First, connect to the Internet and start your web browser (eg. Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer). When the web browser window opens, replace the http:// address that is there with the OpenOffice.org address. (The Address Box is the wide, flat box that contains an address that starts with http://.) (To replace the address, click inside the address box and type www.openoffice.org. Press Enter.

When the OpenOffice.org page appears, click on the words I want to download OpenOffice.org. Click on the green box with the words Download Now!

When the Opening OOo_2.4.1_Win32Intel_install_wJR... window appears on your screen. click Save File. Make a note of where on your computer the installation file is going to be downloaded to. Normally, this is placed on your desktop, but it could be any folder on your computer, so please make a note. You will see that the installation file is being downloaded onto your computer, which will take some time to complete, because it is quite a large file.

When the download has completed, close or minimize all windows so that you can see your desktop. For the purposes of this tutorial we will assume that the installation file has been downloaded onto your desktop.

If you have an earlier version of OpenOffice.org already installed on your computer, please make sure that the "Quickstarter" icon in the "Taskbar System Tray" is closed before starting the installation. Otherwise, you will have problems installing the new version. To close the "Quickstarter", Right-click on the icon and select Exit Quickstarter from the pop-up menu. The menu and the icon will then disappear.

On your desktop there will be the downloaded file that has the OpenOffice logo with the words OOo_2... written under the logo.

The first "Welcome" window of the Installation wizard will appear. Click Next.

The next window gives the option to change where to the installation files are put when they have been unpacked. Click Unpack. We strongly recommend that you do NOT change this, unless there is a very good reason to do so.

The window will change to show the progress of the unpacking process.

The Installation Wizard window will now appear. Click Next.

Click I accept the terms in the license agreement. Click Next.

Enter a user name. This is optional, but normally your Windows user log-in name. Make a choice under "Install this application for:". You must be logged into your computer as user with "Administrator" privileges to install for (all users).

Click Complete and then click Next.

Here you are able to choose if you want these Microsoft file types to be opened automatically in OpenOffice.org. If you already have Microsoft Office installed on your computer, we recommend that you just click Next.

The installation process is now ready to start. Click Install.

If you have downloaded the installer package which includes the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) component, the following window will be displayed. Do not click Cancel the window will close automatically. Some parts of the OpenOffice.org package rely on Java to function correctly. You may find or know that you already have a newer Java update than the one being installed here. It is better to uninstall the older update later, using the Windows Control Panel option, rather than interrupt the install process.

Wait for the message "Installation Wizard Completed" and then click Finish.

If you see another window displaying an "Error" message, please write down the exact text of that message, so that you have the full information available when you ask for help.

Otherwise OpenOffice.org has been successfully installed on your computer and you are ready to start using it.

The installer program does NOT create any desktop shortcut icons. You will find the OpenOffice.org program shortcuts in the Windows Start -> All Programs menu.

The first time you start any one of the programs (eg. Writer - Text Processor) the "First Run Welcome" wizard will take you through five short setup steps. Don't be tempted to click "Cancel", because this stage is where your "User" configuration is created for your future use of OpenOffice.org. Click Next.

Here you are required to accept the license. To make the Accept button clickable, scroll down to the end of the license text and click Accept.

Here you have the option enter your name. Click Next.

Click and untick the box in this window, if you do not wish to be notified of new versions of OpenOffice.org. Click Next.

Here you have four registration choices. We recommend you tick "I want to register later".

Now click Finish and the program window will open.