File Locations

[Rick B.]

Just recently the modify file locations button in Word XP has started to
malfunction. Whenever I click on it from within Word it resets the location
to one specific subfolder within My Documents and won't let me change to
anything else. I have already completely uninstalled and reinstalled Word,
and that did not fix the problem so I suspect it's something to do with the
registry. Any ideas out there? (I'm running a standalone setup with Word XP
and Windows XP Professional).

Thanks

 

[Andre Da Costa]

You said your file location is reset to a different directory, try resetting
it by going to Tools > Options > File Locations (tab), under the "File
Locations" heading, select "Documents C:\...\My Documents" listing under
File Types: Location: click the Modify button and navigate to the location
where your documents are and click ok, close.

Andre Da Costa
Jamaica W.I.

 

[Rick B.]

Thanks Andre but clicking the modify button does nothing--the dialog box
that's supposed to open, doesn't--nothing happens.

 

[RWN]

Not even close to being an expert, but;

I've found that whenever I have these "Huh.." problems I can usually
solve them by "re-registering" Word, as in;
Go to Start, Run and type

winword /r (Note the space prior to the "/r")

Press enter.
It will appear as though nothing is happening but Word will be
re-registered..

HTH

 

[Graham Mayor]

Failures of functions in tools > options are usually an indication of a
corrupt registry data key - see
http://www.gmayor.com/my_toolbars_are_missing.htm. The fix is the same.

Reinstalling rarely achieve anything useful, as the things that cause the
most problems - normal.dot, add-ins and the registry data key are
unaffected.

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[Rick B.]

Thanks Graham but no dice. Absolutely no difference after deleting the data
key.

 

[TF]

Rick

Is this a standalone computer and are you logged in as an administrator?
Although not a 100% solution, if you want to access a different folder,
don't forget that you can add folders to the PlacesBar in the File Open/Save
dialogs for fast access.



: Thanks Graham but no dice. Absolutely no difference after deleting the
data
: key.
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: Rick in Tacoma
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[Rick B.]

Terry:

Thanks for replying.

Yes, I'm on a standalone Windows XP Pro box. I guess this is more of a
housekeeping thing because of course I can still choose where to put files
using "save as" but it would be nice to get the program to work as it
should.

 

[TF]

Rick

The File Locations are saved in normal.dot. It suggest scanning your drive
to make sure that you only have one copy of normal.dot installed and that
there isn't a rogue copy taking precedence over your changes.

Terry

: Terry:
:
: Thanks for replying.
:
: Yes, I'm on a standalone Windows XP Pro box. I guess this is more of a
: housekeeping thing because of course I can still choose where to put files
: using "save as" but it would be nice to get the program to work as it
: should.
:
: --
: Rick in Tacoma
:
: