Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Message as sent yesterday

Dear Charles

I'm sure I've covered this before, but:

I'm using an almost new Toshiba Laptop with Windows 8.1

& though I followed Stuarts instruction/link in downloading the file with
the msi end
it said man on the Laptop after this was done

- or does that mean I failed to replace the existing man one
  even though I entered the instruction to do that!?

etc

On 28 January 2015 at 15:41, Charles-H. Schulz <
charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org> wrote:

> Dear Philip,
>
> Forgive me to answer before Stuart but do you mean to say that you
> followed the link and ended up with downloading a file with a .man
> extension at its end?
> I have just tried your link and got a file with a .msi ,which is a very
> common form of Windows Installer.
>
> By the way, what version of Windows do you use? Windows 8? 7? Vista? XP?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles.
>
> Le 28.01.2015 16:36, Philip Jordan a écrit :
>
> > Thanks V Stuart
> >
> > I've followed your instruction & to be very specific it meant I downloaded
> > from this link
> >
> > http://mirror.catn.com/pub/tdf/libreoffice/stable/4.3.5/
> > win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.5_Win_x86.msi
> > (gb, prio 100)
> >
> > So far so good - & incidentally an exact replica of file
> > resulted/replacing
> > like with like
> > (albeit that on both occasions what actually got saved on the laptop had
> > the 3 letter
> > ending of man i.e.not msi - even though I specifically clicked to say
> > replace!
> >
> > But or anyway on clicking the file when in situ on my laptop
> >
> > I received the same App instruction Box i.e.
> >
> > *How do you want to open this type of file (.man)?*
> >
> > *Look for an app in the Store* - which does not work!
> >
> > *More options* - which leads me to what I got from Microsoft with the
> > legend
> >                      matching the file title!
> >
> >                      Except it doesn't work & instead I get this message
> > i.e.
> >
> > *This app can't run on your PC*
> >
> > *To find a version for your PC check with the software provider*
> >
> >
> > So I have & here we are except that - even though I've now installed the
> > Help file that you example - I still can't get LO installed
> >
> > etc etc
> >
> >
> >
> > On 28 January 2015 at 14:54, V Stuart Foote <VStuart.Foote@utsa.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> >  @Phillip,
> > > We can try to make this easier for you since you seem to be having
> > > issues.
> > > The LibreOffice project uses as system of download mirrors to deliver the
> > > released official versions of the program.  On Windows that will be as
> > > Microsoft Installer package--.msi   There is a way to directly access the
> > > downloads thorough the Info tab link listed.
> > >
> > > But, if you are directed to a Web site where  you download something
> > > other
> > > than an .msi file,  e.g. an .html page, or some weird download manager as
> > > is
> > > becoming too common--it may or maynot actually install LibreOffice.  You
> > > did
> > > not provide the link that you used--but I've no qualms in saying that you
> > > got mis-routed to your download.
> > >
> > > Instead, here is a direct link to the mirror list meta data for both
> > > LibreOffce (4.3.5) , and the (optional) local install help program.  If
> > > you
> > > wait a few days, 4.3.6 will be posted, and not too much longer we'll have
> > > the 4.4.0 release.
> > >
> > > Anyhow, chose a mirror site from the list (it should offer sites close to
> > > your location, but you can use any)... and then download using the "Save
> > > link as" or "Save target as" mechanisim that your web browser provides.
> > > Then it is best to check the HASH value of the installer package matches
> > > what is listed in the meta data.
> > >
> > > The 4.3.5 Fresh build
> > >
> > > http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.3.5/win/
> > > x86/LibreOffice_4.3.5_Win_x86.msi.mirrorlist
> > >
> > > Local (off-line) help
> > >
> > > http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.3.5/win/
> > > x86/LibreOffice_4.3.5_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB.msi.mirrorlist
> > >
> > > Good luck,  and post back if you are really still stuck.
> > >
> > > Stuart
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > tp4137790p4137908.html
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