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Openofficeorg Making my Computer FREEZE

#1 samuel3

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Posted 12 December 2008 - 05:07 PM

When ever i open a spreadsheet - Excel, it makes my computer freeze every 20 seconds or so.
Not sure whats causing it but i cannot do anything when it freezes up.
I have no Malware, Spyware, Adware, Trojans or any threats.
I have 4GB of RAM
Vista Home Premium
My computer is about 3 months old.

Any help

Thanks,
Samuel3.

This post has been edited by samuel3: 12 December 2008 - 05:17 PM

#2 Orange Blossom

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Posted 12 December 2008 - 08:15 PM

Hello samuel3,

I'm a bit confused here. You say that problem is with Open Office but that you are opening an Excel spreadsheet. Excel is Microsoft.

Can you please clarify? What kind of document are you opening in what program?

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#3 raw

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Posted 12 December 2008 - 09:22 PM

There is a known bug in OpenOffice when trying to open
an Excel .xml file. Recommended solution is to open the
file with MS Excel and save it as .xls.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/91759

HOSTFix only works on XP,no longer maintained

#4 samuel3

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Posted 13 December 2008 - 05:27 AM

Type of file: MicroSoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet (xls)

Opens with Scalc.exe

Thats the type of file at the moment. I not yet opened it, its still trying to open.

When it opens what shall i save it as?