Okay. Latest installment in the saga of the false recovery files. I downloaded and installed Revo Uninstaller (free trial version). It works very well, thank you.
I couldn't quite follow what you said about uninstalling only the profile and customzing it... But I did backup my files and used Revo to uninstall OO.o 3.1 as you suggested. That worked fine. Then I went to OO.o online and clicked to download the office suite 3.3 (also as you suggested. ) I've downloaded OO.o a couple of times and never had a problem. BUT this time, the download and installation failed twice! The first time it only downloaded the "Weather Bug" which I really didn't need, but apparently was bundled with OO.o. The second time (and third) I went back to OpenOffice.org and tried again. Both times the exe downloaded for a good hour and at the end I get this error message: *"C:\Users\Owner\Downloads\OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US(2).exe could not be saved, because the source file could not be read...." * What's up with that! I never had such a problem with OO.o or any open source software, frankly!!! (Now I have no Open Office!) Please advise. Thanks. (BTW- I was able to get rid of a pesky app in the process that Windows uninstaller didn't phase.) On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 5:20 AM, Terry <[email protected]> wrote: > It sounds as though you did not completely uninstall the software before > reinstalling. Evidently there is an 'uninstaller' which can help: > http://www.revouninstaller.com/ I don't use Windows but the uninstaller > is mentioned in this post: > > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=29962#p136637 > > A search turned up this also: > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=136637 > > Don't delete your old profile. Rename it. You can transfer parts of the > old profile to the new one. In any case, it may not be the profile so try > cleaning your system of the software completely and do a fresh install of > the version of your choice. I suggest 3.3. Version 3.4 is close to > release. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Umberto Tosi <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected]; Terry <[email protected]> > > Cc: > > Sent: Sunday, 4 March 2012 4:56 PM > > Subject: Re: false "recover files" messages > > > >T hanks 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. 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