On Tuesday 08 November 2005 10:43 am, Anthony Chilco wrote: > Hi Stan, > Nothing has been taken over on your computer. When you installed open > office you checked all the boxes on a dialogue that asked if you wanted > open office to be the default program for loading Microsoft office > files. For some reason, the uninstall process did not restore these > settings. Check to make sure that Open Office is really removed by > running 'Add / remove programs' in control panel. If it is gone, you'll > find instructions on restoring the default program settings somewhere on > the openoffice.org site. I've spent ten minutes looking for it, so I > don't know if you'll be able to find it. Maybe someone else on the list > can send you the link. > tc > > Chuck Neuenschwander wrote: > >Stan > >I don't get it. > >If you uninstalled OO, > >how could it now be "taking over" your documents? > >Uninstall again and make sure the task gets done. > >-chuck > > > >>In a message dated 11/5/2005 6:49:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> > >>Dear OpenOffice, > >> > >>I recently took a look at OpenOffice and then decided to uninstall. > >> Despite this, it has taken over my Word documents and prevented me from > >> converting documents to pdfs. I received pdf converter with my purchase > >> of OmniPage and it > >>seems it no longer recognizes "Word" files, which are in fact now in My > >>Computer as OO files. In any case I wish to remove whatever is on my > >> system that > >>takes docs over as OO docs. > >> > >>Word files created before I downloaded OO are taken over as OO docs and > >> new ones are taken over. > >> > >>Please advise asap how to remove whatever remains on my system (XP pro, > >> and Office software). > >> > >>Thank you. > >>Stan Fineman > > > >========================================================= > >I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but > >I am not sure if you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. > >========================================================
http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/various_topics/016.html is the link to the FAQ describing how to change your file associations for your *.doc files back to MS Word. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
