[Solved] I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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[Solved] I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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I had a stroke and lost my Hearing, Can't remember much, Can't talk very well, I can type slowly, very slowly when I can remember. Can't use my right arm and very little of right leg.

I have been using Open Office 3.1 for some time now and I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install. It goes most of the way and then an error messages pops up telling me that the version can't be installed. I have already uninstalled the older version so now I don't have any version. I need some help with this please!!


OpenOffice.org 3.4.1 Installation Wizard.

A newer version of OpenOffice.Org 3.4.1 was found.
To install an older version, The newer version needs to
be removed first.

OK


Re: Can't install 4.0.0
by thomasjk » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:28 pm

Here http://www.openoffice.org/download/other-341.html
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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Hi and welcome to the forum!

If you launch AOO, what happens?
Don't you see version 4 in the Help dialog?
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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No,

I tried Start, Search Programs and Files, openoffice and did not see anything but 16 files.
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And in your start menu?
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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Start TaskManager (Ctrl Shift Esc) and kill any soffice processes shown on TaskManager's Processes tab. Close TaskManager, and without restarting Windows, now try to install OpenOffice.
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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Can't use Task Manager, have TaskManager Events
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If you hit Ctrl Shift Esc as said, you should see a list of processes (can't say if it's the equivalent of Events on my French version). Look at the soffice.bin line and kill it.
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Ok, I found Windows Task Manager, Processes, Did not find soffice.bin

What Now?
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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OpenOffice 4.0.0 Installtion Wizard

The Same version of this product is already installed.
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:shock:
And you don't see AOO in your start menu???
In your start menu, if you type for example "writer" or "openoffice", do you get some matches?
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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Nothing
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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At this point, I would clean the registry and reinstall AOO.
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How do I clean the registry?
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Plenty of freewares. CCleaner is often mentioned here.
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I have CCleaner, How do I clean the registry?
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No idea. I run GNU/Linux.
That should not be difficult to find out. There should be a clean process.
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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AOO 4.1.14 on Ubuntu MATE 22.04
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Re: I just tried to install 4.0.0 and it won't install

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OK, I finally got the registry to work, and got AOO 4.0.0 to uninstall. Yea.

Then I got AOO 4.0.0 to run. YEA. Thanks

Thanks a lot
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