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Hello,

Had some strange error messages using OpenOffice saying that he couldn't open documents the mast time and asking whether to re-open them or not, probably the consequence of a system crash, and then it hangs. Rebooted, tried again, keeps coming back.
So decided to uninstall / reinstall Openoffice, and did a completely fresh install of 4.1.2 (tried 4.1.10 as well, same issue).
Openoffice still doesn't start, and throws following error message:

"openoffice 4.1.2 Fatal Error"
The application cannot be started.
A general error occurred while accessing your central configuration.

I did an upgrade of Java to the latest version. To no avail.

Any idea what I could do to get this solved ?
I suppose the uninstall i did (moving the icon to the trash), still leaves some stuff hanging around ...

Thanks
Pierre

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Please review [Tutorial] Mac FAQ.

pierre6 wrote:Had some strange error messages using OpenOffice saying that he couldn't open documents the mast time and asking whether to re-open them or not, probably the consequence of a system crash, and then it hangs.

Mac FAQ Q01: How do I fix: Do you want to try to restore its windows again?

pierre6 wrote:So decided to uninstall / reinstall Openoffice, and did a completely fresh install of 4.1.2 (tried 4.1.10 as well, same issue).

Mac FAQ Q02: How do I create a new profile on a Mac?

pierre6 wrote:I suppose the uninstall i did (moving the icon to the trash), still leaves some stuff hanging around ...

Mac FAQ Q04: How do I uninstall OpenOffice on a Mac?
Mac FAQ Q03: How do I install OpenOffice on a Mac?
Mac FAQ Q05: The Gatekeeper won't let me run OpenOffice. How do I proceed?
Mac FAQ Q06: How do I install Java for OpenOffice on a Mac?

pierre6 wrote:A general error occurred while accessing your central configuration.

In ten years I have not seen this message. Perhaps there is a problem with your MacOS account.
Mac FAQ Q28: How do I use the Guest User account to run a test?

pierre6 wrote:openoffice 4.1.2 Fatal Error

Mac FAQ Q40: What might cause: Fatal Error - index out of bounds?
Mac FAQ Q09: Why can't I use Tables/Queries/Mail Merge on MacOS?

pierre6 wrote:Any idea what I could do to get this solved ?

Search the forum for the error messages you receive. Also, read the experience of others.
21 Jun 2021: OpenOffice crashing on Mac
26 Dec 2020: OpenOffice Apache 4.1.8 on Mac OS 11.1
18 Nov 2020: [Solved] Crash opening document on MacOS 11.0 (Big Sur)
17 Nov 2020: Issues with OpenOffice 4 crashing on Mac
26 Sep 2019: Draw crashes the app
21 Jun 2019: OpenOffice will not open at all
12 Jan 2019: [Solved] Crashes upon opening
29 Jun 2018: [Solved] OpenOffice quit unexpectedly on MacBook
30 May 2018: [Solved] Cannot launch 4.1.5 on High Sierra 10.13.4
01 Mar 2018: OpenOffice crashes on Mac High Sierra & Sierra
18 Feb 2018: OpenOffice 4.1.5 crash on run up on OSX High Sierra

If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit button and add [Solved] to the start of the subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.