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keithb@advtech.uswest.com (Keith Bechard) writes:

>In article <derosa.716567500@marble>, derosa@rtsg.mot.com (John DeRosa)
>wrote:
>> 
>> my hard disk.  It seems that whenever I make a
>> change to my preferences, it creates a settings
>> file wherever MS Word happens to be pointing,
>> i.e. where I last openned or saved a file.
>> 

>I had the same problem. However, mine only occurred on my powerbook -
>never on my CI. I posted a note similar to yours and got a response
>from Microsoft. The problem I was having was caused by the Apple FAX
>software (according to Microsoft). Whenever you fax'd something from
>Microsoft WORD, the FAX utility closes all files (even the settings
>file).

If a few folders are being used, and these folders are getting settings
files, would creating an alias to the original settings file in the SYSTEM/
Preferences folder be useful. Changes to preferences should update just the
original settings file.

I also noticed that an extra preferences file appeared in a folder. I use
a PowerBook 140 without internal modem (external non-fax though) and no 
faxing.

Dale
parkyn@sfu.ca