[macropod]

Hi hnref,

The simplest (and safest) solution is to not access files on floppy disks from Word. Apart from the disk access problem you referred
to, that way lies document corruption. The reason for the corruption risk is that Word uses the folder the accessed file is in (ie
the floppy disk) to store some temporary files and this can cause problems if there's insufficient space for both them and the
latest save of the file.

Cheers
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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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"hnref" wrote in message ...
I've been having a problem with my floppy drive. It also happens on a
coworker's computer so I know it's not just my machine. Here's the situation:
If I have used a floppy in my computer at some point during the day, the
drive will be accessed every time I open Word until I restart my computer,
even if there is no disk in the drive. I've tried deleting lists of recent
files but nothing seems to work. Anyone else have this problem? I'm running
Windows XP Pro.