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List:       openoffice-users
Subject:    Re: [users] Mac osX Nightmare!
From:       CPH <cphennessy () openoffice ! org>
Date:       2005-03-14 22:41:57
Message-ID: 200503142241.57942.cphennessy () openoffice ! org
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On Sunday 06 February 2005 22:27, + Kate Myers wrote:
>  [ MODERATED ] ***********************
> I'm not quite a newbie and trying to install this program has left me
> feeling like I've never used a computer before! I went through all the
> installation steps, followed all instructions and tips I saw, and I
> can't get open office to run! When I click on the "start open office"
> it keeps asking me to locate obordorOX (I think that was how it was
> spelled?) and I have no clue what that is or where to find it.  I tried
> uninstalling and starting all over and that didn't seem to help. My
> machine is running  OS X 10.2.8 if that helps.

Hi Kate,
  Sorry for the really late reply. But as you are not subscribed you may not 
have seen that:

On Tuesday 22 February 2005 00:13, James Plante wrote:
> Kate,
> Several folks have recommended NeoOffice/J, and so do I. Go to the
> address given (www.neooffice.org, I think), and follow the links to the
> download page. After you download and install, make sure you download
> the latest patch. The most recent patch includes all subsequent
> patches, and you install a patch the same way you installed NeoOffice
> in the first place--just double-click the installer package. After
> you've installed and patched, drag the NeoOffice/J icon to your dock.
> It starts like any other application.
>
> If you use the X-11 version of OOo, you'll have to d/l a bunch of
> fonts, and do a little housecleaning to get the program running well on
> the Mac. I do hope you've got Jaguar or Panther, because 10.1 won't run
> OOo or NeoJ.

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