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

如果您想在外出时随身携带 FreeOffice Windows 版和重要文档，可以将 FreeOffice 复制到 U 盘。 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. 拔出 U 盘后，FreeOffice 不会在电脑上留下任何痕迹。

下面是实现方法：

  1. 在您的常用电脑的内置硬盘上安装 FreeOffice。这样，即使没有 U 盘，您也可以像往常一样在电脑上使用应用程序。
  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.

安装该程序后，您的 U 盘中会包含 FreeOffice 的全功能副本以及您的所有文档和配置文件，但该副本不会在 Windows 中自行注册。

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).