Word 2003: phantom temp files in startup folder

[Mark Tangard]

Hi all,

I have two Word add-ins that have been well-behaved for a long while on
several PCs running Word 2000 or Word 2002. Today I installed them in a
PC running Word 2003.

They still work fine, but after closing Word, the two matching temp
files ("~%restofname.dot") are still there in the Startup folder with
the real files. And they stay there. Even after a reboot.

Is anything wrong? It doesn't seem to affect performance, but this
certainly hasn't been standard behavior in the past.

The files are identical to those installed with earlier Word versions,
and Outlook is *not* using Word as its email editor. All PCs are
running WinXP Pro. Any ideas?

 

[Harold]

Hi Mark,
If Word had crashed at some point, it may have left those temp files in the
Startup Folder.
Once they are there they stay until deleted.
If you delete the Temp files, do they come back?

 

[Mark Tangard]

Yes, that's the odd part. If you close Word and delete them, they come
back when you open Word again (normal), but they stay there after Word
is closed. (They stay there even if you do absolutely nothing during
the Word session.)

Like I said, it doesn't seem to be hurting anything, other than my sense
of what should be....

--
Mark Tangard, Microsoft Word MVP
"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters

Hi Mark,
If Word had crashed at some point, it may have left those temp files in the
Startup Folder.
Once they are there they stay until deleted.
If you delete the Temp files, do they come back?

Harold Kless, MCSD Support Professional Microsoft Technical Support for
Business Applications (e-mail address removed)
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