[Solved] OpenOffice3.0 doesn't start on XP

[franzmaximilian]

Please be aware that I'm not much expert about Windows as I'm usually a Linux user.
On a XP based laptop I use for businees I was running OO 2.4.1 without any problem.
Today I downloaded OO 3.0 and installed. It all went smoothly, without any alarm or warning.
After completion of install, I clicked on the new OO icon on desktop and i was prompted to fill in my name.
That's all.
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Nothing else happens. Clicking the icon is worthless, nothing starts.
If I go into C:/Programs/OpenOffice.org 3/program and click on any of the .exe files such as scalc.exe or swrite.exe or soffice.exe NOTHING HAPPENS. Not even an error message.

what the...f ! It even cancelled my working 2.4.1 version which is not there anymore!

Please give advice!!!!!!

[Hagar Delest]

Does it help: Can't run OOo after finishing registration wizard?

Thanks to add '[Solved]' at beginning of your first post title (edit button) if your issue has been fixed.

[franzmaximilian]

Thanks Hagar, it is now solved.
And OOo 3 looks really nice and possibly faster than 2.4.1
Nevertheless... having to work on Win after years of Linux is a real nightmare......
And i can't understand how the presence of an old dir can affect the functionality of a newly installed software.
There must be a bad bug somewhere, because i selcted to delete previous 2.4.1 during installation of 3.0 and it obviously failed (without warning) to delete something that could even prevent the program to run!!!!

[Hagar Delest]

In the welcome wizard, have you transfered your personal data? The 3.0 process is not that good for the former profile import.