3.5 install issues on Windows 7

[ncoutlander]

I’m running windows 7, however I’m having problems installing the latest 2 versions of Libre 3.45 and 3.5. I even uninstalled 3.43, but still I get the error message to close starter if you are running it. When I click Ok, the finish button comes up, however nothing installs. This is totally frustrating. Please tell me what I’m doing wrong. In the mean time I went back and installed 3.4 with no issues. I know it’s not a memory issue and i’m running an Asus icore5.

tnanks,

Neal

[magicfab]

Closing as it’s not a question, already discussed here:

Windows installer fails

I tried installing libreoffice using the windows installer. There are two files I had to download. I ran into trouble with the first, which is for the program. At a certain point a window pops up telling me to first exit libreoffice. but, of course, I can’t do that because I haven’t yet installed it. My only options at that point is to click Ok and then the installer terminates without doing the installation. What is wrong?

[borneonicko]

I’m having the same problem at first, then I delete the following folder (C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice) and re-install LibreOffice 3.5.

[Pat2]

I encounter the same problem but deleting folder (C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice) did not solve it.

I had to launch the LibO_3.5.0_Win_x86_install_multi.msi from an administrator command box (the automatic UAC wasn’t sufficient)

[mrkhievick]

Sometimes the problem is related with the version of Java that is installed on your computer. Check if you have the latest version of Java (http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp) and then run back LibreOffice. Maybe it’ll work.

[bdabill]

I could not install LO 3.5 on Windows 7 64bit because a box popped up to tell me to quit the Quickstarter and then said it had been interrupted and no changes had been made to the system.

I installed the latest version of Java, uninstalled LibreOffice 3.4, deleted the relevant LO folders in Program Files and Program Files (32bit), deleted any LO folders in C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\ then restarted Windows. Success.

Double-clicking on a text file with the DOC extension would not open it until I had started LibreOffice Writer and (via Tools, Options) set the default for Load/Save as Microsoft Word XP/2003 etc. After that, double-clicking the file opened DOC files in LibreOffice (I don’t have MS Word or Office installed).

[magicfab]

See this for further details about this known issue:

Windows installer fails

I tried installing libreoffice using the windows installer. There are two files I had to download. I ran into trouble with the first, which is for the program. At a certain point a window pops up telling me to first exit libreoffice. but, of course, I can’t do that because I haven’t yet installed it. My only options at that point is to click Ok and then the installer terminates without doing the installation. What is wrong?