Release Notes
9-July-2008
This release of OpenOffice-Enterprise is required for compatibility with the OpenOffice.org suite v2.4.1. When upgrading, OpenOffice-Enterprise should be upgraded before the OpenOffice suite. For upgrade instructions, see "Upgrading..." in the OpenOffice-Enterprise Users Manual [0].
Installing OpenOffice-Enterprise automatically applies a baseline enterprise configuration [0] to OpenOffice. If these settings are sufficient, no further action is needed by the system administrator. Alternately, all of the settings in OpenOffice, including the base configuration applied by OpenOffice-Enterprise, can be overridden and set via Group Policy. The baseline settings are further described below at Baseline Configuration [0].
For the changes from prior versions, see Release History [0].
Compatibility
This release is compatible with all of the 2.x versions of the OpenOffice.org office suite: v2.0, v2.0.1, v2.0.2, v2.0.3, v2.0.4, v2.1, v2.2, v2.2.1, v2.3, v2.3.1, v2.4, v2.4.1 and the v2.x-Dev releases.
It is compatible with all 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows that can be administered using Group Policy, including Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate. It can be installed and used on 64-bit versions of Windows, but requires special settings in the Group Policy Editor to force the synchronization of changes. If you are interested in further information, please contact us [0].
It can be used to manage OpenOffice settings using Local Policy by running running gpedit.msc and loading the OpenOffice-Enterprise .adm files, as described at http://OpenOfficeTechnology.com/node/38 [0] and http://OpenOfficeTechnology.com/node/46 [0].
It can also be used to configure OpenOffice settings using only the Windows' registry, without Group Policy. This works under all versions of Windows, including Windows XP Home. If you are interested in this application, please contact us [0].
Finally, with slight modifications, it could be used to manage Sun's StarOffice as well as OpenOffice. If you are interested in using OpenOffice-Enterprise to manage StarOffice, please contact us [0].
Version Identifiers
This version is distributed as ooewin-514.msi [0]. It identifies itself as "OpenOffice-Enterprise v2.4" and has the .msi Product Version 2.4.514. It is also identified as Build 514.
Installation
For testing, this software can be installed on a client computer by simply double-clicking on the .msi file. This version replaces all prior versions, and the installer should automatically uninstall any prior version if installed. The client software can be cleanly uninstalled by running the .msi a second time.
For network installation using Group Policy, see the OpenOffice-Enterprise Users' Manual [0]. To upgrade from a prior version using Group Policy, see Upgrading OpenOffice-Enterprise [0].
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The disabling of the Registration Wizard and Auto Update are set to Final [0] to ensure they cannot be overridden by the user's individual settings. The other baseline settings can be overridden using Group Policy, or if allowed by the OpenOffice application, customized by individual users.
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Final [0].
Build 506 - v2.2 -- 3-Feb-2007
First release to automatically apply a baseline enterprise configuration to OpenOffice.
Build 450 - v2.1 -- 19-Dec-2006
Update for compatibility with OpenOffice v2.1. To maintain future compatibility, the client software is now installed into all versions of OpenOffice v2.x it can find, including OOo-Dev builds.
Build 442 - v2.0 -- 10-April-2006
First release for OpenOffice v2.0
Build 420 - v2.0 Beta -- 28-Feb-2006
First beta release for OpenOffice v2.0