In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joerg Skottke) wrote:
> *From:* Joerg Skottke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *Date:* Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:02:50 +0100 > > Hi Rod, > > you could try to delete your user configuration and restart the > application. It is located in your %user%/Application Data directory. > Random crashes most often are related to inconsistencies in the user > configuration. > > Beware that all your personal settings will be gone, you will have to > enter them again. I recommend to just rename the directory. > > Joerg > > Randomthots wrote: > > Cor Nouws wrote: > > > >> Hi Rod, > >> > >> Randomthots wrote: > >> > >>> Is it just my installation or are other people experiencing the > > same >>thing? It seems to me that 2.0 and 2.01 are the most unstable > >>> versions of OOo I've ever used. It's a lot worse than the last few > >>> rounds of betas. > >>> > >>> I haven't even been using the program that much and I've had at > > least >>15 to 20 crashes. For no apparent reason, just bloop! > >>> > >>> This is on WinXP, fully updated. > >> > >> > >> On XP (not updated) I had some crashes. Mostly in Impress (using > > older >presentations) and a few with swift actions in Writer Mail > > merge >assistent. > >> I've worked a little on Mandrake, without probs. > >> > >> Could your problem be the result from a sequence of beta's, that > > left >their traces on the system?? > >> > >> Succes, > >> Cor > >> > >> > > > > I suppose anything's possible, but how would I determine that and how > > would I fix it? I've been uninstalling the previous versions before > > installing a new one, even though it's not necessary to do so > > theoretically. > > > > As near as I can tell, the problem seems to be that the program > > *appears* ready to accept user input (keyboard & mouse actions) when > > it really isn't. If I try to do things too quickly, perhaps similar > > to the "swift actions in Writer Mail merge" that you mentioned, it > > crashes. > > > > Fortunately, the document recovery system has worked flawlessly so > > far and I haven't lost any data (kudos to the developers on that!). > > > > I see this problem *only* with OOo and *only* with the 2.0 and 2.01 > > versions. I was just hoping that someone else might be able to > > confirm the problem before I filed a bug report. > > > I had to do that when I first installed it before I could use the cursor keys in writer on the advice of mru, then I found myself in trouble again, in calc too. I deleted the config a 2nd time and so far so good. Niall Martin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
