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[Solved] OO quits 10 seconds after it is launched
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:38 am
by kevlynch
I recently installed OO on my corp laptop (running Windows XP). Every application in the suite quits exactly 10 seconds after the app is launched. I suspect that the corp. network may have something to do with this, but was wondering if anyone had any troubleshooting suggestions. I searched this forum fairly comprehensively and came up empty.
Thanks in advance...
Re: OO quits 10 seconds after the application is launched
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:36 am
by acknak
Try turning off the "check for updates" feature:
Tools > Options > OO.org > Online Update > Update Options > Check automatically = NO
See if that prevents the crash.
Re: OO quits 10 seconds after the application is launched
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:42 am
by kingfisher
To do that, he has to get the application started.
I'm afraid I don't have any knowledge of the issue. You could try searching
http://www.oooforum.org for 'network'. There have been a number of threads pertaining to network problems. You could check out
the Wiki page on hacking the installer and the ootech site. For some reason I forget, I have
this page on ootech bookmarked.
FWIW, it sounds to me like a permissions problem.
Re: OO quits 10 seconds after the application is launched
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:38 pm
by Hagar Delest
Any firewall or antivirus that could prevent OOo from running? Have you tried to rename your OOo user profile? (\Documents and settings\<user>\Application data\OpenOffice.org2).
Re: [Solved] OO quits 10 secs after the application is launched
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:56 am
by kevlynch
Thank you all so much for your prompt responses. After some speed typing practice, I was able to get the automatic update turned off in less than 10 seconds. This seems to have resolved the crash. I guess I will manually update new releases...
This was my first post to this board and I am very impressed by the responsiveness of the community...Thanks again!