Thanks again to both of you - Rory and Terry. Sounds like either of your suggestions would be excellent.
For me , however, it's not a question of what's easier or quicker, or more elegant, but of finding a fix that I can make without botching it.. I'm pretty good for a civilian, but I don't think I'm skilled enough to customize OO.o files in the way you describe. Given that, I'm inclined to simply delete the profile (if I can find it the way I did the 'recovery' file.) I'm a writer and swriter is my main interest. As such, I don't want lose the OED dictionary when I delete the profile. That gets us back to customization... I haven't a clue how to select and save an OED dictionary and then re-install it. Wouldn't that mean I'd have to customize the profile instead of scrapping it? I'm sorry to take so much time with this. I really appreciate your help and realize you must have better things to do. Still -- I'm learning a lot! So thanks again. Kindest regards, Umberto On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Terry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. No objection to the advice except that it should not be presented as > the only, the first or the best solution. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: > > Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2012 10:17 PM > > Subject: Re: false "recover files" messages > > > > On Sat, 3 Mar 2012 02:58:02 -0800 (PST) > > Terry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> ----- 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. > > > > I think it depends on the level of expertise of the user in > > difficulties. It may take considerably more time to write a > > posting to guide an inexperienced user through complex steps than > > to give him a quick fix. Many of the Forum volunteers, of whioch > > I am one, contribute their time on a pro bono basis; any time we > > contribute to helping cure User problems is taken from other > > tasks. If you feel it is lazy to offer a quick soluion, perhaps > > you should contribute the detailed fault finding you think > > should be offered. > > > > > > -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Umberto Tosi 805-258-1712 Books http://www.amazon.com/Umberto-Tosi/e/B002887QCW/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 Reflections http://no2shrinkwrapthoughts.blogspot.com/ Einstein Express http://einsteinxpress.blogspot.com/ Dogs Ate My Manuscript http://zero2inifinity.blogspot.com/ Photonics - Illustrated Nanostories http://photonicfiction.blogspot.com/ *"If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be." * -- Yogi Berra.
