On Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:22:29 -0700 jd1008 <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/02/2014 12:46 AM, Melinda wrote: > > Greetings! > > > > I have been having issues with Open Office. The spell check > > dictionary seemed to have just disappeared a few months ago. When I > > tried to download the extension, it seemed to down load, but when I > > tried to add it, my computer kept giving me the message that it wasn't > > there. > > > > Someone suggested that I uninstall the entire program, then download > > again. That is what I have been trying to do, without any luck. I > > have tried using both Chrome and Explorer. I've tried two different > > mirror sites. No luck. > > > > I've tried downloading through two different internet connections. No > > luck. > > > > What seems to be the problem is that the download stops part way > > through. It just stops. Twice, Chrome told me the program was > > malicious. Twice I thought it had completely downloaded, because my > > computer asked if I wanted to run it, but when I did, I got a message > > saying that the download was corrupted or incomplete. > > > > Any suggestions?? Is there anyway I can get the program on a cd disk? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Melinda LaFevers > > Melinda, > > Be sure you are downloading it from a trusted website: > http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/latest/download?source=directory-featured > > regards, > > JD >
In addition to recommending the download only from the above site, where automatic redirection takes place to SourceForge servers where the files are stored, note that on the final download screen there is also a link for "direct download". Some reports on the OpenOffice en-Forum say that Chrome does give a false positive on the automatic download, but accepts the direct download without complaint. Note that one can verify the integrity of the download before installation by the methods described in http://www.openoffice.org/download/checksums.html -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
