OFF95: ~Oleapp.doc Appears in the Temp Folder After Setup

ID: Q148206

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Office 7.0, an ~Oleapp.doc file may appear in the <drive>:\Temp folder (where <drive> is your hard disk drive). If you delete the file, and restart the computer, a new ~Oleapp.doc file appears in the folder.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the following conditions are met:

You install Office on a computer that has a Temp folder at the root level of the hard disk.

-and-

Microsoft Office Fast Start is located in the Microsoft Windows 95 Startup folder.

Microsoft Office Fast Start creates the file in order to test OLE calls. Fast Start does not create the file if the temporary folder is set to a path other than the one at the root level.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, delete the Temp folder at the root level, and create a new temporary folder that is not at the root level of the hard disk.

NOTE: Windows 95 defaults to the Windows\Temp folder for temporary files. Any other temporary file storage location is unnecessary unless another program requires it.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Office Fast Start is copied to the Microsoft Windows 95 Startup Folder when you install Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0. This utility increases the overall performance of Microsoft Office programs. The utility loads OLE and Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) when you start a program; once OLE is loaded, it remains in memory for an entire Windows session.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q132755 OFF95: Office 95 Fast Start--An Overview

Additional query words: fastboot.exe fastboot


Keywords          : offwin 
Version           : 7.00
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: June 2, 1999