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List:       openoffice-users
Subject:    Re: [users] Arlene's problems with openoffice
From:       CPHennessy <cphennessy () openoffice ! org>
Date:       2005-04-30 12:09:21
Message-ID: 200504301309.21392.cphennessy () openoffice ! org
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On Tuesday 05 April 2005 09:05, JoanArc wrote:
> Hi, whomever sees this query:
> Since changing to digest form, I haven't been able to find the correct
> address to send my posts to, so I am hoping someone can help me with that.
> This was my question;
>
> I'm not sure where to send questions or
> posts.  I sent this to  <users@openoffice.org>
> Monday, April 04, 2005 4:32 PM and got a response with all kinds of
> other places to send but it was confusing how to post to digest list.
> My question I hoped to get to the list is:
>
> I have had 6 or 7 failures with opening up my OO.o 1.1.4 docs or trying to
> open a WORD 2000 with OO.o 1.1.4.....
> Tried to open  a WORD 2000 attachment and convert it to OO.o1.1.4
> and up came the error report. Today I am getting these most of the time I'm
> attempting to use OO.o 1.1.4,  first with a previously created and saved
> open office file (which had a lot of saved data from websites).  Two times
> I tried opening a created WORD 2000 doc and the error report came up
> (always this is followed by shutting down the file).  A couple times the 
> openoffice file just froze while I was attempting to add something to it.
>
> I had some of this problem earlier when I first installed  OO.o 1.1.4, but
> then a long period of having it work fine opening WORD 2000 documents.  In
> fact, I was just about to uninstall WORD 2000 because I have duplicate
> files (about 45) with OO.o 1.1.4.
> I was not sure if open office would read WORD docs I received from
> attachments and also I didn't want to risk losing  the data in my old WORD
> docs.  Now that OO.o 1.1.4 is not opening some of my document files, I'm
> wondering if it is trustworth.
> I would appreciate any advice if someone can understand my dilemma.
>
>                   Thank you,
>                  Joan A
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> then make a more informed decision on whether to have
> another try at OOo.1.1.4, or wait until OOo2 comes out. I

Sorry, the above is a bit confusing as you never mentioned what the error 
message was. 

Have you tried to reinstall OpenOffice.org ?

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