Just installed MS Publisher: how do I delete files?

[Trish]

I installed and opened MS Publisher. I had a xxxx.pub
file that I had recieved in email and all I wanted to do was
to convert it to a .pdf file using a 3rd party PDF995 program.
The file opened and looked ok in publisher. I sent it to print
and it went to the pdf995 printer. But I did something wrong
because it ended up saying the file was corrupt.
Now when I open Publisher, it shows the two files I was
working with under the OPEN section. I figured out how to
add 'close all' to my menu File, but these still show OPEN.
I've deleted the files from my PC but when I open MS
publisher they still show under the OPEN section. These are
being saved somewhere in publisher and now that I want
to create new ones, I can't find out how to delete the ones
that Publisher still has.
Does this make sense?
Any help would be appreciated including web accessible
tutorials or web URLs that might have the answer I'm
looking for... I haven't been able to find the info in the
Publisher 'Help' sections.

 

[Mary Sauer]

What version Publisher did you install? Do a detect and repair under help on the
toolbar.
Publisher creates temp files. Look in your temp folder in Windows. If you have
Windows XP, in Windows Explorer, in the address bar type %temp%
Have you restarted your computer after this phenomenon? What is the path of the
Publisher files, do they point to where you stored the email attachment?

 

[Trish]

What version Publisher did you install? Do a detect and repair under help on the
toolbar.
Publisher creates temp files. Look in your temp folder in Windows. If you have
Windows XP, in Windows Explorer, in the address bar type %temp%
Have you restarted your computer after this phenomenon? What is the path of the
Publisher files, do they point to where you stored the email attachment?

I installed MS Publisher 2003 as part of MS Office 2003 and I use the
WinXP Pro PC operating System.
1) Windows Temp contents:
- 2 _istmpo and _istmp1 dir files that are empty
- ~DFS4B1.TMP created back on 6/4 (when I installed date)
- about 30 ZLT0xxxx.TMP files (each 256KB, created on old
dates ranging from
Aug thru current,
2004)
2) I have restarted windows many times since it was installed.
Why are these TMP files not being deleted?
3) In Publisher the path for the files I received in email and saved
on my PC, is showing correctly. However, I have since deleted
These saved files from my PC thinking that would get rid of
them in Publisher -- no such luck.
Instead Publisher is going out and retrieving the HTML for
these files and I have no idea of where he is finding them.
I am very confused.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Delete your cache, in IE, tools, Internet Options, delete files. If they are HTML
files then they maybe stored there.

 

[Trish]

Delete your cache, in IE, tools, Internet Options, delete files. If they are HTML
files then they maybe stored there.

May I ask one more question... May I delete all windows temp files
and will Publisher recreate them over a restart of my PC? Will this
hurt anything. I don't understand why the files are being left in
the Windows Temp directory across a restart. Do I have something
set incorrectly that is causing this.
Also, What does the %temp% do when inserted in the Windows
Explorer bar?
Sorry to be such a pest... I just don't understand what is happening
and I'd like to set up a standard sort of procedure that I can use
in the future.
Thank you.

 

[Ed Bennett]

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May I ask one more question... May I delete all windows temp files

Yes, perfectly safe and it is a good idea to do this on a regular basis to
keep a healthy system

and will Publisher recreate them over a restart of my PC?

No. Publisher will create more temp files if you start working on another
document, but should delete them if you quit (they are left there if you
terminate Publisher without using Quit, or if your PC crashes)

Will this
hurt anything.

Nope. If it can hurt anything, it won't let you delete the files.

I don't understand why the files are being left in
the Windows Temp directory across a restart.

That kind of stuff happens. Temp files are not cleared every restart unless
you set up TweakUI or something to do it for you. I don't do it - it allows
me to recover Publisher files after a computer crash.

Also, What does the %temp% do when inserted in the Windows
Explorer bar?

Opens up the Temp folder for your user account.
By default, it's c:\Documents And Settings\<Your User Name>\Local
Settings\Temp. It's easier to use %Temp% as it's automatic.

 

[Ed Bennett]

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I installed and opened MS Publisher. I had a xxxx.pub
file that I had recieved in email and all I wanted to do was
to convert it to a .pdf file using a 3rd party PDF995 program.
The file opened and looked ok in publisher. I sent it to print
and it went to the pdf995 printer. But I did something wrong
because it ended up saying the file was corrupt.
Now when I open Publisher, it shows the two files I was
working with under the OPEN section.

Which OPEN section?

The recently-used file list at the bottom? (Looks like this:

---
1 c:\File Path\File Name.pub
2 c:\Windows\anotherfile.pub
---
)

This just shows the paths of the files that you opened last. It doesn't
mean they exist or that they're open.

Or do you mean that Publisher opens new windows containing both of these
files, displaying their contents?

 

[Trish]

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Which OPEN section?

The recently-used file list at the bottom? (Looks like this:

---
1 c:\File Path\File Name.pub
2 c:\Windows\anotherfile.pub
---
)

This just shows the paths of the files that you opened last. It doesn't
mean they exist or that they're open.

Or do you mean that Publisher opens new windows containing both of these
files, displaying their contents?

The light is dawning.... Thank you Mary and Ed.
I did have a crash several weeks ago... had a strip of
memory go bad.
1) I understand about %temp%
2) I feel much more comfortable knowing I can scratch
the Windows...Temp files without screwing anything
up.
The Open I was talking about is the Heading above the
last used files listing...seems strange they didn't say
Last Opened or something like that for dummies like
me <big grin>.
Can't thank you enough for the help/time/patience
you provided with your response to me. I am very
grateful.

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from

The light is dawning.... Thank you Mary and Ed.
I did have a crash several weeks ago... had a strip of
memory go bad.

Ugh, hate it when that happens.

1) I understand about %temp%

Good

2) I feel much more comfortable knowing I can scratch
the Windows...Temp files without screwing anything
up.

Great stuff

The Open I was talking about is the Heading above the
last used files listing...seems strange they didn't say
Last Opened or something like that for dummies like
me <big grin>.

Hehe - it's not a difficult mistake to make, but I think it is named for
consistency (with the File > Open command) - Open in the sense of the verb,
rather than the adjective, is used.