Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?

On 07/24/2013 12:33 AM, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> Hi.
> I have 3.6, 4.1dev. and AOO 4.0 installed together on my mac.
> Steve
> On 2013-07-24 12:41, V Stuart Foote wrote:
> > Yes if one or both are fully installed (as opposed to /A 
> > administrative installs) they will interfere in subtle ways.
> >
> > Actions to mitigate:
> >
> > 1) Disable the Quickstarter for both during installation -- the TDF 
> > LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice versions will conflict--best if 
> > both are off. Done from AppWiz.cpl and a modify installation of both.

I always "disable" the Quickstart option.
In the past, having it active caused issues to updating some of the add 
on extensions.


> > 2) Also, only one or the other should have the Windows Explorer 
> > Integration enabled (it provides a thumbnail view of ODF documents) 
> > in Desktop or Thumbnail views in Windows Explorer (Desktop and other 
> > folder views). Personally I also leave that unchecked when installing.
> >
> > 3) Finally, if using the "release" rather than development builds. 
> > The Windows registry will be written with file associations--the two 
> > programs should coexist to open a file type, but only one can be set 
> > as the default for any particular ODF or MS Office format.  So keep 
> > track of that.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Tom Davies [tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:13 PM
> > To: Virgil Arrington; users@openoffice.apache.org; 
> > users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?
> >
> > Hi :)
> > I think it's the same conflicts as between any 2 versions of 
> > LibreOffice or any 2 versions of AOO or OOo.  Basically avoid having 
> > both open at the same time.  That might mean turning off the 
> > Quickstarter of both of them.
> >
> > This link might help
> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel#Windows
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Virgil Arrington <cuyfalls@hotmail.com>
> > > To: users@openoffice.apache.org; users@global.libreoffice.org
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 20:38
> > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?
> > >
> > >
> > > Are there any known conflicts with having LO 4.0.4 and AOO 4.0 
> > > installed on the same computer? In my never-ending, obsessive (and 
> > > admittedly futile) search for computing perfection, I want to try 
> > > both programs to see which better meets my techno-needs.
> > >
> > > Virgil
> > > --


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