When I open a document, a second icon is created of that document. After I
close the document the icon remains and has to be deleted. When I clike on
the icon it opens to a Word document with only my name and some symbols.

This is the "owner" file (see €œDescription of how Word creates temporary
files€� at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632). It should be deleted
when you close the document. If it is not, it is okay to delete it manually,
but if this happens routinely, you may want to find out the cause. One
reason for temp files not being deleted is something to do with SMB packet
signing in Windows 2000 Server.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"kehrenshaft" wrote in message
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When I open a document, a second icon is created of that document. After
I
close the document the icon remains and has to be deleted. When I clike on
the icon it opens to a Word document with only my name and some symbols.