? personal settings locked? ensure user 'closes OO on host'
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:02 pm
Apologies in advance for being slow. I have a new to me laptop, Windows 10, God forfend after using gentle Windows 7 on my old laptop, 10 is a beast.
I don't know my way around this yet so maybe I've pressed a button that I should have kept away from, that's then led to this problem.
Anyway, the laptop was set up successfully, all my folders etc moved onto it and I've used Open Office successfully until yesterday.
PDFs, JPEGs, photos all opening OK.
What's not opening are .ODT and Microsoft Word 97 documents, they're there in the correct folders and they look intact but the round blue circle stops after a few spins or I get a box up that says:
? Either another instance of Open Office is accessing your personal settings or your personal settings are locked. Simultaneous access can lead to inconsistencies in your personal settings. Before continuing you should ensure user 'closes Open Office on host'. Do you really want to continue? Yes in box No (bolded) in box. Inviting a No click.
I have no idea what this means nor how to get to 'close Open Office on host' to put this right.
Seems that somewhere along the line I messed up the settings?
Though all I've done knowingly was to instal AdBlock yesterday and tidy up my documents into folders, doubt it was anything to do with that?
If this is relevant, on my opening page where there is a tab for Open Office 4.1.6 that would normally lead to the options available, all that happens is that little blue circle circling once and then stopping.
The man who knows about such things is not contactable and I am in the middle of legal stuff......that should have been printed off and sent off today.
I would be very grateful if someone out there knows how to put this right, in terms of one syllable if at all possible.
Thanks in advance.
I don't know my way around this yet so maybe I've pressed a button that I should have kept away from, that's then led to this problem.
Anyway, the laptop was set up successfully, all my folders etc moved onto it and I've used Open Office successfully until yesterday.
PDFs, JPEGs, photos all opening OK.
What's not opening are .ODT and Microsoft Word 97 documents, they're there in the correct folders and they look intact but the round blue circle stops after a few spins or I get a box up that says:
? Either another instance of Open Office is accessing your personal settings or your personal settings are locked. Simultaneous access can lead to inconsistencies in your personal settings. Before continuing you should ensure user 'closes Open Office on host'. Do you really want to continue? Yes in box No (bolded) in box. Inviting a No click.
I have no idea what this means nor how to get to 'close Open Office on host' to put this right.
Seems that somewhere along the line I messed up the settings?
Though all I've done knowingly was to instal AdBlock yesterday and tidy up my documents into folders, doubt it was anything to do with that?
If this is relevant, on my opening page where there is a tab for Open Office 4.1.6 that would normally lead to the options available, all that happens is that little blue circle circling once and then stopping.
The man who knows about such things is not contactable and I am in the middle of legal stuff......that should have been printed off and sent off today.
I would be very grateful if someone out there knows how to put this right, in terms of one syllable if at all possible.
Thanks in advance.