Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" - the answer - Call for a cleaner

Roxy Robinson <rocmar62 -AT- ranchwireless.com>
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:20:39 -0500

That is why there is a "special" uninstaller for Norton AV, that is, or course, not produced by the 
Norton folks. It is a "freebie" out there somewhere. I used it several years ago, but don't 
remember just exactly where I got it.
Roxy

On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 13:09 -0500, Roxy Robinson wrote:

Tom,
The Windows "add/remove" program is probably even worse than its defragger. Revo gets pretty deep 
into the registry - it may leave "main headings" in the registry sometimes, but it really does do 
a good job of cleaning when it uninstalls a program. There are many computer "gurus", writers, 
etc, that recommend it - it seems like anymore if you read an article, anywhere, about speeding 
up Windows, RevoUninstaller will be mentioned. I know that it comes very close to removing 
everything of Norton AV, which is one of the worst programs there is to get off your computer. 
There are even special NAV uninstallers out there to help with it.
Roxy


Hi :)

Thanks Roxy.  Windows un-installers always tend to leave chaff behind.  It's
practically impossible not to.  Part of the problem is that MS 'have to' stick
with legacy systems such as the registry in order to be backwards compatible.


Generally using Windows means committing to re-installing it every couple of
years or just put-up-with the standard slow-downs from all the chaff and stuff.
I found off-line defrags with PerfectDisk helped a lot.  Standard defrags,
especially the default MS one can't defrag system-files which makes them almost
completely useless but Raxco's one can do Virtual Memory (=swap-file) which
makes a huge difference.


This RevoUninstaller sounds like the other part of the equation.
Thanks and regards from
Tom :)





----- Original Message ----

From: Roxy Robinson <rocmar62@ranchwireless.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 16:10:21
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" - the answer - Call for a
cleaner

I would suggest using RevoUninstaller to do ANY program uninstalling, and there
is a free version. I have used it with great success for quite a few years. If
you use the 4th option from the uninstall dialog window, it will use the
programs normal uninstaller, first. Then it scans for all "leftovers" that has
left. You will go through a couple of steps where the program will show you what
it has found, including what is left in the registry. It lets you pick and
choose what you want to delete, or you can choose "all" and delete. Very seldom
have I ever had it leave any "crumbles" of a program I no longer wanted on my
machine.
On the "open with" issue, always be sure, when you have picked a  program to
"open with" from the browse window, that the little box in the  bottom, left
hand corner of that window is checked. It says something like  "always open this
type file with this program".
Just a couple of suggestions  that may help you out in the future.
Roxy Robinson

Thanks for the  start:

I un-installed just OpenOffice and it made no difference - but I  was on
the move

The finish went like this:-
Un-install:- Open  office, Lotus Symphony and Libra Office

Then in Regedit (about 2  hours):-  Delete any mention of the above 3
programs
and  Delete:-  all mentions of soffice.exe, swriter etc

Delete the  directories for the above in Application Data and the
Program  folders.

Then re-install Libra office 3.4 - it works! - I can now use  "open with"

Then I re-installed Lotus Symphony 1 - that works with "open  with"

Then I re-installed Open office 3.3 - and now that does NOT work  with
"open with".

So its whoever is installed first!

I am not  too bothered this way around as OpenOffice does not cater for
Lotus Smart  suite files whilst LibreOffice does >> all praise  to
LibreOffice.

BUT, none of those 3 gets a star for cleanliness when  de-installing.

regards

John  B

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On  10/06/2011 21:15, Tom Davies wrote:

Hi :)
Un-installing  OpenOffice often cures weird and unlikely problems especially

in

Windows.


There is still often a clash between OpenOffice  and LibreOffice when both

are

installed on a system.  There are  some clever ways to install both but i

don't

have a note of any of the  various instructions and have not compared their
reliability or  effectiveness.


Often the main problems occur when the  Quick Launcher/Starter is enabled

within

OpenOffice.  Even without  that they both use the same names on the

command-line,

such as "soffice  --writer" so the scope for errors and confusions is quite
high.


Usually just using the "Open with .." and then  browsing to the relevant

program

is enough to push that program to the  short-list in the "Open with .."

option.


Regards from
Tom :)





________________________________
From: John B<johnb@email2.me>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Fri, 10 June, 2011 14:46:28
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Windows  "Open with"

To open a selected Document with LibreOffice does  anyone know how to make
LibraOffice appear in the Windows "Open With"  (and stay there).

Even when I use the "browse" within the "open  with" , then locate

LibreOffice

manually, it  still does not work,  as when I click on LibreOffice or Writer
(applications), its ignored and  the system jumps back to the browsing list.

Also Libra Office  does not appear in the recommended programs list, whilst
OpenOffice does  and works fine.


Windows XP pro sp3
Libre Office  3.3& 3.4

John B

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I was told once by MS several years ago that some of the AV programs are
buried so deep that to truly remove them required reinstalling Windows,
ouch.
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