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Posted to users@openoffice.apache.org by Richard Gravel <rg...@sympatico.ca> on 2012/05/15 20:05:51 UTC
Installation
I downloaded oo 3.4 to instal over my (working) 3.3. Writer works for a few seconds, then it crashes. It recovers, work again for a few seconds, and crashes again... forever.
I did a full de-install, downloaded a new copy, installed it, restarted the computer...same result.
Working under Windows SP3.
Richard
Re: Installation
Posted by Regina Henschel <rb...@t-online.de>.
Hi Richard,
Richard Gravel schrieb:
> I downloaded oo 3.4 to instal over my (working) 3.3. Writer works for
> a few seconds, then it crashes. It recovers, work again for a few
> seconds, and crashes again... forever.
>
> I did a full de-install, downloaded a new copy, installed it,
> restarted the computer...same result.
A new installation does not remove your user settings. There might be
something incompatible in your user settings.
Do you see the Quickstarter in the info area? Right click and close it.
Search for the file registrymodifications.xcu. It is usually in
C:\Documents and Settings\<your account name>\Application
Data\OpenOffice.org\3\user. It is a hidden folder. Rename that file and
restart Apache OpenOffice. The file registrymodifications.xcu will be
newly generated. You will loose some setting, for example your history,
but it might help.
If this single action does not help, try to rename the folder user
itself. Do you had installed any extensions? You will need to reinstall
them in this case.
Kind regards
Regina
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Re: Installation
Posted by Larry Gusaas <la...@gmail.com>.
On 2012-05-15 1:08 PM John Boyle wrote:
> On 5/15/2012 11:55 AM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
>> On 2012-05-15 12:05 PM Richard Gravel wrote:
>>> I downloaded oo 3.4 to instal over my (working) 3.3. Writer works for a few seconds,
>>> then it crashes. It recovers, work again for a few seconds, and crashes again... forever.
>>>
>>> I did a full de-install, downloaded a new copy, installed it, restarted the computer...same
>>> result.
>>>
>>> Working under Windows SP3.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>
>> Reset you user profile. For instructions see:
>> http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=12426#p58403
>>
> To Mr. Gusaas: If this were a truely simple and straightforward upgrade, no one should have
> to reset anything!
On most updates they don't.
> They never had to before, so why now?
A corrupt user profile is the most common source of problems with a currently installed version
or with a newly installed version. It is not normally required to reset it when upgrading, but
is usually the first recommended troubleshooting step.
> Of what real advantage does 3.4 give anyone, who simply needs a really good word processing
> program and has found that most of OOo of any version, packs too much into itself for most
> home users!!!!!:-\ :-(
One real advantage of updating to AOO 3.4 from previous versions of OOo is its security
updates. Another is bug fixes. Third is new features.
If you don't like Apache OpenOffice you are free to use something else.
--
_________________________________
Larry I. Gusaas
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese
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Re: Installation
Posted by Rod Lockwood <ro...@provide.net>.
On Tue, 15 May 2012 15:08:05 -0400, John Boyle <jh...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On 5/15/2012 11:55 AM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
>> On 2012-05-15 12:05 PM Richard Gravel wrote:
>>> I downloaded oo 3.4 to instal over my (working) 3.3. Writer works
>>> for a few seconds, then it crashes. It recovers, work again for a few
>>> seconds, and crashes again... forever.
>>>
>>> I did a full de-install, downloaded a new copy, installed it,
>>> restarted the computer...same result.
>>>
>>> Working under Windows SP3.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>
>> Reset you user profile. For instructions see:
>> http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=12426#p58403
> To Mr. Gusaas: If this were a truely simple and straightforward upgrade,
> no one should have to reset anything! They never had to before, so why
> now? Of what real advantage does 3.4 give anyone, who simply needs a
> really good word processing program and has found that most of OOo of
> any version, packs too much into itself for most home users!!!!!:-\ :-(
Then why don’t you just use WordPad that comes with Windows? Professionals
and advanced home users use OpenOffice too. That is why OpenOffice is
designed the way it is.
>
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Re: Installation
Posted by John Boyle <jh...@gmail.com>.
On 5/15/2012 11:55 AM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
> On 2012-05-15 12:05 PM Richard Gravel wrote:
>> I downloaded oo 3.4 to instal over my (working) 3.3. Writer
>> works for a few seconds, then it crashes. It recovers, work again for
>> a few seconds, and crashes again... forever.
>>
>> I did a full de-install, downloaded a new copy, installed it,
>> restarted the computer...same result.
>>
>> Working under Windows SP3.
>>
>> Richard
>
> Reset you user profile. For instructions see:
> http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=12426#p58403
>
>
To Mr. Gusaas: If this were a truely simple and straightforward upgrade,
no one should have to reset anything! They never had to before, so why
now? Of what real advantage does 3.4 give anyone, who simply needs a
really good word processing program and has found that most of OOo of
any version, packs too much into itself for most home users!!!!!:-\ :-(
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Re: Installation
Posted by Larry Gusaas <la...@gmail.com>.
On 2012-05-15 12:05 PM Richard Gravel wrote:
> I downloaded oo 3.4 to instal over my (working) 3.3. Writer works for a few seconds, then it crashes. It recovers, work again for a few seconds, and crashes again... forever.
>
> I did a full de-install, downloaded a new copy, installed it, restarted the computer...same result.
>
> Working under Windows SP3.
>
> Richard
Reset you user profile. For instructions see:
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=12426#p58403
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_________________________________
Larry I. Gusaas
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese
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