Maybe you should uninstall Open Office and try Libre Office.
On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 11:27 AM W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. < robert.funn...@mcgill.ca> wrote: > Have you tried using the Task Manager to shut down OpenOffice? > ________________________________ > From: Rod Christ <cozum...@gmail.com> > Sent: December 9, 2023 12:31 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org <users@openoffice.apache.org> > Subject: Re: OpenOffice locked up > > [You don't often get email from cozum...@gmail.com. Learn why this is > important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > > You do not understand. The program is LOCKED on my screen. I cannot use any > of its features, I cannot close or open any windows within the program. I > cannot shut it down, I cannot delete it. It is a s useless as tits on an > alligator. UNDERSTAND?? > > On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 10:23 AM Dick Groskamp <di...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Try to renew your userprofile. > > Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter (if enabled) > > > > Go to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice\4 > > There is a folder called user. Rename that folder to something else, for > > instance "user_old" > > > > Go back and restart OpenOffice. It will make a new folder user. > > This method often solves strange problems :-) > > > > On 2023/12/09 15:04:14 Rod Christ wrote: > > > I recently upgraded to a new Lenovo laptop with Windows 11. I also > > > > downloaded OpenOffice ver. 4.1.14. It has never been stable. When I > > finish > > > > a document (mostly easy spreadsheets0 I cannot reopen the document. > The > > > > program goes back and must restore and reload ALL prior documents > > before I > > > > can access any of the docs. That was a pain in the neck, but things > > > worked. > > > > Today, it required "defragging" all prior documents again, but > stalled > > and > > > > locked up totally. It has not started a recovery on ANY of the docs > and > > > > locked up entirely. The things I had done previously were expendable > > so I > > > > decided to uninstall and reinstall. That does not work. The > > "rebuilding" > > > > panel is not responding to closing with an X, - or resize. Likewise, > > the > > > > larger window does not respond. All I can do is go back and work on > > other > > > > pages, mail, facebook, etc. I thought closing all open windows and > > > > restarting would help but that did not work either. What can I do to > > get > > > > past this logjam? Thanks, Rod Christ 563/258-1849 email is > > > > cozum...@gmail.com > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > --
