Open office not working

[mij]

If I want to copy and paste in a document it errors (no number) and then fails to recover the document. I have tried downloading a fresh copy (scrubbed it clean of the faulty prog) but still refuses to paste and just shuts down.

Jim.

[KenB]

Hi Jim,

 

Open Notepad [ type notepad into the search box bottom left of screen ]

Type something

Highlight > CTRL + C

Use CTRL + V to paste.

 

Does copy / paste work here ?

 

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Try this :

Type ....settings ..... into the search box then hit Enter

Click on ....System

Click on .... Clipboard

Turn Off Clipboard History if on

Clear Clipboard Data

[mij]

Ken B said

Open Notepad [ type notepad into the search box bottom left of screen ]

Type something

Highlight > CTRL + C

Use CTRL + V to paste.

 

Does copy / paste work here ?

 

I used right click and 'paste' and that worked fine.

Jim

[KenB]

What about my second suggestion Jim ?

[mij]

Hmmm, I omitted something. I copied and pasted your instrucions in note pad and it worked fine. I tried typing 'setting' in the bottom left hand corner and it showed me all about the scanner. I don't know what was wrong.

Jim.

[KenB]

You should be able to get to it by simply typing .....clipboard ... in the search box.

[mij]

I've tried clipboard and nothing at all.

Jim.

[KenB]

My error Jim - just noticed you are using Win 7 :(

 

It isn't quite so simple in Win7 - but is possible to clear Clipboard Data

 

In the Search box type ....cmd ....a window should pop up left of screen

Right click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run as Administrator"

You will be taken to a black screen "Command Prompt"

 

Now type in ....... echo off ¦ clip ..... hit Enter

There is a space after each word / symbol

 

The ¦ is typed by holding CTRL + Alt down then hitting the key with the ¦ symbol on it.

or at least it is on my keyboard.

 

This will clear the clipboard of all data.

 

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Do you get the same effect if you use CTRL + Shift + V ?

Edited May 30, 2021 by KenB

[mij]

Thanks for getting back to me on this KenB, it is a pain. It took me trying all sorts on the keyboard to get that symbol but I should have read on as you anticipated it. It has not worked, it still goes into recovery mode whenever open office is required/opened. I do have a number of templates saved as spread sheets and as address headers and it opens in recovery mode every time.

Jim

[KenB]

Hi Jim

 

Resetting the "User Profile" can often sort problems like this.

 

I don't have Win7 so I can't check the following - hope it is correct.

 

Shut down Open Office.

 

In the Search Box type - my computer

Click on - C: then Users > then "Your Name"

Now click on - App Data > then Roaming > Open Office > 4

 

When you click on 4 you should see "User" - this is where your profile if held.

DON'T CLICK ON THIS YET.

 

We need to rename this User Folder.

 

Right click on it and a drop-down menu will appear.

Click on "Rename"

"user" will be highlighted in the box

Click in the box TO THE RIGHT of "user" and add .old ....................hit ENTER

You should now see user.old ............ [ user - dot - old ]

 

Now open Open Office again.

It will be forced to create a new "user" folder and profile.

 

Hopefully this will sort your problem.

[mij]

Thanks KenB. Typing my computer in the search box got me control panel and a page full of proggies. No 'C' or 'user' etc. Obviously not the same version of W.

Jim.

[mij]

Might restore do thw job?

jim

[KenB]

Jim

 

If you click on the Search Orb [ bottom left of screen ]

you should see this :

 

If you click on "Computer" you should be able to locate C:.

 

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Regarding System Restore

It depends how long you have been having this problem - there may not be a restore point that far back.

 

Also - this is usually a last resort.

[mij]

KenB said

 

 

If you click on "Computer" you should be able to locate C:.

 

 

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It shows how little I retain about this doesn't it :).

[mij]

Thanks KenB.

Ok, I've got to 'name' but I do not get 'app data'. I get suck there.

Jim.

[mij]

Hmmm! It has corrected itself? I don't know what it has done but it is ok. I just followed what was said and stopped where I got lost - so as I said , I don't know what it was. Perhaps it will come back. Thanks for all the effort.

Jim.

[KenB]

Hopefully it will stay fixed Jim :)

[mij]

Another splash screen irritant! It is Amazons free delivery page!!! WTF??? I have just said goodbye to one and another pops up.

Jim

[KenB]

Hi Jim,

 

Go to "Start" [ bottom left of screen ] then click on Control Panel [ see my post #13 ]

Programs and Features > Programs

Look for Amazon Assistant [ or anything Amazon related ] right click > Uninstall.

[mij]

Thanks KenB.

I could find nothing amazon related following the control board. Nothing on the programs/features either.

A B.T.W. is that a USB charger for the battery of a Fuji-pix camera disconnected my wifi. I only got it this morning as well.

A talk with a fault finder (I assumed my ISP was faulty) booked me an egineers slot in the morning because the line was found faulty.

Aren't computers frustrating!

Jim

[KenB]

Hi Jim

 

In the Search Box type ......msconfig ....... hit Enter

Is there anything there relating to Amazon ?

[mij]

The open-reach engineer was booked for this morning from 08:00 to 13:00. He found a couple of faults here. We were missing a filter at the main feed (it's a tangle of wires as it accomodates an emergecy thingy in case we have a fall) Also we had an old connection that was no longer needed - so that was got rid of ( yes we had two phones at one time).

Having got rid of a proggy I was surprised to see a 'clip board' that I had copied from a 'print screen' of that proggy, pasted to an open office text page. It stayed no-matter what i attempted.

Jim.

[mij]

Thanks KenB.

You said

In the Search Box type ......msconfig ....... hit Enter

Is there anything there relating to Amazon ?

Nope, nothing related to amzon at all. In facf there is nothing at all there. Should there be? Is it not clearing the clip-board thingy after each use?

Jim

Edited June 9, 2021 by KenB

[KenB]

msconfig should show you what is in the Start-Up.

I should have asked you to click on "Start-Up" after typing ......msconfig ..... and hitting Enter - my error :(

 

You should see this:

 

If you look in "Start-Up" is there anything there relating to Amazon ?