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------- Additional comments from [email protected] Mon Nov 23 07:56:07 +0000 2009 ------- I'm finding my use case very difficult: I have both OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office (2003) installed on my PC (WindowsXP). I WANT to use OOo as my primary office suite, I want the double-click action to be to open with OOo whenever possible. I want to be able to install OOo and just have it work, and keep working. I used the REGISTER_ALL_MSO_TYPES command-line setup option (undocumented except in this bug and on the German Wiki, as far I can find) when I installed OOo and it was ok for a while, but MSO hijacked the file associations when downloading some update, and REGISTER_ALL_MSO_TYPES doesn't seem to be working for me now with either a Repair or Modify setup run. Some day I'll bite the bullet and uninstall OOo and then reinstall it again with REGISTER_ALL_MSO_TYPES, but that is NOT acceptable in the long term. It's pretty common for Windows apps to check whether their file associations are set and if not, ask if you want them to be. Couldn't we do that? Honestly, I get the impression that OOo doesn't want to be used as the default office suite. It's like it's saying "Oh, you've got Microsoft Office. Ok, I'll just go sit quietly in the corner here. You don't really want me." Come on, be more assertive! If someone installs OOo, they want to use it! In most cases, MSO is there by default and its presence can be ignored; installing OOo is a choice that should be respected. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
