Re: Word 2003 deleting files

I would try using the Repair function in the Control Panel/Programs and Features app. Rightclick Office or Word in the list and it should have an option to repair it.

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Mark L. Ferguson

"DeadDancers" <DeadDancers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FEE19523-7EEF-4719-8C08-128B54CACA2C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Recently, Microsoft Word has gotten into the nasty habit of delting files.

During an auto-save or a deliberate save, it will randomly fling error
messages at the user (something along the lines of being unable to locate the
file or Hard Drive.. I'm not certain as I've been too busy being furious at
the loss of work) and shut itself down.

The file I was working on vanishes, leaving only a tranparent Word file for
1kb, with a partial filename headed by a ~$ and a matching TEMP file of the
size of the file that just vanished.

Rebooting Word does not cause it to auto-recover and the TMP file cannot be
opened by Word or Notepad. I simply get an 'Access Denied' message.

I don't know if this is a problem with the software, a bug or some problem
with the harddrive. Regardless I need a way to get the information out of the
TMP files when it happens.

Has anyone had experience with this? Any advice?

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