An example: When I open My Computer, and then double click on the Local Disk
(C icon, it displays a list of the files and folders I have on the C:
drive. If I then open Microsoft Word and use the file|open drop down menu to
open a file, say addresses.doc, a shortcut to that file (addresses.doc)
appears on the C: file list display. It is not a temporary shortcut, it
remains after Word is closed and after the system is shut down and restarted.


Navigating through the C: file list to the file and then double clicking on
the file name also opens it in Word with the same result, the shortcut is
created on C: and shows in the file list. It is a valid shortcut, double
clicking on it opens the file.

Further investigation indicates that it may be a Microsoft Office setting
not unique to Word, since opening a file in Excel does the same thing.
Opening files with other applications, such as Notepad or Adobe Photoshop,
does not exhibit this behavior.

This is a new development, it did not used to do this. I do not want a
shortcut created on C: for every file I open. I have not yet found the way
to disable this feature.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It is difficult to understand what you are referring to here. Word makes a
variety of temporary files on the hard drive (which should be removed when
Word is closed) and Windows makes all kinds of records about the files you
open. Neither can be prevented. If you identify which files you are
referring to, then it may be possible to recommend a work around.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




fj wrote:
When I open a file in Word 2003, it creates a shortcut to that file
in the Local Disk (Hard Drive). The result is an undesirable
cluttering of the Local Disk file display. How do I disable this
feature?