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why do .tmp files stay on my desktop?
When working in Word, the .tmp files that are created with each save stay as
icons on my desktop, even after I close word. How do I hide them? |
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why do .tmp files stay on my desktop?
The desktop is not the best place to save any documents. By default Word
saves its documents in the folder defined at tools options file locations documents. Word creates a variety of temporary files in the user temp folder and the document folder. Both should be released when Word is closed, but note that if you are using Word as editor for Outlook, Word may not be closed, but running in the background, if Outlook is still open. Ensure that Windows XP creates its temporary files in the correct place by having the following registry entries: Key Name: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment Value 0 Name: TEMP Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ Data: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp Value 1 Name: TMP Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ Data: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp If they are still not released when Word is certainly closed then see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ssavage wrote: When working in Word, the .tmp files that are created with each save stay as icons on my desktop, even after I close word. How do I hide them? |
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why do .tmp files stay on my desktop?
They shouldn't be there in the first place. You need a system administrator
to look at that machine: there's something wrong with your Windows TEMP folder (it may be that the user ID you are using does not have permission to write there). Word will put temp files on the desktop only if it can't write the the Windows Temp file. Something is seriously broken in your machine. On 29/3/06 7:45 AM, in article , "ssavage" wrote: When working in Word, the .tmp files that are created with each save stay as icons on my desktop, even after I close word. How do I hide them? -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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