You should not be able to delete this "owner" file while the document is
open, and I'm very surprised that you can. See €śDescription of how Word
creates temporary files€ť at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632
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Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"steveb" wrote in message
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Bob:
Have been away for a few days.
This is what I have to do when working on Word if I wish to avoid my
computer locking up:
1. Go to file "Open" and get the document I need.
2. Immediately go back to file "Open" where on the list of files is a new
one (1K) starting with ~$ in place of the first two characters of my open
document name. My original file name is still listed normally.
3. Right click and delete this ~$ file which sends it to the recycle bin.
4. Close the list of files.
5. Work on the original document.
If I forget to do steps 2 to 4, at some point the computer locks. I have
to
switch it off, re-boot and recover the file I am working on.
Thanks
Steve
"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
Hi Steve,
Are you referring to the locking up or that you aren't seeing the owner
files? If you haven't set Windows explorer to show hidden
files you won't see the owner files.
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"steveb" wrote in message
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Thanks for all your suggestions, I will investigate them.
However, this identical 1k file is automatically generated with any of
my MS
Word files I open. I can also delete it without getting the message that
it,
or the main file, is open. This is while the original main file is open.
I
have the same Word program on my laptop but it does not act this way.
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP
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