc0000005 error in RPCRT4.dll 
> from soffice.bin)
>
> @Tom,
>
> What do you mean by "Win8 ready?"
>
> Do you mean integration with multi-touch, the additional UI provisions, or what?  
>
> If you mean certified for Windows 8, it will depend on whether the requirements for that have been 
> worked through.  I know of no reason why LibreOffice can't achieve that.  I don't know if it has 
> been done.  I'd be very surprised if older versions of Office don't already satisfy the essential 
> requirements.
>
> If you mean compatible with Windows 8, anything that is compatible with Windows 7 should work.
>
> I just ran the Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor on my aging Tablet PC, running Windows XP SP3.  It turns 
> out that I can't upgrade because the processor on that machine does not have hardware NX support, 
> and Windows 8 requires it as part of the tighter security with which it operates.  
>
> However, on the review of software that needed to be upgraded or that is not supported, Office 
> 2007 was listed as Compatible.  In addition, on that particular machine, the Upgrade Advisor 
> listed this software as compatible:
>
> OpenOffice.org 3.4.1
> Apache Software Foundation
>
> I'm confident, when I run the Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor where I have LibreOffice installed, I will 
> see a similar encouraging result.
>
> - Dennis
>
> PS: You can purchase boxed Microsoft Office 2013.  It is very pricey.  Here, we'll be renting, 
> since one single lease will cover all of our multiple household machines and provide all of the 
> Office components used here.  It will be much easier to have the same version of Office on all 
> systems going forward.  It was too expensive to do that before.
>
> Some Personal Windows 8 Preparations:
>
> Something else I'm doing to prepare cutting over full to Windows 8 (with older Windows and with 
> Linux running in VMs for my document forensics work).  Logitech makes a Wireless Rechargeable 
> Touchpad that provides multi-touch gestures and other features.  I am going to use it to replace 
> my mouse on Windows 7 and also confirm it with Windows 8 ahead of fully upgrading to Windows 8: 
> <http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/touchpad-t650>
>
> On Windows 7, there are multi-touch gestures that can work to zoom, scroll, etc.  
>
> On Windows 8, additional touch features supported by the operating system will also work.  This 
> allows me to keep my primary desktop system and its non-touch 30" monitor.  
>
> The touchpad should be superior to working with only a mouse and knowing all the keyboard 
> shortcuts that make Windows 8 operable without touch (and useful, though, for accessibility and 
> integration with assistive devices).  I expect that LibreOffice integration should be fine, the 
> same as for Windows 7.  (I also have added Office 2013 Preview installed on Windows 8, but I 
> haven't put it through its paces there.  I don't know if there are additional Windows 8 behaviors 
> or if it also runs essentially the same as on Windows 7.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Davies [mailto:tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk] 
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 05:00
> To: ubuysa; users@global.libreoffice.org
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 0xc0000005 error in RPCRT4.dll from soffice.bin
>
> Hi :)
> Is anything Win8 ready?  MS Office 2010 and 2007 aren't.  With a new platform like that it usually 
> takes a while for people to find work-arounds and even longer for the program to update to 
> integrate better.  For MSO that will probably involve sitting out their newest version,  MSO 365 
> and then buy their next one (or rent as i'm not sure you can pay a one-off fee and then keep using 
> 'forever' any more).
> Regards from
> Tom :)  
>
>
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: ubuysa <tonycrossuk@yahoo.co.uk>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> > Sent: Friday, 14 December 2012, 9:22
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: 0xc0000005 error in RPCRT4.dll from soffice.bin
> >
> > Don,
> >
> > Thanks for your suggestion, I did do a Google search before posting on here
> > and none of the replies were terribly helpful.
> >
> > I have found a temporary solution; setting compatibility mode for
> > swriter.exe to Windows 7 removes the problem completely. I'm now wondering
> > whether LO 3.6 is truly Windows 8 ready?
> >
> > Thank you everyone for helping.
> >
> >
> >
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