On Thu, 14 May 2015 15:48:33 +0200 Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> wrote:
> Forwarding a modified version of the original message Ken W. Simpson wrote: > > Your open office program will not open. I have used it for years. > > Suddenly it won't open - I am very disappointed and frustrated with > > "you people". > A frequent problem on Windows computers is that OpenOffice ceases to work suddenly - often after a program or system crash, or sometimes after too speedy a computer power down (before operating system or equipment write buffers have cleared). To cure this cessation, start TaskManager (Ctrl Shift Esc) and kill all soffice processes shown running in TaskManager's Processes tab. > Hi Ken, > > While I understand that you are frustrated, it's not clear if you are > asking for assistance, or just venting your frustration. In either case, > your original message never got through to anyone who could help, > because the language used breached mailing list policy and a moderator > correctly blocked it. > > You say that you have used and presumably enjoyed this free software for > years, but I am not sure you realize who "you people" are. OpenOffice is > a FOSS (Free Open Source Software) project, not a company or corporation > with paid employees. We are all users of the software (just like you) > and some users voluntarily contribute to the project by way of, writing > code to fix bugs or add new features, writing documentation, providing > support and assistance to fellow users and helping out with the many > other aspects of the project. > > Although you message provides almost no useful information about the > issue you are experiencing and assuming that you are actually seeking a > solution, this sounds like a problem a few users have reported when > updating the software on MS Windows computers. The link below (Resetting > Your User Profile) may be helpful to you. > https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=12426&p=58403&hilit=rename+profile#p58403 > > If this does not resolve your issue, please write back (/in somewhat > less colorful terms/ ) with specific details of how you are opening the > program, what happens and any error messages (if any) you see when you > try to open the program, to the users@openoffice.apache.org mailing > list, or post to the forum https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/ where > you will find many other users ready and willing to assist with any > problems you have with this software. > > Regards > Dave (Just another user of the software.) > > -- 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
