Microsoft KB Archive/42864

Where Standalone Word 5.00 Stores Autosave Files

PSS ID Number: Q42864 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

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By default, Word Version 5.00 saves autosave files in the program directory when running Word standalone. When running Word Version 5.00 on a dual-floppy computer, autosave files are saved on the drive from which Word was started, which is usually Drive A.

The MSWNET variable can be used to make Word redirect autosave files to the document disk, which is usually in Drive B. The following is the syntax for setting the MSWNET variable to do this:

SET MSWNET= :

When running Word on a dual-floppy computer and the document disk is in Drive B, the MSWNET variable is set as follows:

SET MSWNET=B:

The MSWNET variable can be typed in at the DOS prompt prior to starting Word, or it can be placed in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, where it will be set automatically upon starting the computer.

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