[Solved] Fatal Error on installation of 4.1.5

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BarraAirport
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[Solved] Fatal Error on installation of 4.1.5

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Hi,
have used Open Office with few problems for a few years but a couple of days ago couldnt access files so downloaded 4.1.5. This will not now open - when i try i get Error Message as follows : "LibreOffice 5.2 Fatal Error. Application cannot be started. Path Manager is not available. cannot find /org.openoffice.Office.Substitution"

I am running it on Sony Vaio laptop, with Windows 8.1

Like i said, worked perfectly till weekend...

Any suggestions - i need it urgently as use it for business accounts and cannot access them!!

Cheers
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OpenOffice 4.1.2 on Windows 8.1
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Re: Fatal Error on installation of 4.1.5

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The message is mixed: LibreOffice fatal error, but openoffice path; is it LibreOffice you are wanting to install, or OpenOffice? There may be a clash if both are installed at the same time.

If it is OpenOffice please verify that you downloaded only through
http://www.openoffice.org/download

This will redirect you to a local SourceForge server and your download will start automatically in five or so seconds.
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BarraAirport
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Re: Fatal Error on installation of 4.1.5

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Bingo RoryOF !

Well spotted, Libre Office was on the laptop, an old version.
Have deleted it and made OpenOffice the default for all relevant programmes. Seems to be working fine now.

Cheers
OpenOffice 4.1.2 on Windows 8.1
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