----- Original Message ----- > From: Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2012 5:44 PM > Subject: Re: false "recover files" messages > > On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 22:02:06 -0600 > Umberto Tosi <[email protected]> wrote: > ><snip> > > > Normally such an error message is cured by deleteing or renaming the User > Profile, which seems to cure a large proportion of OOo peculiarities. In the > case of the advanced user of OOo, renaming the profile may theoretically be > best, as this allows the individual customisation files to be brought forward > individually to preserve customisation such as special templates and > dictionaries. To be honest, the only customisation I worry about as a Writer > user is the dictionaries; I have the OED dictionary preserved in a download > directory and can easily reinstall it; other dictionaries are usually > personal > names, which vary from project to project, and these dictionaries are easily > rebuilt on need, so I'd simply zap the Profile. >
Personally, I think that remedy is recommended far too freely and is done so out of laziness. It is time-consuming to rebuild a settings folder (aka profile folder). Often there is a simpler fix. Regards --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
