winword\winword.opt ???

[keith]

Win 98 SE with Office Pro 4.3 ('Windows compatible', 'Mfg'd for Gateway
2000').
Use Winword often to copy>paste then edit (reverse the thread, change
margins, delete those pesky indents) and print newsgroup posts for future
reference. Ocassionally save the docs but usually not. All is well if I
rename DOC.1 and save but if after closing and NOT 'Save changes to DOC.1?'
I get a strange new message: "Word cannot write to file
C:\MSOFFICE\WINWORD\WINWORD.OPT". Can click 'OK' to finish closing. Don't
know where that came from or what to make of it. Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks. Keith

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Keith,

Winword.opt is used for saving user preferences such as those found
under Tools/Options and your MRU list.

It could be the file is corrupt. Try exiting Word, locating
Winword.opt and renaming it. Word will create a new one upon starting
using the defaults.

If you still encounter the error and are not using Word 6.0c
(Help/About) then it's possible you are encountering an error
corrected by a later version. Of course the updates are no longer
available since it was discontinued a few years ago.

But other than an annoyance, and the possibility your preferences are
not being retained, it doesn't sound like it is causing any damage.
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[keith]

Bingo. Renamed it winword.optout. Sounded like a natural choice. Have tried
my copy>paste>exit sequence a few times - no problem or error message. Thank
you very much, Beth. Keith.

 

[Beth Melton]

Glad to hear the problem was resolved. Thanks for the update.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/