Microsoft KB Archive/829329

= Path changes when you open a Word document that is located on a Web site =

Article ID: 829329

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2000, when you open a Word document that is located on a Web site, and you then click Save As on the File menu, the path in the Look in box of the Save As dialog box has changed from the specified location to the root of your local hard disk drive.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur when you change the Documents path in Word (on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click File Locations) to a remote or network location.



Part 1: Download and Install the Fix
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Size        File name ---  12-Sep-2003  06:20  3,988,412   Sharedop.msp (optimized) 12-Sep-2003 08:13  10,146,336  Sharedff.msp (full file/administrative) After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name ---  11-Sep-2003  23:16  10.0.5709.0  9.939,504  Winword.exe

Part 2: Activate the Update
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To activate this hotfix, follow these steps:  Quit Word. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate, and then click to select the following registry key:

HKey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Word\Options

 After you select the key that is specified in step 4, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type SaveAsUseDefFileLoc, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click SaveAsUseDefFileLoc, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.</li> On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.</li></ol>

This fix is a post-Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office 2000 SP-3 installed. For additional information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office 2000 SP-3 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

811002 OFF2000: Office 2000 Updates and Patches Released After November 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: OfficeQFE 9146

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB829329

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