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Word reverting to default file location on file save
When you open a file through 'File open' in Word, it is supposed to
retain the file path information so if you click 'Save' it will save in its original location. What is happening on some of our pcs is that Word is reverting to default file location specified in Tools-Options-File locations so when the user clicks 'Save' it saves to the wrong location. E.g. Default file location I:\Property File opened from I:\Property\Jones When the user has been editing the document and clicks 'Save' the document is saved in I:\Property. The user has not opened any other files in the meantime. Word just seems to be 'timing out' and reverting to the default file location. I've searched the net and Microsoft say that by design Word is supposed to retain the last folder used settings but this is not happening. Any ideas? We are using Office 97 SP2 on Windows XP SP2 over a Windows Server 2003 network. This is an intermittent fault. |
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Word reverting to default file location on file save
Hi Teresav,
The most likely explanation would be that the user has a macro on the system named FileSaveAs, perhaps paired with a FileSave macro, that's pre-setting the path before the dialog box is opening. When you open a file through 'File open' in Word, it is supposed to retain the file path information so if you click 'Save' it will save in its original location. What is happening on some of our pcs is that Word is reverting to default file location specified in Tools-Options-File locations so when the user clicks 'Save' it saves to the wrong location. E.g. Default file location I:\Property File opened from I:\Property\Jones When the user has been editing the document and clicks 'Save' the document is saved in I:\Property. The user has not opened any other files in the meantime. Word just seems to be 'timing out' and reverting to the default file location. I've searched the net and Microsoft say that by design Word is supposed to retain the last folder used settings but this is not happening. Any ideas? We are using Office 97 SP2 on Windows XP SP2 over a Windows Server 2003 network. This is an intermittent fault. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Word reverting to default file location on file save
Hi Cindy,
Thanks for replying to this. They don't have any FileSaveAs macros. It even happens on pcs which have the default 27KB normal.dot. I've kind of stopped tearing my hair out over this one as we're supposed to be upgrading to Office 2003 early next year so fingers crossed it stops happening. Teresa Cindy M. wrote: Hi Teresav, The most likely explanation would be that the user has a macro on the system named FileSaveAs, perhaps paired with a FileSave macro, that's pre-setting the path before the dialog box is opening. When you open a file through 'File open' in Word, it is supposed to retain the file path information so if you click 'Save' it will save in its original location. What is happening on some of our pcs is that Word is reverting to default file location specified in Tools-Options-File locations so when the user clicks 'Save' it saves to the wrong location. E.g. Default file location I:\Property File opened from I:\Property\Jones When the user has been editing the document and clicks 'Save' the document is saved in I:\Property. The user has not opened any other files in the meantime. Word just seems to be 'timing out' and reverting to the default file location. I've searched the net and Microsoft say that by design Word is supposed to retain the last folder used settings but this is not happening. Any ideas? We are using Office 97 SP2 on Windows XP SP2 over a Windows Server 2003 network. This is an intermittent fault. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Word reverting to default file location on file save
I am having the same problem with my company's computers on our network. We
have WinXP SP2 and Office 2003 SP2 on Windows Server 2003. It (file open/save) will go to different locations at different times - there is no rhyme nor reason to this. Our default location is a network drive. I cannot find any information on why it changes locations, whether saving an opened document or just through 'File Open'. Could someone please help? "teresav" wrote: Hi Cindy, Thanks for replying to this. They don't have any FileSaveAs macros. It even happens on pcs which have the default 27KB normal.dot. I've kind of stopped tearing my hair out over this one as we're supposed to be upgrading to Office 2003 early next year so fingers crossed it stops happening. Teresa Cindy M. wrote: Hi Teresav, The most likely explanation would be that the user has a macro on the system named FileSaveAs, perhaps paired with a FileSave macro, that's pre-setting the path before the dialog box is opening. When you open a file through 'File open' in Word, it is supposed to retain the file path information so if you click 'Save' it will save in its original location. What is happening on some of our pcs is that Word is reverting to default file location specified in Tools-Options-File locations so when the user clicks 'Save' it saves to the wrong location. E.g. Default file location I:\Property File opened from I:\Property\Jones When the user has been editing the document and clicks 'Save' the document is saved in I:\Property. The user has not opened any other files in the meantime. Word just seems to be 'timing out' and reverting to the default file location. I've searched the net and Microsoft say that by design Word is supposed to retain the last folder used settings but this is not happening. Any ideas? We are using Office 97 SP2 on Windows XP SP2 over a Windows Server 2003 network. This is an intermittent fault. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Word reverting to default file location on file save
Hi All!
Does anyone got a solution for this. I am having the exact same problem. Its happening with some pcs in our network. When we do a file open to open a document, for some time, when we do a file open again it shows the files from the same folder, or we save it saves to the same folder. But, after some time, it takes us back to the Default Documents Locations instead of the folder we are working on. Please help. Its word 2000 on XP SP2. "ksav" wrote: I am having the same problem with my company's computers on our network. We have WinXP SP2 and Office 2003 SP2 on Windows Server 2003. It (file open/save) will go to different locations at different times - there is no rhyme nor reason to this. Our default location is a network drive. I cannot find any information on why it changes locations, whether saving an opened document or just through 'File Open'. Could someone please help? "teresav" wrote: Hi Cindy, Thanks for replying to this. They don't have any FileSaveAs macros. It even happens on pcs which have the default 27KB normal.dot. I've kind of stopped tearing my hair out over this one as we're supposed to be upgrading to Office 2003 early next year so fingers crossed it stops happening. Teresa Cindy M. wrote: Hi Teresav, The most likely explanation would be that the user has a macro on the system named FileSaveAs, perhaps paired with a FileSave macro, that's pre-setting the path before the dialog box is opening. When you open a file through 'File open' in Word, it is supposed to retain the file path information so if you click 'Save' it will save in its original location. What is happening on some of our pcs is that Word is reverting to default file location specified in Tools-Options-File locations so when the user clicks 'Save' it saves to the wrong location. E.g. Default file location I:\Property File opened from I:\Property\Jones When the user has been editing the document and clicks 'Save' the document is saved in I:\Property. The user has not opened any other files in the meantime. Word just seems to be 'timing out' and reverting to the default file location. I've searched the net and Microsoft say that by design Word is supposed to retain the last folder used settings but this is not happening. Any ideas? We are using Office 97 SP2 on Windows XP SP2 over a Windows Server 2003 network. This is an intermittent fault. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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