On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:44:42 -0400 ET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jayant Ogale wrote: > > Hi, > > I have installed mdk 2006, on my lap-top. I have also installed open – > > office which was with this package. > > After installation I can see open-office in the menu and a task bar, > > but when I click on it to open, some strange thing happens. > > Sand clock keeps on rotating for 10 sec. or so, showing that the oo is > > getting loaded. But after that nothing happens, clock disappers, no oo > > opens-up. > > Then I uninstalled oo from the system and reinstalled the same. But no > > improvement. Oo does not open. > > Any idea what is happening? And how to get oo running? > > Don't you think that because of such small funny problems and many > > more, linux does not become popular as it should be? > > Thanks, > > Jayant. > > ____________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to > > http://store.mandriva.com > > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > > ____________________________________________________ > > > there is more than one version of open office in the wild, do you know > which version you are trying to get running? (1.9?, 2.0?) have you > installed the other files that go with open office? did you install 2006 > from a powerpack dvd or a ' Mandriva one' install? > > my guess is you should go into mcc (Mandriva control center, but if you > are in a text window as root and type mcc, it will get you there) do a > search in the software install window for open office and see if there > are some internationalization (i18n) files or help files you might be > missing. >
Might add that now and then I have to kill soffice processes to restart oo. Might check and see what is running. Lee ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
