Thank you. Deleting the lock file worked wonderfully. Linda
On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 3:05 PM Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > On Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:40:04 -0500 > Linda Hull <chalcedony6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I just downloaded a new copy of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.11 from > Sourceforge. > > > > Can someone tell me what to do about this: > > Either another instance of OpenOffice is accessing your personal settings > > or your personal settings are locked. > > Simultaneous access can lead to inconsistencies in your personal > settings. > > Before continuing you should make sure user 'Desktop-S7U3OHI/Lhull' > closes > > OpenOffice on host 'DESKTOP-S7U30HI'. > > Do you really want to continue? > > > > --- My previous instance of Windows 10 became corrupt due to a power > > failure. Some of my stuff was able to be salvaged, but I don't think I > have > > a way to get my settings back, or do you know how to do that? We backed > up > > the drive but probably didn't restore the right file for OO. > > > > Linda > > Look in the root of the OpenOffice User Profile, enable Viewing of Hidden > or Archive files, and delete any lock file you find there. Also, in the > folder in which you Save your files, also enabling Viewing of Hidden or > Archive files, delete and lock files. > > Details of the OpenOffice User Profile are given in > https://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 > >
