Re: Word crashes while saving document

It could be a temp file creating the error. If Word runs into a rogue
temp file then many strange errors can occur and I've encountered Word
crashing during a Save since temp files are used during this process.

Delete all temp (*.tmp) files:
- Exit Word and Outlook if you are using it as your email editor and
reboot your computer if you recently experienced a crash
- Go to Start/Find/Files or Folders (or Start/Search then select Files
or Folders)
- Change "Look in" to reflect the drive/folder to the root of your
Local drive.
- In the Named text box, type *.tmp
- Click the "Find Now" command
- Delete the temp files you find.

*Note that these can be deleted directly from the Find Results.

To group the files for a single deletion:
- Click any file in the list
- Press <Ctrl A> to select all

Should you encounter a "File in use" error, press <Ctrl> and click the
file to deselect it.

As an additional note, the Owner file is another temporary files Word
creates. If you have been experiencing multiple crashes or if Word has
been hanging on you then it is best to search for Owner files
(~$*.do?) and delete those as well. These can cause "file in use" and
"read only" errors.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/


"mickey" <micky@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dc6m1a$lqo$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Beth Melton wrote:
> > Are you able to save as a *.doc if you start Word using the /a
> > switch?
> > Go to Start/Run and run:
>
> > winword /a
>
> I tried that. It did not work. Exactly same result as before.
>
> > Note the space before the forward slash.
>
> > Also, are you saving to removable media, such as a floppy?
>
> No, using the regular hard drive. There is gigs of free space. Also,
> I
> tried "Detect and repair..." on the help menu and it did not help.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -M


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