Microsoft KB Archive/65856

WinWord Err Msg: Unable to Create Work Document…

PSS ID Number: Q65856 Article last modified on 10-17-1994

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WINDOWS

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The following error message occurs if the MS-DOS environment variable “temp” is not set, or is set to a network directory that does not have write privileges:

Unable to create work document. Check Temp environment variable

To correct this problem, follow the steps below:


 * 1) Quit Windows to return to MS-DOS.
 * 2) If your hard disk does does not already contain a TEMP directory, create one by typing “MD TEMP” (without the quotation marks).
 * 3) Set the temp environment variable by typing “SET TEMP=C:” (without the quotation marks). This tells Windows and Word for Windows where to write temporary files.

The “SET TEMP=C:” should be added to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your hard disk so that the temp variable is set at the beginning of every session.

Reference(s):

“Microsoft Windows Graphical Environment User’s Guide,” pages 537-538

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