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by globalscenes

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Using Windows ME I open a wordfile through the Desktop My Documents icon and the pathway is C:\KPCMS\My documents\Abc Ltd.

Opening a similar file through Explorer I find word files saved in C:My Documents\Letters\Xyz Ltd.

I do not know why some files are saved in the latter directories and this means they are not accessed when I use the normal Desktop icon.

Is the KPCMS folder a ME programmed directory for the Desktop? If I delete this directory would C:My documents\... automaticallybe the path using the Desktop icon?

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by ann777

Your MS Word configuration determines the default path to use for saving documents... change it if it's not defaulting to where you want....

For MS Word 2000... that would be:

Tools --> Options --> File Locations --> Documents --> Modify

by ann777

In some OSes, the My Documents links over to another location. That also may be what is happening here. Right-click on your desktop link and go to Properties and check and see where it's linking you.

Also check Explorer and see if you are getting two copies of the exact same file or if one is a shortcut to the real document.

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