Hi, 2007/10/25, NoOp wrote: > On 09/22/2007 09:22 AM, Harry Petree wrote: > > uninstalled and re-installed. tried soffice -writer from command line - - > > same results. > > > > Also tried -? and -help command line options - - same results. > > > > I'm running Windows XP sp2 . > > > > Harry, > > Are you by any chance running an AMD 64 CPU? > > See: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82446
It is very unfortunate that Harry didn't communicate this result to 'users': <quote [from issue]> No. I had not tried to use Oo since the bug was initiated. The other day I tried to open a file and got the "what program" menu and I selected swriter for the heck of it. It ran me through initialization and then into Writer. I don't know what could have changed that would make it suddenly work.... </quote> As far as I remember, I asked him, whether he tried to open an *.odt file, but - looking back - there was no really reply ... the main thing is, it's running now. ;-) Two proposals @Scott: (1) At first, adding file association e.g. 'ODT' (to swriter.exe of your installation) manually in menu 'folder options' (sorry, I don't have neither this Vista nor English OS-UI) of the 'Windows explorer' menu (or simlar menu of Vista). (2) Then, as you remarked ... <quote> My wife has the same brand laptop (Toshiba) as I. Hers is an A205, mine an A215, both with Vista Home Premium, and she was able to load OO 2.3 just fine. </quote> ... try as workarround: Close OOo. ;-) Copy the 'user folder' [..\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice.org2\user] of your wife's installation to your installation [..\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice.org2\user] - it should effectuate as having done the first initialization. 'Restart' OOo (please, try with all known possibillities and variatons) Maybe it will work - but I don't want to raise false expectations ... Manfred -- CC: scottjsmith --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
