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Whenever I open Microsoft Word from Office 2007 the program, for whatever reason, creates a 'microsoft' folder in my main document library/folder. This is starting to tick me off as I am getting tired of deleting it and I also dislike software that creates things like that as if we aren't capapble of creating our own files/folders.

Does anyone here know A) why this might be happening and B) how I can prevent it from happening in the future?

I just used Excel and it seems that the folder mentioned in my previous post opens for any Office 2007 program.

Where does Office 2007 think it wants to save stuff (ie your default save folder) that's probably the problem...make sure that is you documents folder

windsor wrote:Where does Office 2007 think it wants to save stuff (ie your default save folder) that's probably the problem...make sure that is you documents folder

Or perhaps its the temporary file that the program uses while you have an open document. Once you close the doc (and save it in the permanent file) does the MS file go away?

windsor wrote:Where does Office 2007 think it wants to save stuff (ie your default save folder) that's probably the problem...make sure that is you documents folder

It is saving to my documents folder (my documents 'library' in Windows 7) but I don't want it to create this file and save it anywhere.

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:

windsor wrote:Where does Office 2007 think it wants to save stuff (ie your default save folder) that's probably the problem...make sure that is you documents folder

Or perhaps its the temporary file that the program uses while you have an open document. Once you close the doc (and save it in the permanent file) does the MS file go away?

Nope, the folder stays there. It also contains sub folders.

The first folder is named 'microsoft'. The next folder is names 'IdentityCRL'. The folder inside that one is named 'production'. That 'production' folder is always completely empty.

a search of some of the gee forums leads to be to believe that Windows Live Sign-in Assistant is the problem NOT word or excel...if you have such a best uninstall it and see what happens

windsor wrote:a search of some of the gee forums leads to be to believe that Windows Live Sign-in Assistant is the problem NOT word or excel...if you have such a best uninstall it and see what happens

Hmmm, I do have Windows Live stuff installed. Thanks for the tip. I'll probably delete all of it as I can't think of any Windows Live stuff that I actually use. I do use Windows Live Mail but can easily find another free email program (they deleted Windows Mail from Windows 7).

colchar wrote:

windsor wrote:a search of some of the gee forums leads to be to believe that Windows Live Sign-in Assistant is the problem NOT word or excel...if you have such a best uninstall it and see what happens

Hmmm, I do have Windows Live stuff installed. Thanks for the tip. I'll probably delete all of it as I can't think of any Windows Live stuff that I actually use. I do use Windows Live Mail but can easily find another free email program (they deleted Windows Mail from Windows 7).

everything I've read on the forums points to an issue with windows live...if you don't need it, pitch it...

Let me know if it works!

windsor wrote:
everything I've read on the forums points to an issue with windows live...if you don't need it, pitch it...

Let me know if it works!

Thanks Mom, you rock!!!!!!

It seems that it was the Windows Live Office plug-in that was causing the problems. I deleted all of my Windows Live stuff and still had the problem. After deleting that plug-in and rebooting though, everything was fine.

Thanks again.

Curious; what was wrong with the folder(s) being created?

Miles wrote:Curious; what was wrong with the folder(s) being created?

They were irritating me. They kept appearing and I would have to delete them.

colchar wrote:

windsor wrote:a search of some of the gee forums leads to be to believe that Windows Live Sign-in Assistant is the problem NOT word or excel...if you have such a best uninstall it and see what happens

Hmmm, I do have Windows Live stuff installed. Thanks for the tip. I'll probably delete all of it as I can't think of any Windows Live stuff that I actually use. I do use Windows Live Mail but can easily find another free email program (they deleted Windows Mail from Windows 7).

I didn't bother with a free email program. I uninstalled and then reinstalled Office 2007 but didn't install Outlook (I'm not a fan of the Office 2007 version). I then grabbed my copy of Office 2003 and installed only Outlook from that CD so I can use an email program that I like (sort of - I always far preferred Outlook Express but Outlook is better than many others) and still get to use the most up to date versions of all of the other Office programs.

colchar wrote:

windsor wrote:
everything I've read on the forums points to an issue with windows live...if you don't need it, pitch it...

Let me know if it works!

Thanks Mom, you rock!!!!!!

It seems that it was the Windows Live Office plug-in that was causing the problems. I deleted all of my Windows Live stuff and still had the problem. After deleting that plug-in and rebooting though, everything was fine.

Thanks again.

It is handy being a geek every now and then! Glad I could help....besides you're family.

windsor wrote: It is handy being a geek every now and then! Glad I could help....besides you're family.

I think we're all family here!

windsor wrote: It is handy being a geek every now and then! Glad I could help....besides you're family.

If you can't rely on your mother-in-law who can you rely on?

colchar wrote:

Miles wrote:Curious; what was wrong with the folder(s) being created?

They were irritating me. They kept appearing and I would have to delete them.

Why were they irritating you? Have you considered writing Microsoft and voicing your concern?

Miles wrote: Why were they irritating you?

They were irritating me because A) I am rather particular about the way in which my folders etc. are organized and B) I really dislike software that creates things for you as if you are unable to figure it out for yourself (to me that comes across as the developer thinking you are too stupid to figure out how you want your computer organized.

Have you considered writing Microsoft and voicing your concern?

No - but I will bitch at DA and a friend of mine who works for Microsoft.

colchar wrote:

Miles wrote: Why were they irritating you?

They were irritating me because A) I am rather particular about the way in which my folders etc. are organized and B) I really dislike software that creates things for you as if you are unable to figure it out for yourself (to me that comes across as the developer thinking you are too stupid to figure out how you want your computer organized.

Have you considered writing Microsoft and voicing your concern?

No - but I will bitch at DA and a friend of mine who works for Microsoft.

Sounds like you need a MAC!!!! (if you go with a MAC)!!!!

cl15876 wrote:

colchar wrote:

Miles wrote: Why were they irritating you?

They were irritating me because A) I am rather particular about the way in which my folders etc. are organized and B) I really dislike software that creates things for you as if you are unable to figure it out for yourself (to me that comes across as the developer thinking you are too stupid to figure out how you want your computer organized.

Have you considered writing Microsoft and voicing your concern?

No - but I will bitch at DA and a friend of mine who works for Microsoft.

Sounds like you need a MAC!!!! (if you go with a MAC)!!!!

I will never ever join that cult!