I can't get Libreoffice 4.1.3 to install on windows 7

[Matt7]

I’ve downloaded the installer package several times using up much of my bandwidth. Each time I try to install the Libreoffice 4.1.3 I get an error message:

“error 1305.Error reading from file LibreOffice_4.1.3_Win_x86.msi Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.”

I’ve been doing some searching and found the recommendation to uninstall older versions. The latest one I had on this machine was LibreOffice 3.3. Perhaps foolishly I followed that recommendation and uninstalled the older version but still can get the new one to install. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Matt7]

Something about the error message finally started me thinking the problem might lie in the location of the folder. On a whim I moved the installer file from the “Downloads” folder to my personal folder under “Users”. The next attempt to install worked without hesitation. I suppose the problem must have been with “permissions” or some similar issue.

[L-user]

MSI 1305 is “file read problem”, one of the most common is a file/folder permissions. Moving file to another location can help. More info: Blog for Richard Sleegers: Error 1305: Error Reading from File: *.MSI

[Jalano]

Thanks!! Work for me aswell

[bodvar]

Thanks. Having spent a lot of time trying out other solutions w/o luck, this solved the problem. However, I find it curious that after downloading (repeatedly) to the \Downloads folder there was no option in right-clicking to run as admin.

Please insert this solution: to download to the user’s folder, not into Downloads folder. Shouldn’t be much trouble but would save so many faithful users (some of them even paying!) a lot of trouble.

One more: I had several times earlier tried to install 4.4 and even 3.7, all without luck but with a similar (or same—long time ago so I cannot be sure) error message.

So:
DO DOWNLOAD (OR MOVE AFTER DOWNLOADING) TO YOUR LOCAL FOLDER, LIKE “MY DOCUMENTS”.

[Louie1]

This solution does not work for me. I tried moving it to several local folders, but still am told to verify that the file exists and that I have permissions to access it. I use Windows 10. Please advise. I have spent more than three hours on this niggling matter already.