Re: Word backup copies on IFS

[Rob Dixon <rob.dixon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Geeky400 wrote:

> Hi Rob,
>
> MS Word is a bit dirty and does not always clean up after itself. Also 
> there is nowhere (to my knowledge) in MS Word where you can specify a 
> folder to use for temporary files or automatic backups etc... So, 
> there  is not much that can be done in Word.

Find another word processor - if you can - I use Open Office and haven't 
noticed this problem


> The links below explain the way MS Word uses temporary files:
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q89/2/47.asp
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q89247/     (for older versions)
>
> You will however not find there the reason why MS Word is dirty.

Surprise!

Best wishes

Rob Dixon