This may be a Windows defender problem. See this Tutorial for solutions. https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=97507#p467580
There may also be adjustment needed to antivirus ransomware protection. Not being a Windows user, I cannot assist with any detail RoryOF On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:55:33 +1000 Jean Lear <meld...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello James, > I should not say this James, but I am pleased to hear this has happened to > someone > else. > The same thing happened to me after I installed Apache OpenOffice 4.1.8 on > my > Windows 10 Asus computer. I could not open files as usual. I got a window > with > the option of "Read Only" or "Open as copy". The usual solutions to open > "Read > Only" were not available. > I uninstalled 4.1.8 and went back to 4.1.7 but the problem was still there. > I took my computer to the experienced computer technician whose business is > computers who looks after my computer. I think he did not recognise the > problem. > I was told that by trial and error he solved the problem saying it was the > Avast program > and another program that were the problem. I had been using Avast and the > other > program for many years on this and other computers. > My computer was returned with Windows Defender and my other favourite > program deleted. > I would be interested to hear if any other users have had this same problem > and > if it happens only to some users who have upgraded to 4.1.8 and if so how > the problrm > was solved. > Thank you. > Jean Lear > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 10:47 AM James Pesout <jpes...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > After installing Open Office version 4.1.8 every time I open a file it's > > categorized as a read-only file. > > > > To edit any of my files I have to open them as a copy, edit them, and then > > save them with a new name. > > > > The next time I open that file, it opens as a read only file. > > > > I'm using a Windows 10 platform on a 64 bit system. > > > > I've uninstalled 4.1.8 and reinstalled it but the problem persists. > > > > Thanks for your advice. > > > > < > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > > > > > Virus-free. > > www.avast.com > > < > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > > > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
