Dear Rod Christ, I don't have Windows 11, but here is "How To Know Which Process Is Using a File in Windows 11?" It uses Resource Manager natively, or something which you can download called 'Handle'. With either one, you can kill the processes you want to kill.
https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/know-which-process-is-using-file-win-11.html Linda On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 8:58 PM fjd <moelmoel2...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, 9 Dec 2023, Rod Christ wrote: > > > 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?? > > I believe you didn't understand the instructions. > > Go to the Start Menu in Windows - tell us if you don't know what this > is. And note it's part of Windows, not of OpenOffice. > > Note there's probably a simpler way to do the following but I'm not > mainly a Windows user and this should work (first read through these > instructions before executing any of them): > > (0) to shut down OpenOffice, enter 'ctl + alt + delete' keys at once, > choose 'task manage'; find OpenOffice; right-click; choose 'end task'; > you can close 'task manager' if you want. > > (I don't know if Dick Groskamp has a better way?) > > then: > > (1) type 'cmd' (no quotes) > (2) click 'run as an administrator' > (3) write or copy the command Dick Groskamp gave you, making sure to > enter your actual username. > (4) then restart OpenOffice. > > report back with questions, results, etc. > > Felmon > > > > > 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > Davis > > Verbum sat sapienti. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
