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OpenOffice.org Portable SupportMany of the most common issues that arise when using OpenOffice.org Portable are addressed here. Please read through the various topics to see if any of them address your question. You can also post a note to the OpenOffice.org Portable Support Forum. << Return to OpenOffice.org Portable OpenOffice.org Portable-Specific Issues
General OpenOffice.org IssuesInstalling OpenOffice.org PortableTo install OpenOffice.org Portable, just download the portable package at the top of the OpenOffice.org Portable page and then double-click it. Select the location you wish to install to and click OK. An OpenOfficePortable directory will be created there and all the necessary files installed. That's all there is to it.. Can You Pick Which Apps Are Installed?Unlike, say, Microsoft Office, which is actually multiple programs that are loosely interconnected, OpenOffice.org is actually one big application with multiple functions. So, even if you were to only install Writer and Calc, it would only save you a grand total of about 9MB. And it would be one more full distribution to maintain... the largest one, that takes an hour to upload every release. Using OpenOffice.org PortableTo start up OpenOffice.org Portable, just double-click OpenOfficePortable.exe file where you installed OpenOffice.org Portable on your portable drive. Then, use it just like you would a local copy of OpenOffice.org. There are a couple of things to keep in mind:
Install extensionsIf You want to use extensions with OpenOffice.org Portable You have to install them with the option 'only for me' and never with 'for all users'. This is the only way to take care that Your extension and the settings are stored in the Data/settings folder and will be still available after updating OpenOffice.org Portable. Keep in mind that every installed extension could leave stuff on the host machine! Using Java With OpenOffice.org PortableOpenOffice.org Portable up to version 2.4.1 has built-in support for using Sun Java from a portable device, allowing you to use wizards and database functionality that require it. Java must be copied from a local install of Sun Java 1.5 or higher into one of two locations:
The easiest way to get Java on your portable device is to first install Sun Java locally. And then use Java Portablizer 1.1 to automatically copy Java into your copy of the PortableApps.com Suite and configure it for use with OpenOffice.org Portable. Upgrading OpenOffice.org PortableGeneral Upgrades: To upgrade to a newer version of OpenOffice.org Portable, just download a new copy and unzip it to your portable drive. You can delete your old copy. If you've saved any preferences or other macros, be sure to copy your PortableOpenOffice\settings directory from the old copy to the OpenOfficePortable\Data\settings directory in the new one. Portable Apps Suite Upgrades: A new version of the suite that contains this new OpenOffice.org Portable version is coming in the next week. Copying Your Local OpenOffice.org Settings to OpenOffice.org PortableIf you're using a local copy of OpenOffice.org, you may wish to just copy your local settings right into OpenOffice.org Portable. Your local OpenOffice.org settings are usually installed in C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\OpenOffice.org2\ Just copy everything in that directory to the OpenOfficePortable\Data\settings\ directory and you're all set. Additional OptionsThere are a few additional options that can make using OpenOffice.org Portable even easier:
Running from CD (OpenOffice.org Portable Live)OpenOffice.org Portable supports running from a CD. Start off by downloading and installing OpenOffice.org Portable to your hard drive... it doesn't matter where. Run it at least once to generate the default settings. Then, customize it as needed, being sure not to move OpenOfficePortable.exe or any of the other critical files. Next, download OpenOfficePortable.ini and save it to the same directory as OpenOfficePortable.exe. Run OpenOfficePortable.exe again to allow it to configure OpenOffice.org to run from a CD. Then, burn the whole OpenOfficePortable directory to a CD and you're ready to go. Using OpenOffice.org on Windows 9x/MeOpenOffice.org up to version 3.x will no longer work with Windows 9x/ME, the last working version for these systems is 2.4.2. OpenOffice.org, by default, is not compatible with Windows 95. Version 2.0.3 can be patched to work on Windows 95 with relative ease, though. Just download the Windows 95 Patch for OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 as a self-installer or zip file and extract it to your OpenOfficePortable\app\openoffice directory. You can also use it with a local install of OpenOffice.org. Just extract it to your C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.0\ directory. It will ask to replace the sal3.dll file, answer yes. Note that this will only work with the US English release. This patch is not supported by OpenOffice.org or PortableApps.com. Known IssuesThe following are known issues with this package:
ModificationsWe made some modifications to the default version of OpenOffice.org to make it more USB key friendly (decreasing total install size and the number of writes to the drive, which will increase drive life). These changes are listed here so you'll know what they are, and so you can recreate the process, if so desired.
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