why are my openoffice documents not opening

Haven't explored the 'Unknown User' issue. I might just have to upload the files to Google Docs and update them there, but I'd prefer not to do that.

All files open using software other than OO. I've checked all the file attributes and permissions. If you open an OpenOffice document by double-clicking the document file or using the Open With context menu command, it bypasses the Open window. I've updated OO from 4.1.3 to 4.1.11 and the problem persists. In such cases, documents can be recovered by. 'Document in Use' box which says 'Document file 'xxxx.ods' is locked for editing by: Unknown User Open document read-only or open a copy of the document for editing.'Įither selection gives me the error box described above. OpenOffice crashed and havent saved the document or accidentally deleted or lost the document. If I try to open the same file a second time (with the lock file still existing) then I get a In the Open box, type the following, and then press. If you are not sure about a particular drive, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until all offline network drives are disconnected. The file lock has been created by not cleared when the program terminates. In the Disconnect Network Drive dialog box, click the letter of the drive that you want to disconnect, and then click OK. When I click on any ODS file, The splash screen appears briefly and then it disappears and an error box with I've been trying to fix this problem for a few days.

Why are my openoffice documents not opening