Re: [tdf-discuss] Setup Advice

On 21/02/11 23:08, Barbara Duprey wrote:
> On 2/21/2011 4:16 PM, Mark Preston wrote:
> > I'm about ready to load up LibreOffice and start running it for work
> > but have really one simple question before I do. Background is I will
> > be running it on Windows Vista, currently run OpenOffice and will be
> > using it near daily including with MS Office documents and 
> > presentations.
> >
> > So the question is: can I load LibO side-by-side with OpenOffice and
> > if not what is the procedure to load LibO and - should there be
> > probelms - to reload OpenOffice? Most importantly, this is a
> > multi-user system so it needs to be loaded for at least three users.
> > Any advice much appreciated.
>
> They ordinarily coexist peacefully, although you may want to modify 
> the file associations to make the right one the default. Also, it 
> might be best to run without the QuickStarter. I generally have at 
> least one document or the splash page active, and I don't set the 
> option to look for updates, so OOo and LibO both come up quite quickly 
> even the first time.

You could always disable the Quickstarter in OOo (Tools > Options > 
LibreOffice > Memory uncheck the "Enable the systray QS" option, and 
enable it in LibO (via exactly the same route).

Personally, I like the QS option and if that is set to load at boot up 
(or login) then the basic libraries are already pre-loaded and ready to 
open quickly.

And yes, I can confirm Barbara's observation that OOo and LibO do 
coexist peacefully.

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