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[sonerohi]

So, I'm doing a report when Microsoft starts being an asscake and not working. Any of you guys have alternatives you would recommend? I tried OpenOffice but it wouldn't let me install without pushing a hundred fucking products on me as part of the terms.

[ein]

Wordpad.
Notepad.
Notepad++.

On a Mac?
TextEdit.

[Nonsapient]

openoffice

[vagel7]

openoffice

Did you even read what he posted?

Also doesn't some adobe program also give that option?

[Euld]

Ran into Abby Word a while back, can't say if it's safe or useful though.

[ed boy]

Notepad++.

Seconded.

[ein]

Screw formatting!
.txt is all you need.

[sonerohi]

Except that .txt doesn't meet many of my needs, one of them being formatting.

[ein]

So use wordpad.
It does support formatting.

[Nonsapient]

openoffice

Did you even read what he posted?

Also doesn't some adobe program also give that option?

hahaha no, apparently I didn't.  I use OO on linux.  It handles all the docx conversion and such for me.

[Aklyon]

So, I'm doing a report when Microsoft starts being an asscake and not working. Any of you guys have alternatives you would recommend? I tried OpenOffice but it wouldn't let me install without pushing a hundred fucking products on me as part of the terms.

I got zero offers installing OpenOffice. Did you try using the "Custom Installation" option instead of the default?

[sonerohi]

So, I'm doing a report when Microsoft starts being an asscake and not working. Any of you guys have alternatives you would recommend? I tried OpenOffice but it wouldn't let me install without pushing a hundred fucking products on me as part of the terms.

I got zero offers installing OpenOffice. Did you try using the "Custom Installation" option instead of the default?

I did default. It wanted me to get a different version of IE, a toolbar for it, Weatherbug, and all these other little things, and if I declined them it auto-canceled the installation.

[kuro_suna]

That was probably the java run time and not open office itself, and other than the java run time trying to install the yahoo toolbar I haven't had any problems with junkware.

[sonerohi]

Alright. Giving OO another chance then.

Second chance failed after it tried to download 5 gigs worth of shit from the webs.

[Nirur Torir]

Where are you downloading it from? I downloaded and installed it a few hours ago from here [windows download link] with no problems liked you described.