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Default Word 2010, making backups/copies of word files

On 2012-06-07, Jim wrote:
Hi all, i lend my laptop out to a few people now and then and to be
honest i'm getting unhappy about doing this as i can't trust what they
do with it, si i want to be able to check what they are typing when i
get it back from them, they save there files onto thumb drives, now i
could install some kind of spyware but i'd rather get word to just save
a copy of everything they type and save it to my C drive while they save
it to there thumb drive, if i'm happy with what they are doing then i'll
not bother any more, i let them login via windows 7 U x64 guest acc


It sounds like you might need to reassess whether or not you trust the
people you loan your computer to in the first place before you employ a
technological solution. Also, ensure that the people you loan it to
trust you enough to behave wisely with the information you are
collecting on them (you _would_ tell them you're copying everything they
do on the computer, right?).

That said, I'm sure there's a relatively trivial way with Word VBA to
save a duplicate copy of a file whenever it is saved. I suppose you
could also look into a keylogger, which would capture everything that is
typed on the keyboard. Regardless of whether or how you choose to
monitor the use of your cmputer, I'd recommend outlining the uses that
you deem appropriate with those who borrow it, and make clear that the
priviledge will be revoked should they violate such expectations.

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