On Thursday, November 02, 2006 3:58 AM [GMT+1=CET], sjm netx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OO 2.0.4 Writer comes up fine. I can use shortcut keys for some > tasks (ctrl or alt). As soon as I click on File , Edit, View, etc > xp goes belly up with the bsod. > > My son will soon need to use Impress for some powerpoint work and I > don't want to have to buy ms-office. > > What kind of problems should I look for ? > I am usually fairly good at troubleshooting pc problems but this one > has me stymied. Take a look at your system logs: Start>All Programs>Administrative Tools>Event Viewer There are three logs: Application, Security and System. The Application log seems the most likely but you should look in all of them. When you are looking at one of the logs, clicking on a column heading sorts the data on that field. Double click on an individual entry to bring up more details. Sometimes the details will include a hyperlink to a web page giving even more details and, sometimes, a fix or workaround. Let us know what you find ... Harold Fuchs London, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
