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</div></blockquote><div><br>by which I obviously meant 2.4 not 1.4 ahem...<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="gmail_quote">
<div><font color="#888888"><br>James<br> <br></font></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Dianne<br>
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On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 10:04 +0100, James Tyrrell wrote:<br>
> 2008/4/29 Dianne Reuby <<a href="mailto:pramclub@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">pramclub@yahoo.co.uk</a>>:<br>
> I've tried that, problem is it doesn't "stick" - when I close<br>
> the<br>
> Options, and reload, I still get the message, and the options<br>
> shows JRE<br>
> as unselected again.<br>
><br>
> I have had this exact issue and I managed to solve it by deleting the<br>
> actual config file from the OpenOffice application directory in<br>
> $HOME/.openoffice.org2/user/config/javasettings_Linux_x86.xml<br>
><br>
> The file is recreated on OpenOffice restart and contains the correct<br>
> path based on your next choice, it also remembers it in the OpenOffice<br>
> dialogue. I'm guessing (for whatever reason) the file is locked and it<br>
> refuses to change it.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Just in case I'm wrong, please create a back up of that config file<br>
> (or rename it) before attempting this. Ensure you shut down all<br>
> running instances of OpenOffice before you delete it as well.<br>
><br>
> Hope that helps, do post if you discover success or problems<br>
><br>
> Tyrrell<br>
><br>
><br>
> Dianne<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 21:59 +0100, David Jones wrote:<br>
> > <br>
><br>
> > I had the same error message today after upgrading.<br>
> ><br>
> > To solve it, from within OpenOffice Writer (Possibly<br>
> the others<br>
> > as well), I went to Tools -> Options -> Java<br>
> ><br>
> > After a few seconds, a screen with Sun Microsystems<br>
> Inc.1.6.0_06<br>
> > and<br>
> > Sun Microsystems Inc 1.6.0 with accessibility comes<br>
> up.<br>
> ><br>
> > I ticked the box for version 1.6.0_06, restarted<br>
> OpenOffice<br>
> > Writer and the error message went away.<br>
> ><br>
> > Hope that helps<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 21:35 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote:<br>
> > > Updated to Hardy yesterday. I'm getting JRE errors in Open<br>
> Office,<br>
> > ><br>
> > > "OpenOffice.org requires a Java runtime enviornment (JRE)<br>
> to perform the<br>
> > > task. The selected JRE is defective. Please select another<br>
> version"<br>
> > ><br>
> > > I already have openoffice.org-java-common installed,<br>
> version 1:2.4 in<br>
> > > usr/lib/openoffice (which is the solution given in the<br>
> forums).<br>
> > ><br>
> > > OO options shows Sun Java 1.6.0_06 , in usr/lib/jvm<br>
> > ><br>
> > > So which should I be using? I remember when I first<br>
> switched to Ubuntu,<br>
> > > I was using Dapper, and had to uninstall the Ubuntu JRE<br>
> and install the<br>
> > > Sun JRE. Do I need to do this again?<br>
> > ><br>
> > > One day I'll understand it all ....<br>
> > ><br>
> > > TIA<br>
> > > Dianne<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
><br>
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