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Apparently have corrupt files which are unrecoverable using the OOo recovery process. They show with red Xs. I know at least 2 of these files were corrupt. How do I eliminate them from the window so the next time Vista has to be shut down only viable files appear? I have both Write & Calc files showing as unrecoverable.

In a related vein, I just encountered 2 new files(1 Write, 1 PDF save of the same file) in a Vista search which show in their correct file location with the correct size & save date. When I tried to access them I get a file not found. When I check properties, they show as empty (0 bytes). They do show in the recycle bin, but I've restored the files from the recycle bin, which show as 2 new files and are deletable, but the original files are unaffected. Is there any way to eliminate these files?

Thanks.

Are you talking about the recovery process? To stop it, you can delete the file Documents and settings/<user>/Application data/Openoffice.org2/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Recovery.xcu. But it's just a workaround in your case.

Beware, it resets the settings for Autosave in the Tools>Options>Load/Save>General dialog.

I don't understand your second question.