I agree it could be worded better, but just to clarify, OOo does not "convert" MS Office files to OpenOffice.org files. That's not what "associate" means. In a message dated 1/29/2006 7:24:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think the message "When you install Open Office, it asks you whether you want to associate MS Office files with Open Office. In order to not associate these MS Office file types, you must uncheck the appropriate boxes before continuing." could be worded better for the general public to avoid mis-understandings. It would be much better to state that if you associate MS Office files with Open Office, that Open office will become the Default Program and that it will convert MS Office files to Open Office files. A lot of people are going to mis-interperat the term "associate"