Have you made the switch from Microsoft Office to Openoffice but are really annoyed with how long it takes to open even the smallest of documents?  Well here is a quick hack that you can do to decrease the time that it takes for OpenOffice to launch.

Step 1:
Launch any Open Office application.  In this example I will be using Writer

Step 2:
Click On Tools.
Then click Options

Step 3:
Under OpenOffice.org; click on Java
Then Uncheck Use Java runtime environment
And then Click OK