> On Monday 23 May 2005 08:08 am, Doug Thompson wrote: > > David & Brenda Wilkinson wrote: > > > I tried to download the security patch for Open Office.org 1.1.4 > > > and I was instructed that if I were to proceed that I might damage > > > my system. I would like layman step by step instructions on how > > > to do the download, please. Also my version of OpenOffice 1.1.4 > > > does not have charts under Format sub chart type. Spellcheck from > > > OpenOffice 1.1.4 does not work in my Outlook Express email. Thank > > > you so much for your assistance. > > > > Copy to OP > > > > To the best of my knowledge, that message is generated by your > > Microsoft OS in order to spread Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD). > > Looks like they succeeded. It is triggered by the extension of the > > file being operated on (.dll) and nothing else. As this particular > > library is installed and used solely by OOo there is no risk to any > > other application or portion of the OS. Lightning will not strike. > > Neither you nor your computer will die. I have slept since I > > installed the patch and don't recall the particulars. However, the > > instructions on the patch download page are about as detailed, > > clear, and concise as one could hope for. > > > > Doug > > > To add to what Doug wrote, Outlook Express (OE) requires MS Word > for spell checking. By requiring Word to spell check words in OE, MS > hopes to sell more MS Word programs (and probably more MS Office). > My suggestion to you is this: Write what you want to send with OE > > as a text file in OOo. Use OOo's spell checker. Then cut and paste it > into an OE message. Send as usual. > > Dan Why not just donot use OE? M Thunderbird is a very good e-Mail client. Spell check etc. Even faster loading.
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