2008/8/27 Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> 2008/8/26 Leone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> I am currently using Open Office 2.2 on a Windows Vista computer. I cannot
>> open the program to get the version number due to the error described below.
>>
>> When I was using the Writer, Open Office crashed and a message told me
>> that it was closing down. On attempting to re-open the documents that were
>> open at the time I was provided with a window which listed the recoverable
>> files. It states "Press the 'start recovery' button to start the recovery
>> process....". This window cannot be closed, cannot be resized in any way,
>> but is bigger than my screen, therefore I am unable to access the buttons
>> that are (maybe) below the bottom of the screen.
>>
>> I am unable to move on from this point as Open Office will not open until
>> I take action in the current window. I have restarted the computer but have
>> run out of ideas.
>>
>> I am not concerned about the files that were open when Open Office crashed
>> as they had been saved only seconds before the crash. I have tested them on
>> another computer and I have not lost anything, so therefore do not need to
>> recover these documents.
>>
>> Can you please help me get past the built-in recovery process so that I
>> can use Open Office again?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Leone Woodcock
>
>
> Not sure why the OO windows should be larger than your screen.
>
> Several possibilities occur to me:
>
> - Is the window "full screen"? If so you can make it re-sizable by right
> clicking in the top "title" bar and selecting Size. You can now re-size the
> window by dragging its edges inwards; for example drag its top edge down and
> then move the window upwards as described below.
>
> - If the top ("title") bar of the window is visible, right click in it and
> select Move. You can now move (drag) the window up so that the buttons at
> its bottom become visible.
>
> - if a corner of the OO window is visible you can drag it inwards to make
> the whole window smaller
>
> - Right click in the Start Bar and select Cascade Windows. This should make
> the OO window small enough to fit in the screen.
>
> - Open some (any) other program - Wordpad for example. Now right click in
> the Task Bar and choose Tile Windows Horizontally. This will make all the
> currently open windows visible. Each will occupy a horizontal "strip" on the
> screen. So if you only have OpenOffice and Wordpad (in our example) open
> then each will occupy half the screen. This should make the buttons visible
> at the bottom of the OO window.
>
> If none of these helps come back here and we'll have another think.
>
> --
> Harold Fuchs
> London, England
> Please reply *only* to [email protected]
>
Alternatively:
To stop the recovery process, you can delete the file
"C:\Documents and settings/<user>/Application
data/Openoffice.org2/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Recovery.xcu"
where "<user>" is the username you use to log on with.
Beware, it resets the settings for Autosave in the
Tools>Options>Load/Save>General dialog.
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
Please reply *only* to [email protected]
