Windows!!

[Tim Lamb]

Can some knowledgible person explain how to stop W7 pro from throwing a hissy fit whenever I try to open an open source file saved in odt? I'm using open office 4.1.3

[Andy Burns]

details of the "hissy fit" would help ...

[Fredxx]

This sounds more like an application problem rather than a Windows issue.

Unless this is for a specific file issue.

Have you tried opening the file in something like Notepad++, or a different program?

OpenOffice has been defunct for years, is there any reason why you haven't migrated to LibreOffice?

[Tim Lamb]

Basically Windows uses *the user account control settings* on a global basis rather than allowing specific software to be permitted.

I can reduce the level of *protection* but at the risk of letting something else in!

Hissy fit.

I need to give a single permission rather than global.

[Brian-Gaff]

Does it, mine does not. I turned uac off and when it gets the thing about are you sure you want to do this it has a don't ask me again thingy so I check it, and it won't.

Or do you have that nasty avast on your system, in which case, reformat and start again. Brian

[Brian-Gaff]

Both companies/organisations need to finish the job of getting rid of java dependency on the other office bits or it will never be much good as Java seem unable to make a bug free accessible system that is in any way at all reliable and speedy and accessible. Brian

[Andy Burns]

If software is properly installed you shouldn't see any UAC messages when running it, e.g. to open a file. As others have suggested, OO if not dead is at least moribund, I'd also suggest you install LO instead.

[T i m]

What's wrong with Avast OOI and who on earth would you have to reformat to get rid of it (or whatever)?

Cheers, T i m

[Tim+]

It?s Brian. You shouldn?t expect useful advice.

Tim

[David]

I have no problems with W7 Pro using Libre Office opening .odt files.

You could try reinstalling the software assuming that it is the latest version and recent.

Cheers

Dave R

[Tim Streater]

Why are you feeding T r o l l ?

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Brian-Gaff writes

I'm using AVG.

[Tim Lamb]

Ah. That might be relevant. I'm only using it for word processing so haven't bothered with checking for updates.

[Andy Burns]

They're essentially the same thing now.

[bert]

I've used Open Office with W7 Pro and never had a problem

[Tim Lamb]

In message , bert writes

OK I am now up to date. There is a bit in the *read me* file about forcing open office use. Bit beyond my competence. I'll see how it goes and report problems. Java is required for some functions but I don't know anything about that.