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The Nountaineer
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 Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:04 pm Post subject: PDF Keeps getting Hijacked By OOo |
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Secunia PSI has alerted me that the 3.2.something version is insecure and I need to upgrade to 3.3. The problem is this: My PDF program is set as default and is being constantly hijacked by my currently installed version of OO. I set it as my default and every time I need to use my PDF program , it has been hijacked again by OO. Now, Why should I want to upgrade unless this issue can be fixed, or already has been? I am very irritated with OO!!
What is the solution to this issue?
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Exactly what do you mean your PDF is the default program? For what? Opening OOo files? |
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I think you are not setting the file associations correctly. Right Click on any PDF file and select Open with and click Choose Default Program ( make sure the "Always use this program to open this type of file" box is checked). Select your PDF reader or browse to its location if its not already in the list. Select it and click OK.
See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 for details if needed.
By default OOo would not be set to open PDF files. |
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Yes, that should fix it...however, I can't open any pdf files with OO
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:24 am Post subject: |
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| freestuff1 wrote: | | Yes, that should fix it...however, I can't open any pdf files with OO |
You won't be able to open PDF files with OOo because it is not a PDF reader. |
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The Nountaineer
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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| thomasjk wrote: | I think you are not setting the file associations correctly. Right Click on any PDF file and select Open with and click Choose Default Program ( make sure the "Always use this program to open this type of file" box is checked). Select your PDF reader or browse to its location if its not already in the list. Select it and click OK.
See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859 for details if needed.
By default OOo would not be set to open PDF files. |
I have done over and over what you have described because I am very familiar with the proper procedure for dealing with setting a certain program as default by right clicking and selecting "open with" and each time it will be set on OOo "highlighted" and each time it is necessary to choose again my default PDF reader! After that my reader also opens a window and asks if I want to set my reader as the default and each time I recheck the box just as I did after right clicking on the file and set that choice as default. Then every time I try to open another PDF, it has been hijacked and all of the images next to all of my PDF files have the OOo icon next to them. Each time I go through this process it resets and changes the icon back to my default reader icon. This has happened many times for the last month or two. This is why I am considering changing to another office program instead of upgrading OOo. Have I made myself clear this time?
Also, I do not understand why I did not receive notification that there were reply's since it is a default setting below this box!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | and each time it is necessary to choose again my default PDF reader! |
You have to use the same process to set your PDF reader as the default for PDF files. Right click on any PDF file and choose Open with and select Choose Default Program then select your PDF reader, Adobe etc. Make sure that "Always use the selected program to open this type of file" is checked. |
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The Nountaineer
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| thomasjk wrote: | The Nountaineer said:
| Quote: | | and each time it is necessary to choose again my default PDF reader! |
You have to use the same process to set your PDF reader as the default for PDF files. Right click on any PDF file and choose Open with and select Choose Default Program then select your PDF reader, Adobe etc. Make sure that "Always use the selected program to open this type of file" is checked. |
Did you even bother to read my last exhaustive explanation??? I told you that I have been doing exactly what you said because I am not a dummy! I know how to do it!!! Are you even listening to my explanation. It appears as if you totally ignore what I have written!!! The program is screwed-up!!!
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This is a problem with your operating system. Not with OOo. OOo will set file associations during installation for its own file formats, and for MS Office files if you explicitly check that option. It will never set file associations for PDF files. You always need to do this yourself. That file associations for PDF files in your case are always reverting to OOo can never be caused by OOo. Either you are missing something in trying to change the association, or there is an issue with your current installation at the OS level.
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The Nountaineer
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| ftack wrote: | | This is a problem with your operating system. Not with OOo. OOo will set file associations during installation for its own file formats, and for MS Office files if you explicitly check that option. It will never set file associations for PDF files. You always need to do this yourself. That file associations for PDF files in your case are always reverting to OOo can never be caused by OOo. Either you are missing something in trying to change the association, or there is an issue with your current installation at the OS level. |
"This has been an exercise in passing the buck" If there is a problem, and there is, it is with the installation of OOo and not my OS. I will uninstall OO. I am at a moderate webmaster level and know XP inside and out. You need to review your practices!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:58 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry but I agree with ftack. Your OS is where the problem resides. I've been using OOo since V2 and have never seen it associate PDFs with Writer or any other part of the suite. No one here is passing the buck we are users just like you and have tried to help you solve your problem. You may want to find a local expert to sort this out for you because this is most definitely not an OOo caused problem. |
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The Nountaineer
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| thomasjk wrote: | | Sorry but I agree with ftack. Your OS is where the problem resides. I've been using OOo since V2 and have never seen it associate PDFs with Writer or any other part of the suite. No one here is passing the buck we are users just like you and have tried to help you solve your problem. You may want to find a local expert to sort this out for you because this is most definitely not an OOo caused problem. |
Shortly after my last response I remembered that there was an update that was installed that concerned PDF file conversion, I believe. I have not taken the time yet to investigate it further but I suspect that the downloaded update may have something to do with it. Are you familiar with the update that I am referring to?
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| If your referring to OOo there are no updates I'm aware of that could possibly cause this. The only other thing I can suggest is to use Revo Uninstaller Free to uninstall your PDF reader. Then re-install it. During the install process you should be able to make it the default for PDF files. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:45 pm Post subject: PDF Hijacked |
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I just received an email stating that there was a new post, but I don't see one so I will give you one last update. I used the revo uninstaller. I also partially figured out what was happening: 1) when I tried to open a pdf, the OOo was the default for what-ever reason and when OOo tried to open the file it would immediatly start the convert to pdf function. There was an earlier update for that function that was installed, I do remember downloading it. It may not have installed properly or something else might have happened to get the processes crossed somehow. All that I can do is share with you the details and if no one else has had this problem before then it is one for the "higher-ups" to figure out if it happens to someone else. I hope that this added info. may help in some way.
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