Solved MS Word leaves this this: `$B Stuff.doc in folder

[klxdrt]

Hi,


MS Word leaves this this: `$B Stuff.doc in folder the sometimes I experience a problem with macro virus.
Have been able to clear macro virus but it re-appears at random times, several wks.

Please help if possible?
klxdrt

 

[Ranger4]

What version of Word are you using. Have you checked your Word Templates to make sure it is the correct one.

 

[klxdrt]

Hi,


I have been using word 2003 for over a decade with no problems. Just use word for simple stuff as I'm not a typist and only use a personal home made letterhead template.



Thanks for the response,


klxdrt

 

[Ranger4]

Try resetting the default Template using this website as a guide or the following Youtube video.

How To Create Default Template for Microsoft Word 2003

Word 2003 Tutorial Setting the Default Document File Location Microsoft Office Training Lesson 31.1 - YouTube

 

[klxdrt]

Hi,


Thanks for the info about solving my normal.dot problem. Followed you links/direction, created new normal.dot & letterhead.dot.

QUESTION: Is it possible to copy/move normal.dot & letterhead.dot to a part of my HD that I backup daily, then point word to that templates folder and have word work with the new moved location?

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Regards,


klxdrt

 

[Ranger4]

You would only be able to save the actual documents to a folder for your daily back up, the Template itself would remain as part of Word itself.

When you have altered them you can save them in your documents folder & then just make necessary changes each time you want to & then save them, so you are just changing the same document & then saving it.

 

[klxdrt]

normal.dot is on C drive; word.docs are on E partition?

normal.dot is on C drive; 4-16 gb of WORK: word.docs & all work is on E partition? That 4-16 GB of WORK or parts of it can change several times a day.



I only backup E partition not C partition. Are you saying that if for some reason normal.dot an other ???.dot are on C in the App Data folder gets corrupted I can recover all of them by opening a word.doc on my E partition? Business is always changing & I need to be up & runing in minutes that's why I set my pc up this way.


Thanks for the tips.


regards,

 

[Ranger4]

The Normal.dot template can be saved to the E drive but Word needs to know where that Template is, so you will need to change Word options to where you have saved that normal working Template.

 

[klxdrt]

created new normal.dot

Hi,


Starting from scratch; I think I got it working correctly now. Even edited current menu bar, now all templates + normal dot are in the <templates> folder on the <E> partition.


Regards & Thanks,


klxdrt

 

[Ranger4]

You are welcome & glad to hear all seems to be working now.