Comments on OpenOffice.org Ninja: Secrets of alternative installation on Windows

do you think the network installation procedure is...

2008-07-03T16:01:00.000-06:00

do you think the network installation procedure is appropriate for a network of users with roaming profiles ?

system integration doesn't work on my network. i have to do file association for each user. may be i should use a network type installation ?

and how to do it in a silent way ?
step 1- network
msiexec.exe /qn /A openofficeorg23.msi ALLUSERS=""
but the path is lacking.
how do i specify it on the command line ? something like PATH="c:\ooo"

step 2 - desktop
msiexec.exe /qn /i /openofficeorg23.msi
seems sufficient but i'm wondering if windows policies tolerates that i start msiexec while being a user without privilege ... does it ? i'll have to check.

--- eric

PS
while writing down this i found answers here :
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Automatic_Installation_on_Windows
step 1 : path is INSTALLLOCATION
But i still wonder if it's appropriate for roaming profiles and my problem with file associations.

Hi! I tried method 1, because the 2.3.1 installati...

2008-03-16T06:54:00.000-06:00

Hi! I tried method 1, because the 2.3.1 installation process was asking for openofficeorg23.msi. Went through the steps, created the file, but when I double-clicked on it, came back to where I was earlier - it looked for the same file. When I pointed to it in the installation folder, it said the file is "not a valid installation package for the product OpenOffice.org 2.3". Any ideas, anyone?

I think you are right about #4. In fact, the "Clic...

2008-01-31T03:04:00.000-07:00

I think you are right about #4. In fact, the "Click next to install" window doesn't appear in my version, the installer just starts without asking.

I tried with the Italian version, maybe Sun doesn't trust italians.. ;)

Federica.

Federica,Thank you: I incorporated #9. However, I...

2008-01-23T22:56:00.000-07:00

Federica,

Thank you: I incorporated #9. However, I understand #4. Because you may have a different version or there may be some other miscommunication, I added some screenshots.

Andrew

Hi, thank you very much for this tutorial, it's ve...

2008-01-23T03:31:00.000-07:00

Hi, thank you very much for this tutorial, it's very useful!

Anyway, I have found a couple of mistakes that lead to the error posted by Simon:

- Step 4 should be "Click OK, then Finish".
If you click "cancel" on the temporary window "preparing installation" something goes wrong later, and you get Simon's error.

- On Step 9, the command line option for msiexec.exe is ALLUSERS="" and not ALLUSER="".

I tried it thrice and it works.

Bye!
Federica.

Simon,Sorry. Try it again with the command line a...

2008-01-17T08:26:00.000-07:00

Simon,

Sorry. Try it again with the command line argument ALLUSER="". I just added that in and tested it. Otherwise, you could use Portable OpenOffice.org (as you said) or Method 2.

Andrew

No go sorry. Installing Openoffice.org 2.3.1 using...

2008-01-16T04:31:00.000-07:00

No go sorry. Installing Openoffice.org 2.3.1 using method 1 on XP, doesn't work here. Installation stops with an "Error 1925: You do not have sufficient privileges...."

There is a portable version of OO.org out there which I'll try next.

cheers,

--
Simon