On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:49:10 +0100 Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:50:40 -0400 (EDT) > calm...@aol.com wrote: > > > I am hoping you would be willing to help me. I have posted 3 times with > > no answers. > > I am 76, just learning this wonderful new world...10 days ago downloaded > > Open Office. Was able to open and edit docs from my Flash Drive..Then > > somehow????, 98% of my docs (90% of which I had not even opened in Open > > Office), > > got changed from Word docs to openoffice.org.XML 1.0 Text Documents (which > > as I understand it (not sure) are text encoded docs) > > When I try to open, pop-up ASCII menu comes up. No matter what I do > > there, the doc opens as computer code. I NEED these documents which > > represent > > 25 years of creative work. (I am a Jazz pianist/composer/poet).\ > > > > Thanking you in advance, God Bless you and yours, > > > > Cal Bezemer / Cal Q LateR > > > Fitstly, I direct you to our Forum at > http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/ > where you should register and pose any follow up queries. > > We need to know what operating system you are using (such as Windows version) > > Did these files ever open with OpenOffice? Have you recently upgraded > OpenOffice? If so, what version are you currently using? > > The first thing to try with strange happenings with OpenOffice is to delete > or rename the User Profile. Details on how to do this are given at > [Tutorial] The OpenOffice User Profile > > Then start up OpenOffice, and make a trivial file. In writerm, if you type > "dt" (no quotes) and press F3, you should get a page of dummy text. Save this > file to the local hard disk (NOT the Flash Drive), then try to reopen it. If > it reopens, then we are on the right track. > > Best not to write to your Flash Drive until it is certain that your > OpenOffice installation is working OK. > > If you have only recently moved to OpenOffice (or upgraded it), from which > site did you download? We only recommend downloading through > www.opemnoffice.org/download/ (automatic redirection to Sourceforge) > > You say you are using a Flash Drive and have been working to it. Is this a > solid state USB stick, or is it a USB connected hard drive? Experience on the > above Forum is that it is bad practice to work direct to a solic state Flash > Drive for a number of reasons: > > One is that the life of these is limited - the circuitry may support only a > limited number of Write cycles and they may fail without warning. > > Secondly, they ought be removed from the computer using a definite USB > removal protocol; should they not be so removed, or should the computer be > closed down too quickly, the files can be left in an uncertain, often > unreadable, state. > > Thirdly they are also sensitive to static electricity from being transported > in pockets. Again, subject to failure without warning. > > If you come back to the mailing list or the Forum with answers, we can carry > on from there. > > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > I mis-pasted the address of the Turtorial on how to delete or rename the User Profile. It is at http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=12426 -- 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
