Installing FreeOffice for Windows

Installing FreeOffice

You can install FreeOffice for Windows by double-clicking on the MSI file.

Uninstalling FreeOffice

You can uninstall FreeOffice for Windows by opening the Windows Start menu, selecting Apps & features, clicking on "SoftMaker FreeOffice" in the list of programs and clicking on the Uninstall button.

Error code 2502 or 2503 during installation

Are you getting error code 2502 or 2503 during the installation? This is because your Windows folder for temporary files has the wrong access rights and the Windows Installer thus cannot store any temporary files in it.

You can fix this as follows:

  1. Open your Windows folder in Windows Explorer. This folder is usually called c:\Windows.
  2. Find the Temp folder inside and right-click on it.
  3. Now select Properties.
  4. Switch to the Security tab in the new dialog box.
  5. Now click on the Advanced button.
  6. The system displays a new dialog box in which you click Next to obtain administrative rights to fix the folder.
  7. Select the "Administrators" account in the list of users and click on Edit.
  8. In the dialog box that appears, select Full access and click on OK.
  9. Confirm all further messages.
  10. Install FreeOffice again.

Installing FreeOffice for Windows on a USB flash drive

FreeOffice for Windowsソフトウェアと文書を持ち運びたい場合は、まず、FreeOfficeをUSBフラッシュドライブにコピーします。 You can then insert this USB flash drive into any Windows-based computer (for example, those of friends or in Internet cafes) and run FreeOffice. 作業が終わってUSBフラッシュドライブを取り外した後のPCに、FreeOfficeのファイルや設定は何も残りません。

次の手順に従ってください。

  1. 現在使用しているPCの内蔵ハードドライブにFreeOfficeをインストールします。これで、USBフラッシュドライブなしで、通常どおりPCでアプリケーションを使えるようになります。
  2. Click on the Windows Start button and then select Programs > SoftMaker FreeOffice 2024 > Install SoftMaker FreeOffice on a USB flash drive.
  3. Follow the instructions in this program. The program now copies the complete FreeOffice folder and the complete folder Documents\SoftMaker to your USB flash drive. This makes all program files, all documents and all settings from Documents\SoftMaker available on the USB flash drive.

プログラムをインストールすることにより、USBフラッシュドライブには、文書ファイルと設定ファイルに加えて、Windowsに登録されないFreeOfficeプログラムが含まれることになります。

To launch one of the programs, open the FreeOffice folder on the USB flash drive and double-click on the program you want to run (for example, TextMaker.exe or PlanMaker.exe).