Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Issues downloading LibreOffice Portable

Hi :)
The only problem is quite rare.  Some corporates or government
organisations block the ability to use Usb-sticks at all but even then
they tend to have some way of working around the problem.

Given the different ways different places block different
functionality on Windows i tend to make sure i have anything i need in
at least 2 formats and on 2 different media.  I tend to have a LiveUsb
stick on me rather than dipping into portable apps but it's more
likely that a system will have it's bios blocked and locked preventing
that.  Luckily i 'cracked' (well it was already open anyway) the
pathetic effort of doing that sort of thing at the last government
machine i had to work on!  Probably NOT a good idea but i was already
getting sick of their Windows7 slow-downs.  Portable apps is
definitely something i really should try out soon in order to avoid
running head-long into BIG trouble there!!

Regards from
Tom :)


On 19 December 2013 18:49, Pedro <pedlino@gmail.com> wrote:
> krackedpress wrote
> > Did someone [other than you]  once state that the X-LibreOffice can be
> > run even if you have installed a version of Lo on your Windows system,
> > while the PortableApps version cannot?
>
> That is not true. What I said (and still is true) is that you can not run
> LibreOffice Portable if your installed LibreOffice is running. You get a
> message saying "Another instance of LibreOffice is already running. Please
> close other instances of LibreOffice before launching LibreOffice Portable."
> However you can run as many X-LibreOffice versions simultaneously and at the
> same time as the installed version as you wish (or your machine handles...)
>
> (I had forgotten about that limitation when I mentioned why I prefer
> X-LibreOffice. Thank you for reminding me :) )
>
>
> krackedpress wrote
> > So, if I get what you are implying, you would recommend using the
> > X-LibreOffice on a flash drive to show users how well LO could work for
> > them, without having them install LO on their systems. Is there anything
> > else from the winPenPack that should be installed on that flash drive
> > [16 GB would be my choice] to make the use/process be "smoother" for the
> > demonstration?
>
> If your demonstration uses features that require Java you might need to
> investigate how to get a portable Java (just to be on the safe side in case
> the PC used for demonstration does not have an installed version of
> Java...). I know there is one from PortableApps and there should be an
> equivalent from winPenPack. I don't use Java so I haven't investigated that
> part.
>
> For me one of the greatest advantages of having a fully working version of
> LibreOffice running from a flash drive is that you can take a presentation
> in ODP with you AND the software that runs it. So there is no need to
> convert to PowerPoint and there is no problem if the PC used for
> presentation doesn't have an ODF compliant office suite or only has one that
> (deliberately?) has problems in loading an ODP presentation.
> Just load the Portable LibreOffice (either one) and load the presentation.
> Easy :)
>
>
> krackedpress wrote
> > Also, can you install extra dictionaries and other .oxt extensions to
> > the X-LibreOffice flash drive setup?  Some of the extension that are
> > "out there" might be useful for a potential user, plus my 797,865 word
> > spell checking en_US dictionary is something I tend to install by
> > default on any system that I install LO on.
>
> Yes, of course. On both portable Offices. Any extension or theme (again,
> check if Java is needed)
>
>
> krackedpress wrote
> > If the X-LibreOffice is a good option, I may add that to the NA-DVD
> > project as a second portable version choice.
>
> I think you should. More choices is always good when you are distributing
> something that can be used in ways that you can't even imagine...
>
>
> krackedpress wrote
> > I have been thinking about what I can do to
> > improve that project and the presentation [again] to local business
> > groups.  So having more options and more documentation showing how well
> > LO works for the business and educational communities would help.  The
> > option of trying out a faster portable version of LO would be one of the
> > helpers.  Last time I tried the PortableApps.com version, it was very
> > slow on my dual core laptop.
>
> Actually I just loaded version 4.1.3 of both portable offices from an
> external USB 3.0 hard disk on a fast computer (Dual Core @3GHz) and there is
> no noticeable difference. Maybe things have improved (or they are only
> noticeable on slow computers...)
>
> One of the greatest advantages of having a portable version of LibreOffice
> is that you can suggest people to just try it without the need to install
> anything. There is no risk. No mess. If they are not happy with it, they can
> simply erase it and try another version in a few months
>
>
>
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