Re: [libreoffice-users] How to downgrade from 4.0.2. to 3.6.6

Hi :)
Yes.  

It should be that easy.  The only issue is that the 3.6.x branch wont pick-up all the settings and 
configurations of branch 4.0.x, but that might be advantageous anyway.  

Before doing the uninstall-reinstall it might be worth considering a couple of other options
1.  Renaming your user-profile often fixes weird and unlikely problems 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile
branch 4.0.x might not be picking-up the settings and configurations you set for branch 3.x.x but i 
think you can rename folder 3 to folder 4 to sort that out.  

2.  Maybe install 3.6.x alongside 4.0.x.  I wouldn't advise this as it can get a bit confusing
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel

3.  Wait a few days and then install the 4.0.3 when it gets released.  Typically new branches have 
added tons of functionality and better compatibility with MS formats but have been a little buggy 
sometimes until they reach around x.x.3 or x.x.4.  That 3rd digit is a little like the "Service 
Packs" that MS uses for it's stuff except they only do 3 whereas LibreOffice does about 6 during 
the life-cycle.  Many people wouldn't consider installing an MS product until at least Sp1.  Prior 
to the 4.0.x i usually didn't upgrade until around x.x.3.  I've been quite happy with the 4.0.x but 
maybe that was luck or that i didn't use it so much.  

Regards from 
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: William Drago <wdrago@gmail.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Monday, 22 April 2013, 2:31
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] How to downgrade from 4.0.2. to 3.6.6
>
>
> All,
>
> While I appreciate the tremendous amount of work that has gone into LO 4, it's still a little too 
> buggy for me and I'd like to go back to LO 3.6.6. Is it a simple matter of uninstalling 4 and 
> re-installing 3? (I'm running Windows 7).
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
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