tmp files on desktop

I have a new computer, running Office 2007 on Vista Business 32-bit. I have
run the Office update through Windows Updater.

When I save a file in Word, sometimes a piece of the desktop shows through,
with a greyed-out ~WRL0001.TMP, leaving a hole in the Word document. To get
rid of the hole and tmp file, I have to minimize the file, then maximize it
again.

Also, when I alter a Word or Excel file on my desktop, it sometimes moves
over to the top left corner of the desktop, shifting the locations of other
documents on the desktop.

Suzanne
Wed Mar 12 06:23:52 PDT 2008

The solution would be not to save documents to the desktop.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"wfc1" <wfc1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:235B2B05-19F4-4232-97F6-69607AB7EC86@microsoft.com...
>I have a new computer, running Office 2007 on Vista Business 32-bit. I have
> run the Office update through Windows Updater.
>
> When I save a file in Word, sometimes a piece of the desktop shows
> through,
> with a greyed-out ~WRL0001.TMP, leaving a hole in the Word document. To
> get
> rid of the hole and tmp file, I have to minimize the file, then maximize
> it
> again.
>
> Also, when I alter a Word or Excel file on my desktop, it sometimes moves
> over to the top left corner of the desktop, shifting the locations of
> other
> documents on the desktop.
>

wfc1
Wed Mar 12 06:37:04 PDT 2008

Hmmm. That's something I was taught back in Office 97/Windows 98 days, and it
worked fine then, worked through XP, but is no longer a good idea in Vista or
Office 2007?



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> The solution would be not to save documents to the desktop.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "wfc1" <wfc1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:235B2B05-19F4-4232-97F6-69607AB7EC86@microsoft.com...
> >I have a new computer, running Office 2007 on Vista Business 32-bit. I have
> > run the Office update through Windows Updater.
> >
> > When I save a file in Word, sometimes a piece of the desktop shows
> > through,
> > with a greyed-out ~WRL0001.TMP, leaving a hole in the Word document. To
> > get
> > rid of the hole and tmp file, I have to minimize the file, then maximize
> > it
> > again.
> >
> > Also, when I alter a Word or Excel file on my desktop, it sometimes moves
> > over to the top left corner of the desktop, shifting the locations of
> > other
> > documents on the desktop.
> >
>
>
>

Suzanne
Wed Mar 12 07:30:26 PDT 2008

It's never been a good idea. The desktop can be risky, not to mention that
it gets very cluttered. There's a reason for having a My Documents folder,
but of course you don't have to use it; you can select any folder you like
as the default folder for Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"wfc1" <wfc1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AFE00D0E-F63D-499A-A11F-30456C8EC59B@microsoft.com...
> Hmmm. That's something I was taught back in Office 97/Windows 98 days, and
> it
> worked fine then, worked through XP, but is no longer a good idea in Vista
> or
> Office 2007?
>
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> The solution would be not to save documents to the desktop.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "wfc1" <wfc1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:235B2B05-19F4-4232-97F6-69607AB7EC86@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a new computer, running Office 2007 on Vista Business 32-bit. I
>> >have
>> > run the Office update through Windows Updater.
>> >
>> > When I save a file in Word, sometimes a piece of the desktop shows
>> > through,
>> > with a greyed-out ~WRL0001.TMP, leaving a hole in the Word document. To
>> > get
>> > rid of the hole and tmp file, I have to minimize the file, then
>> > maximize
>> > it
>> > again.
>> >
>> > Also, when I alter a Word or Excel file on my desktop, it sometimes
>> > moves
>> > over to the top left corner of the desktop, shifting the locations of
>> > other
>> > documents on the desktop.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>