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Hello, I have used the method described here bu...

2009-11-24T07:13:51.043-07:00

Hello,
I have used the method described here but I get the following message:
"error 1925. You do not have sufficient privileges to complete this installation ........"
and the program is not installed.
Before it I tried to install using the method described for OOo2X. There it could install but could not run.
Thank you in advance for any hint
Ibrahim

Richard, indeed, the msvc*90.dll libraries are not...

2009-11-07T10:10:28.109-07:00

Richard, indeed, the msvc*90.dll libraries are not installed on this public computer. (It has older versions, up to 7.1); however, I need administrator rights to install the package (vcredist_x86.exe) included in the "redist" folder that you mention.

Copying the .dlls to C:\windows\system32 doesn't work (Access denied).

For those having problems with the network install...

2009-09-09T09:35:59.449-06:00

For those having problems with the network install not working, it is most likely because the msvc*90.dll's are missing. In the OpenOffice.org initial download, after the files are extracted look in the installation folder for a folder called "redist". This is to install the c++ redistributale's. This will fix the missing dll's.

If you do not have the "redist" folder in your OOo download you can get the needed install file at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF

Hope this helps.

still the same... I think it needs all the stuff i...

2009-06-12T10:04:11.040-06:00

still the same... I think it needs all the stuff in winsxs as well.

Gidi: What if you copy msvcr90.dll to the \program...

2009-06-12T09:57:02.775-06:00

Gidi: What if you copy msvcr90.dll to the \program\ directory where soffice.exe is?

I used method 1 with OOo 3.1 so I could do an inst...

2009-06-12T07:15:36.600-06:00

I used method 1 with OOo 3.1 so I could do an install without admin rights. However, that doesn't work. I did include the ALLUSERS="" option, so the install went ok; but when starting any program, the message about the configuration error appears.

The OOo readme suggests that you need to download a Visual C++ redsitributable package from Microsoft. These files (msvc*90.dll) are indeed not installed. I did download it, but it turns out that you need admin rights to install the package... I tried copying the files myself from "...\OOo\Windows\system32" to "C:\Windows\system32": no access. I also tried including "...\OOo\Windows\system32" to the PATH var. No luck :-(

I'm now using the portable apps method. It's an older version, but it'll have to do...

Regards,
Gidi

Joel: You can use msiexec.exe /A openofficeorg23....

2009-05-31T10:27:29.172-06:00

Joel: You can use
msiexec.exe /A openofficeorg23.msi ALLUSERS="" and it will work.

Almost worked... On the very last step (running t...

2009-05-18T04:39:00.000-06:00

Almost worked... On the very last step (running the .bat file), I got 'Error 1925. You do not have sufficient privileges to complete this installation for all users of the machine.' I only have limited access to the machine (my user's folder, including the desktop). I also tried installing to a USB drive so I could drag it to a better location afterward. Any ideas? I'll probably just use Method 2.

None of these methods should touch "C:/Documents a...

2009-03-22T07:57:00.000-06:00

None of these methods should touch "C:/Documents and settings/" during installation, but most do during application usage. I think the exception is Method 3 (Portable OpenOffice.org) which modifies OOo to write its settings elsewhere.

Thank you for this post.But one question: Does it ...

2009-03-22T04:26:00.000-06:00

Thank you for this post.

But one question: Does it create an entry in C:/Documents and settings/... or read/modify an existing entry?

bye

Please (puh-leeze!) do a similar rundown for insta...

2009-03-12T09:08:00.000-06:00

Please (puh-leeze!) do a similar rundown for installing 3 and higher under Ubuntu.

I moved to a new computer, and didn't even want the 2.4 that came with my Intrepid install. But I got careless, didn't uninstall it before putting 3 on, and I never have managed to get the desktop integration working. I'm not sure how to cleanly uninstall everything, but keep my config files!, and start over. sudo apt-get --purge dumps everything, --remove doesn't seem to dump enough.

It'd be nice if Sun moved into the 21st century and established a repository Ubuntu users could add to Synaptic, or at least started providing .deb files that installed, including desktop integration, with one click, like Firefox!

quixote.

Anonymous: Of course OpenOffice.org 3 creates file...

2009-03-07T15:38:00.000-07:00

Anonymous: Of course OpenOffice.org 3 creates file associations! First, it creates file associations for OpenDocument Format files (odt, ods, odp, etc). I see OOo bug 96594: MSOffice file association has people upset; however, I just ran the silent install on this page, and MSO files (doc, docx, xlsx) are associated.

I believe you have an error here with the comment ...

2009-03-07T14:06:00.000-07:00

I believe you have an error here with the comment about running the msi on the worjkstation to create file associations - oo3never creates any file associations!?

Cobo: Oops, I had the 'pause' command in there for...

2009-03-05T07:36:00.000-07:00

Cobo: Oops, I had the 'pause' command in there for debugging, but I am removing it now for publication.

Thank you very much for these useful hints!Just a ...

2009-03-05T03:31:00.000-07:00

Thank you very much for these useful hints!

Just a question: what's the "ause" parameter for?

Bye,
cobo