Re: Anyone know how to solve this Word problem ?

From: Graham Mayor (gmayor_at_DELETECAPSmvps.org)
Date: 07/24/04


Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 07:11:15 +0300

If settings in tools > options are not behaving then this is usually
indication of a minor registry corruption - check out
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

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rita goldman wrote:
> No the file name is not called ~$filename
>
> I checked Word. The location is My Documents.
> It do not see the word " desktop" in the location section. So I guess
> the location is fine.
>
> Any other help ?
>
> BTW I am sorry My PC is a win ME ( My daughters is a Win98)
>
> PS I am NOT technical...so with any help, pls. understand i am
> ignorant in technical matters.
>
> Thanks
> Rita
>
>
>
> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@DELETECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:<#4Yq4fHcEHA.3012@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
>> Is the 'icon' called ~$filename ? It sounds as though you have the
>> desktop
>> set as the document location or the temp file location. Windows 98
>> is rather
>> poor when it comes to housekeeping and often forgets to delete its
>> temporary
>> files, when you quit applications or Windows itself. Change the
>> Windows temp
>> file location to c:\windows\temp or c:\temp and the documents
>> location to a
>> documents folder. Ensure that any orphaned temp files are removed
>> from time
>> to time. It's been a long time since I used Win98, but I seem to
>> recall that
>> you set the temp location from the auutoexec.bat file - I would
>> check with a
>> Windows 98 newsgroup.
>>
>> You can safely temporary files when the application that creates
>> them is
>> closed. The best time to do so is immediately after switching the PC
>> on.
>>
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>> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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>>
>>
>> rita goldman wrote:
>>> Anyone know how to solve this Word problem ?
>>>
>>> When I open a Word doc it leaves an icon on my desktop - permanently
>>> !.
>>>
>>> I have a win 98 PC.
>>>
>>> This is strange.
>>>
>>> Any help is MOST WELCOME


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