LibreOffice 24.8.4 Installation Error on LibreOffice.lnk Shortcut

I ran in to this minor error in LibreOffice many times, and it is a quick fix. The error does not impact LibreOffice at all.

If you downloaded latest LibreOffice (version 24.8.4) and experience this installation error message, click OK to allow the installation to complete:



On several systems I found a partial name shortcut that you need to delete to correct this error:

DEL "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Libre*.lnk"

Reinstall LibreOffice or just create a shortcut to LibreOffice.

Good tip but on several computers I've had LibreOffice on over the years I've not yet encountered the problem.

Berton said:

Good tip but on several computers I've had LibreOffice on over the years I've not yet encountered the problem.

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This problem is from installing LibreOffice 24.8.4. First error message ever and it is minor.

I don't use Microsoft Office at all.

Since Apache took over OpenOffice (years ago), I switched to LibreOffice back then and stayed with LibreOffice. OpenOffice, to me, is dead because it is so far outdated.

I have LibreOffice 24.8.4 newly installed to a new install 24H2 PC. No problems with install of any kind. I'm a long-time user, originally of OpenOffice, and then of LibreOffice, for many years. I used to also install Microsoft Office 2003 so that I could on odd occasions use Word 2003's Find & Replace feature, LibreOffice Find & Replace being something of a horror-show compared to Word IMO. Nowadays I don't even do that, LibreOffice all the way and try to learn Find & Replace.

These days I can never understand why the average PC user that doesn't need real-time collaboration on documents bothers to shell out the cash to Microsoft for Office when LibreOffice would be more than a match for them and for free (though myself I do donate). Once I mastered the basics of Templates and Styles (not difficult to do) for LibreOffice I find it a very capable office suite.

P.S. I agree OpenOffice is pretty well cruising into obsolescence now and hence dead.