Word 2002--irrelevant prompts to save changes

[plabord]

I am using a copy of Word 2002 that came bundled with Microsoft Works
2002, but which runs independently of it. I'm having a problem where
quite often, when I close a previously saved document, I get a prompt
to save changes even if no changes have been made. Does anybody know
if there are updates that correct this?

I have lived with this for a few years now, but for some reason I feel
like doing something about it now. The descriptions for the few non-
security-related updates I see available for download on the Microsoft
website don't seem to address this. Thanks for any help.

PL

 

[Anne Troy]

My guess is that you have date fields in these documents that are set to
update on open. So, if it said "today's" date last year, you open it and it
now wants to show today's date (this year), then the document is in fact
going to see a change. This is also common in Microsoft Excel files that use
the =NOW() function, which shows the time/date right now.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Nope. It's the Works Add-in that dirties normal.dot on opening.

 

[plabord]

Nope. It's the Works Add-in that dirties normal.dot on opening.

That's right...that's the other bugger that had been driving me crazy
all this time! All those prompts to save to normal.dot or whatever it
was. I could never make any sense out of it!

PL

 

[plabord]

I take it back...it hasn't truly solved the problem although it seems
less frequent than before.

Since uninstalling the add-in five days ago I've gotten the
unnecessary prompt to save twice, but zero prompts to save to
normal.dot. This is out of maybe ten to fifteen document closings,
which I think is better than before when I think I was getting either
prompt every two or three document closings. The point is--it's still
doing it.

PL

 

[Terry Farrell]

Well obviously the Works add-in was the principal culprit. But there may be
other (legitimate) factors such as a field or link that may be updating
itself on opening.

Terry

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you're being prompted to save the document when all you've done is open
it, see "WD2002: You Are Prompted to Save Changes When You Close a Document
Even Though You Have Made No Changes" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816473

 

[plabord]

If you're being prompted to save the document when all you've done is open
it, see "WD2002: You Are Prompted to Save Changes When You Close a Document
Even Though You Have Made No Changes" athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816473

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That truly seems to have taken care of it! Thanks.

PL

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Glad to help.