Hi again I have no Java at all just in case it was lurking I checked via the Java site which stated no working Java found on my system I just rechecked OpenOffice help, tried search and various other things in help, no problem at all I can only conclude the missing Java on your system can have no effect on OpenOffice help I use Firefox with Win 7 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > Nivard: > > With Java uninstalled (not just disabled in the browser) Apache > OpenOffice 3.4.1 would not run a "Search" in Help contents on my computer. > > Darrell

On 2/25/2013 6:46 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi again > > I have no Java at all > > just in case it was lurking I checked via the Java site which stated no > working Java found on my system > > I just rechecked OpenOffice help, tried search and various other things > in help, no problem at all > > I can only conclude the missing Java on your system can have no effect > on OpenOffice help > > I use Firefox with Win 7 > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Nivard: After I uninstalled Java, Apache OpenOffice informed me, when I attempted the search in Help, that I needed to select a runtime version of Java. I find that more credible than your conclusion, especially since re-installing Java immediately solved the problem. On this PC, I am using the latest version of Firefox on Vista. The LibreOffice version of OpenOffice, running on Win 7, apparently does not depend on Java for Help but I only did a cursory test. Darrell