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The ISO image that you're trying to use from theopencd.org is actually
a conglomerate of various open source software; not just OOo. The
latest stable release (v2.0.2) for Windows is somewhere around 82MB for
the compressed file archive, which doubles as the setup executable.
That's why if you're just interested in OOo, I'd suggest going directly
to the OpenOffice.org website.<br>
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<pre wrap="">Lynne,
ISO files are what are referred to as image files. If you were to make
an exact copy (aka "image") of a CD and desired a way to store or
transport that copy, one of the formats for doing that is ISO. It has
other uses as well, but you can mainly think of it as a easy way to
duplicate and transports a CD image.
My guess is that in some cases, like for certain computing platforms,
the Open Office ISO file may be zipped with compression tool because of
it's size. That's probably the "unpack" part. It worth noting that the
full MS Office Suite itself comes on multiple CDs and that is what Open
Office is comparable to. So it's understandable that downloading an
entire CD for Open Office could take some time.
At any rate, once you have the ISO file (or CD image), you will need to
copy (also known as burn) the image to a CD. Once you have it on the
CD, you can insert that into any open Office compatible computer and
install it just like any other program CD.
Hope this helps,
Eric Maynard
Technology Associate,
Holmes County District Public Library
Millersburg, OH 44654
Email [<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:emaynard@holmeslib.org">emaynard@holmeslib.org</a>]
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
Fax [330.674.1938]
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Steve's question reminds me that Glen Horton (from GCLC) wrote an
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<pre wrap="">in the State Library's Nov/Dec 2005 newsletter about Open Office. I
thought
it sounded like a good solution for our public computers.
But when I downloaded a copy, following the instructions on the site
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.theopencd.org">www.theopencd.org</a> (which took forever, by the way - I don't recommend
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<pre wrap="">when you're trying to do other things!) - the file saved as a .ISO and
refused to open! I've tried it on Win2000, WinXP, and Win98 so far
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<pre wrap="">luck. None of them know what program will open it, and it's apparently
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<pre wrap="">executable on its own.
Can anybody explain to me what I did wrong? The Installation
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<pre wrap="">say to unpack - but how?
Thank you,
Lynne
Lynne Welch - Reference Librarian
Herrick Memorial Library - Wellington OH 44090
tel. 440-647-2120 fax 440-647-2103
email <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:welchly@oplin.org"><welchly@oplin.org></a>
website: <wellington.lib.oh.us>
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