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jonnythan · Wed May 28, 2008 6:59 am

MrShake wrote:Heaven forbid someone suggest a non-microsoft product in this thread.

Ofblog, I applaud you for suggesting an OSS solution. I also applaud you for not using blanket statmetns such as:

OpenOffice is, and always has been more memory intensive and slower to start than Office.

It is never a bad thing to present options!

Suggesting F/OSS options is, indeed, always a good thing to do.

Lying about them, or giving false impressions of their merits, is not.

MrShake · #442 Unread post by **MrShake** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:05 am

I never saw any lie or false impression, at least not until it was attacked.

Regardless.. I should just shut up.

jonnythan · Wed May 28, 2008 7:11 am

MrShake wrote:I never saw any lie or false impression, at least not until it was attacked.

Regardless.. I should just shut up.

You missed the "less of a resourse hog" line then

MrShake · #444 Unread post by **MrShake** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:14 am

Well... theres an argument still to have... and I have an opnion on that, but I'm going to remain quiet about it as to not start an argument.

jonnythan · Wed May 28, 2008 7:17 am

MrShake wrote:Well... theres an argument still to have... and I have an opnion on that, but I'm going to remain quiet about it as to not start an argument.

Please, let us know what your opinion is. Tell us about memory and CPU usage.

MrShake · #446 Unread post by **MrShake** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:21 am

hehehe... aparently you missed the I'll be quiet line...

jonnythan · Wed May 28, 2008 7:23 am

MrShake wrote:hehehe... aparently you missed the I'll be quiet line...

Apparently you either agree that OpenOffice is the resource hog or your opinion is directly contrary to demonstratable fact

The bottom line is that OpenOffice is a generally good free alternative to Office. It is pretty much the only choice for those who insist on F/OSS (or non-MS software) or companies/networks that use various operating systems and all require Office-type applications.

It is not better than Office. It is slower, more resource-intensive, and lacks a few Microsoft Office applications. And it is definitely not worth throwing away a perfectly good copy of Office for.

MrShake · #448 Unread post by **MrShake** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:12 am

Whatever man

Back to the topic that started this...

I verified the steps to set the default using open with:

right click > open with > Choose Program and check the box on the bottom (this is for XP, vista should be similar.

As well, if you right click on the file and choose properties, you should see a button next to "opens with" and you can select the file and check the same box.

I hope that helps!

#449 Unread post by **Wrider** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:26 am

Alright guys stop worrying about openoffice versus office. It'll just start another Microsoft vs. Linux/Unix debate. Anyway I'm not completely illiterate. Yes I used the open with, yes I set the default to Powerpoint. No it won't open up at ALL without me going into Powerpoint first and then using the file open select file architecture. I know exactly what you're all saying to do and I tried it before I even came on here. Anyway, thanks, I'll try to figure it out next time I go home, since now I'm in Phoenix again.

As for another thing.
Just had motherboard replaced, it fried and got a new one. Now half of my RAM and my wireless card don't show up. Any suggestions?
Wrider

Nalian · #450 Unread post by **Nalian** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:05 pm

Wrider wrote:Alright guys stop worrying about openoffice versus office. It'll just start another Microsoft vs. Linux/Unix debate. Anyway I'm not completely illiterate. Yes I used the open with, yes I set the default to Powerpoint. No it won't open up at ALL without me going into Powerpoint first and then using the file open select file architecture. I know exactly what you're all saying to do and I tried it before I even came on here. Anyway, thanks, I'll try to figure it out next time I go home, since now I'm in Phoenix again.

As for another thing.
Just had motherboard replaced, it fried and got a new one. Now half of my RAM and my wireless card don't show up. Any suggestions?
Wrider

I don't feel like digging through the threads - you're running Vista, right? If so, this information may not be pertinent - I haven't fooled around with the registry at all in Vista.

In XP - for your powerpoint issue - if you open up regedit (start -> run -> regedit) and go to the hive HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, you will see a list of all known and associated file extensions on the system. Again - not sure if Vista is the same or not. Anyway, just in case it is, or you're using XP, you will wanna check the lefthand side underneath HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT for the .ppt extension. Once you find it click on it - tell me what it says on the right hand side.

For your motherboard/RAM/wireless issue - what kind of motherboard are you using? Do you get any errors or other information on bootup?

Whomever said that on-access scanners, etc, are viruses is being plain silly.

A virus is a self-replicating program - it has to self-replicate in order to be called a virus. Beyond the replicating, the results of the payload itself are what determine what class of malware it is, be it virus, worm, trojan horse, etc. Poorly designed installer/uninstallers on certain anti-virus programs is a pain the booty, for sure, but that doesn't make it a virus.