Thank you for your prompt response.  Here is what happened when I 
followed your advice.

First of all, there is no openoffice directory in the /opt folder. I did 
find the folder /usr/lib/ooo-3.0, which I deleted after using Software 
Installer to remove the openoffice.org program.  Then, I reinstalled 
openoffice.org from the Mandriva repositories.  This did not produce any 
directories in the /opt folder, did reinstall the /usr/lib/000-3.0 
folder, and gives the same problem I had before - - none of the 
openoffice programs will open, the same error message appearing, to the 
effect that the user language interface cannot be determined.  I have 
looked through /usr, /etc, /opt, /var, /root, /boot, and even /bin and 
/sbin directories, but cannot find any other directories installed by 
openoffice.

I did check out the 3.4 builds for which you gave me a link.  I don't 
know which one to use, since there are no instructions on the web page.

Please advise.