[Solved] OpenOffice Frozen Window

[MissolaShine]

PROBLEM FIXED! But I don't know how to delete this post or mark as solved


I've been using open office for years and years now. I love it!
Just a few days ago though when I go to use it the window is frozen in place. I can still use it but I can not minimize or more the window. Occasionally if I open a tool and it appears in its own little window, that window will do the same thing, frozen in place with out a way to move it, (ex: "color replacer" window was in the top left corner covering "file" "edit" etc and was stuck there.)

Another glitch that goes hand in hand with this one is when ever I go to exit out it exit out of my project but then open office stays frozen on screen. I have to right click on the toolbar icon and "close window" for it to fully close now.

I uninstalled O.O. and reinstalled it but it is still running the same way.

I'll attach a picture to this post, this way you can see how on the top right it only shows an X.

I would appreciate any help given, I'm panicking a little because I use this program for sooo many different things. Thanks in advance!

[RoryOF]

Start by renaming your OO user profile

To rename your User Profile close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder (user.old is good to use). Start OpenOffice.

Note that reinstalling OO does _NOT_ generate a new User Profile; you must do what I have set out above.

[MissolaShine]

Thank you! Problem is fixed now yay!!

[robleyd]

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