Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 74860
More prominent mention of compatibility with Microsoft Vista needed
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:41:34 UTC
The mailing lists are receiving many questions each day of the form, "Is OOo compatible with Vista?" I know that the system requirements at http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html mention Vista. However, I think it would be beneficial to add Vista suitability on the home page, or at least add it to the "button" for "Windows" that appears after clicking "Download OpenOffice.org" on http://download.openoffice.org/2.1.0/index.html
Preferably in big red flashing letters :-D This is wasting a lot of bandwidth and time on the users list
Yes, please do this ASAP.
Perhaps an increase in the priority rating is needed? Still plenty of questions about this on the user's list.
Perhaps now that 2.2 is out, and the download link now says, "Windows All versions (>98)", this could be closed? (Although shouldn't that really say ">= 98"?)
There is still a fair amount of traffic on the users list regarding Vista compatability. It seems '>98' is rather ambiguous to some users and I can see why. Maybe a mention of all Windows versions (W98,Me,2000,XP and Vista) or if this would spoil the aesthetics of the site then 'All Versions (W98 to Vista)' or something similar.
Even now (October 2007), there are still daily questions about whether OOo is Vista compatible. Obviously people don't know what ">98" means, so perhaps something could be changed.
Still an issue: ">98" means 'greater than', it does not mean equal to or greater than. http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html shows: <quote> Microsoft Windows * Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista (enhanced Vista integration from version 2.2) </quote> This would imply that Windows 98 *is* supported. Further, "Windows Vista (enhanced Vista integration from version 2.2)" is confusing to new users. Does this mean; I need 'enhanced' Vista and version 2.2?, which versions of Windows Vista are supported?, etc. *Please* fix these simple pages (http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.0/index.html?focus=download and http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html) so that new users don't keep asking if OOo can be installed on Win 98 and Vista Home vs Vista xyz.
For the sake of brevity (i.e., we don't want to see a long list of compatible win flavors) and of clarity (rather than correcting >98 to >=98) ... I propose: Windows all versions except 3 and 95 PS: Does anyone on the planet run 3 anymore?
One can never count on users reading download or other information with care, but like the proposer, I do think more attention to prominently posting the fact that OOo *is* compatible with Microsoft Vista would result in fewer queries to the user fora on this particular - and very topical - issue.... Henri