"Johnny Andersson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Den 2006-02-02 16:57:49 skrev Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Wednesday 01 February 2006 06:19 pm, Lou Capozzoli wrote: >>> Hi I just installed openoffice for the first time & love it. One >>> problem I >>> have is it opens the writer app everytime I boot & I can't find where to >>> change that. I do want the quicklaunch to run but not to open one of >>> the >>> apps until i tell it to. >>> >>> How do I do this? >> >> If you are using windows, open OOo (OpenOffice.org) from the >> quickstarter just >> to the left of your computer clock. Right click it and choose the app you >> want to use. Doing this will allow you to even open a specific OOo file >> as >> your starting point. You can also select a particular Template to open as >> well. Check out the possibilities that are available with the >> Quickstarter >> icon. >> >> Dan >> > > So what was the answer to his question? As far as I understand it, Writer > opens everytime he starts up his computer, wether he wants it or not. How > does he prevent this to happen? > > If I understand the whole thing right, the following is happening when he > starts up his computer: > > 1. The computer is powered on. > 2. Some things happens, not important in this issue. > 3. Operating system (Windows?) loads. > 4. A lot of stuff loads, not important for this issue. > 5. OOo Quickstarter loads automatically. > 6. OOo Writer loads automatically. > > And finally, if I understand the question right, he only wants the first 5 > steps to happen when he starts his computer. Writer should not load > automatically, it should only load when he tells it to load, like when > opening a Writer document or clicking the Writer icon in the quickstarter > menu. > > > I am sorry to say that I can't answer the question, but if it happened to > me and the operating system is Windows, I would first of all check the > Autostart folder (Start => Programs => Autostart) and then the Autostart > tab at Start => Programs => Accessories => System tools => System > configuration, or something like that; I use Windows 98 in Swedish så I > just translated the best I could, hope this helps but it feels like it > doesn't... Maybe someone else has the answer. > > > Johnny
Could it be that instead of the Quickstarter loading that the Writer is starting? Wrong program in Startup. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
