Remove or lock out their floppy drives so that they cannot be used any more
which will resolve their problems. They shouldn't be saving or opening from
a floppy and if they insist on doing it, take the drive away.
Terry
"Bengt Nilsson, DATAFANT AB, Sweden"
: Thanks for the excellent explanation about the MRU, but I already know
that
: solution.
:
: The main problem is that Word 2003 (and Excel 2003) has this problem and
: normal users cannot solve it by them self.
:
: Regards,
: Bengt Nilsson, DATAFANT AB, Sweden
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > Well to repeat Suzanne's advice, NEVER save or open directly from a
floppy.
: > Always COPY to and from the floppy.
: >
: > Meanwhile, if you clear your MRU File Cache, the search for the floppy
will
: > probably go. Use Tools, Options, General, set the MRU list to zero and
then
: > close Word (and Outlook if it is open). Now restart Word and try File,
Open
: > and it shouldn't hunt for the floppy any more. Reset your MRU file cache
to
: > 9 again.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
:
: >
: > "Bengt Nilsson, DATAFANT AB, Sweden"
message
: > : > :I normally work on the hard drive or the network.
: > : In this case I first save the document on my HD and selected File /
Save
: > as
: > : in Word and saved it on the floppy.
: > : I moved the floppy to an old computer with no network connection, open
it
: > : with Word 97 and saved it on that HD.
: > :
: > : Word 97 has no problems with saving documents on floppy.
: > :
: > : Regards,
: > : Bengt Nilsson, DATAFANT AB, Sweden
: > :
: > :
: > : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
: > :
: > : > Your original mistake was in saving a document to a removable disk,
: > which is
: > : > a prescription for document corruption. Never work on a file
directly
: > from a
: > : > floppy or save directly to a floppy. Always copy the file from the
: > floppy to
: > : > the HD before editing and reverse the process when editing is
complete
: > (save
: > : > the file to the HD, then copy to the floppy).
: > : >
: > : > --
: > : > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : > Words into Type
: > : > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: > newsgroup so
: > : > all may benefit.
: > : >
: > : > "Bengt Nilsson, DATAFANT AB, Sweden" <Bengt Nilsson, DATAFANT AB,
: > : > (e-mail address removed)> wrote in message
: > : > : > : > > 1. Insert a diskette in A:.
: > : > > 2. Start Word 2003 (SP1 installed).
: > : > > 3. Save a document to diskette A.
: > : > > 4. Exit Word.
: > : > > 5. Remove the diskette.
: > : > > 6. Start Word.
: > : > > Word will now try to access A: and it never gives up.
: > : > > You are forced to have diskette inserted to be able to start Word!
: > : > >
: > : >
: > : >
: >
: >
: >
