-------- Original Message -------- From: James Phelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu 02 Aug 2007 01:17:06 EST
> Dave Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -------- Original Message -------- > From: James Phelan Date: Wed 01 Aug 2007 14:04:20 EST > >>> I am using OpenOffice 2.2. Whenver I try to open a document whether >>> it be in an e-mail or in my documents I am prompted to install the >>> program. The only way I have been able to cicumvent this problem >>> is by opening a document saved to my desktop and then opening the >>> file I need from there This does not work for e-mail attachments. >>> What should I do? >>> >> I am not sure that I understand what you mean by "prompted to install >> the program". Could you please give us the details of the text >> displayed in the prompt that you see and more information about the >> procedure you are using to open files. >> >> I am guessing that you are running OOo (OpenOffice.org) under some >> flavour of Windows, In which case, it might simply be that you need >> to set your file associations correctly. The following link may be of >> some help: >> http://user-faq.openoffice.org/faq/ar01s04.html#FILE-ASSOCIATIONS If >> not, then please post back to [email protected] with more detailed >> information, so that we can help you resolve this issue. >> >> Dave >> > I am using Windows Vista. The documents I am trying to open are .doc > and .xls. Every time I try to open this type of document I have > install OpenOffice again. The prompt coes up to unpack the files then > comes the installation wizard. It sounds like you do have a Windows file association issue, so I suggest: 1. Delete (or move to another directory/folder) the installer program you downloaded. It will probably have a name something like: OOo_2.2.1_Win32Intel_install_wJRE_en-US.exe or OOo_2.2.1_Win32Intel_install_en-US.exe 2. Change your Windows file associations for .doc, .xls and .ppt files to open with the Writer, Calc and Impress programs respectively. The normal paths for these programs are: Writer = C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.2\program\swriter.exe Calc = C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.2\program\scalc.exe Impress = C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.2\program\simpress.exe If you are unsure of how to set/change your file associations in Vista, the following link should help you: http://www.computerhaven.info/forum/tm.aspx?m=41159 Hope this helps. Please reply to [email protected] only. Dave
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