Hey, that got it! Thanks! I still have an error printed if I start off the console, but it can't be too terrible since everything still works. [sleepylight@host65-239 ~]$ oowriter sed: can't read /home/sleepylight/.openoffice/user/config/registry/instance/org/openoffice/Setup.xml: No such file or directory Starting OpenOffice.org ... > --- cut --- > Try removing .openoffice from your home directory, it worked for me > when when I got old one into my home (RH9, not fedora). Hope this helps... > > -- -Maxwell Bottiger This thing is like a wolf This thing is a wolf Thus, it is a thing to be bansished