To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40895 Issue #:|40895 Summary:|File associations fail on re-installation in XP Home Component:|Installation Version:|OOo 1.1.4 Platform:|All URL:| OS/Version:|Windows XP Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|code Assigned to:|of Reported by:|hclase
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jan 18 05:19:55 -0800 2005 ------- File associations fail when re-installing any version of OOo or StarOffice7.0 in a Limited User account on Windows XP Home which has previously had StarOffice 6.0 installed in it. From discussions in various forums (over nearly two years!) it would seem that this can be extended to previous installations of OOo as well, but I have no direct experience, all the accounts where I have this problem have previously had SO6.0 in them. Likewise it may occur on other OS's, but I am not able to check. I.e. you cannot open a file in OOo by clicking on the file name in a windows menu, nor do the proper icons appear. Right clicking does not give OOo as one of the options for opening the file. Internal OOo menus work as far as clicking is concerned but the icons are not there either. Converting the account to admin status and re-installing cures the problem, but associations vanish again when it is changed back to a limited user account. Installing OOo in a new limited user account is also OK. Neither of the latter situations changes things for the limited users with the problem. File associations are clearly (as they should be) local to the user. File associations for other programs can still be changed (e.g. Firefox), but these are global and apply to all users. I and others have explored this fully and no amount of changing file types using the control panel, nor removing all detectable traces of older installations cures the problem. Installations and de-installations have been done in the proper manner using the \net parameter for a server installation followed by local workstation installations (and vice versa for removals.) Maybe it's too late now since everyone is concentrating on OOo 2.0 â but please make sure it doesn't happen there too! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
