Please unsubscribe me - Thanks. > On 1 Sep 2018, at 00:08, Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:28:20 +0100 > Mary <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have typed 6 important files and now they won’t open. I am worried they >> are all lost! Please help. >> >> Firstly when I open open office is says ‘Windows is searching for soffice’ >> so I press browse to locate files. They then appear on screen but when I try >> to open them, it says ‘ error - the system cannot find the file specified’ >> >> Please can you help? >> >> Thank you > > > Search first for soffice.exe, to establish that OpenOffice is still on your > computer. If it is, then starting soffice.exe will allow you to use /File > /Open to open each of your target files in turn. You can set OpenOffice to > be the default program for opening its files by the following methods - this > is called setting File Associations: > > I'm out of touch with modern versions of Windows, bu the traditional method > of setting File associations is to right click on a file of the type you wish > to associate, then from the popup choose "Open with" and select the file you > wish to open that type. At the bottom of the window should be an "Always open > with" link (words to that effect). Best to choose this to ensure that > OpenOffice always opens the files. > > I am told that these settings can also be changed by Settings > Control Panel > > Default Programs > Set your default programs ..., and Settings > Control > Panel > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a program > (in this case, OpenOffice, which may show as soffice.exe). > > Note that MS Windows updates may silently reset these associations to point > to their trial Office365; so you may have to do this after such updates. > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
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