RE: 2007 - Path problem/Could not create the work file error

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It's not a managed newsgroup. The only people replying here are other users, your peers, who volunteer their time.
Keep also in mind that the US is (mostly) on Thanksgiving vacation.

Go into the Office button menu, Word Options, Advanced and click on File Locations. I think there you'll find the paths you are looking for.

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"Adr" <Adr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:A9359A08-8699-4621-AB0F-3BB38191519A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Is this a managed newsgroup? It's been almost 48hours since I posted this!!!


"Adr" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have just done an upgrade from 2003 to 2007 Std ed RTM. Using filemon
> from systernals, I think I know what the problem is, but can't figure out how
> to solve it. In outlook/word (as its the editor) I get 'Could not create the
> work file. Check the temp environment variable.' whenever I try to open an
> email, or get pictures in an email or even use the preview pane.
>
> In excel, if I open a document stored in my documents, a redirected folde to
> H:\ I get a file not found error. I should note in case, this folder is an
> offline folder as well but I am online and synched OK.
>
> In either circumstance, if I watch filemon as this is happening, office apps
> are trying to go to h:\myname\whatever it needs to do - this is the problem -
> somwhere in some variable/path it is inserting my name in frot of everything
> which is wrong! It should just be h:\. The thing is, the user and system
> temp varieables have/were set to c:\windows\temp before the upgrade. I have
> searched the registry for H:\myname and have no hits. Any ideas on how to
> correct this? I have tried repairing several times, even with emptying the
> temp folder.
>
> TIA

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