Hi Cynthia Hello from Texas. :D I have used OpenOffice since version 2.1 and like it > very much, which is why I was perplexed when it would not let me download my > online audio books from the library (this uses a Microsoft developed program > called Overdrive). It is an audio file that reads over Windows Media Player > and OpenOffice continued to ask me to "choose language" offering a dialogue > box filled with some languages I did not know existed. :)
Your mention of "Overdrive" helps solve the puzzle. Overdrive files use the file extension .odm. That file extension is also used by OpenOffice.org for master documents. Windows decides which program to open a file with solely based on the file extension. When Windows sees a .odm file, it doesn't know whether it is an Overdrive file or an OpenOffice.org master document. When you install Overdrive or OpenOffice.org, the .odm extension is "associated" with that program. Whichever program was installed last is the program Windows remembers, and opens the file with when you double click its icon. But all is not lost. If you right click the file (rather than double click it), you are able to select "Open With", which lists all programs that are able to open a file with that extension. That way, you can decide whether to open the file with Windows Media Player, or OpenOffice.org, or something else. I hope my explanation has been clear enough! Adrian
