[wpkg-users] openoffice 3.0.1 fails with error 1638

[Rainer Meier]

Hi Joe,

Joe wrote:
> I'm trying to upgrade from openoffice 3.0 to 3.0.1.
> My error log shows...
> 
> 2009-03-16 15:40:46, ERROR  : Could not process (upgrade) package 'OpenOffice.org' (OpenOffice):|Exit code returned 
> non-successful value (1638) on command 'msiexec /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\openoffice3\openofficeorg30.msi" ALLUSERS=1 
> SELECT_WORD=1 SELECT_EXCEL=1 SELECT_POWERPOINT=1'.
> 
> ...I can run the upgrade manually by double clicking the installation icon.
> 
> Any tips as to what is wrong?

I remember that I had problems with OOo 3.0.1 upgrade too. I ended up
simply adding an uninstall command for OOo 3.0.0 right before the
install off version 3.0.1.

br,
Rainer