Saving a document creates a shortcut

[Guest]

Why does microsoft create a shortcut everytime I save a change to an existing
document. When I search for a document ,I would like to see the document
only. I don't want to see shortcuts for everytime I saved the document.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Is this a shortcut showing up on the desktop when that user saves a file?

If yes...

Jim Rech posted this awhile ago:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mi...el*+author:rech&rnum=3&hl=en#c9bcb9e1d640d6b3

or

http://snipurl.com/haco

Jim's guess was that windows was confused about where the entry in the windows
registry for Recent (Recently used files) was pointing at the desktop.

9.0 represents the version of excel.

9.0 xl2k
10.0 xl2002
11.0 xl2003

 

[Guest]

It shows up when I use the search feature to find a document.. Office will
bring up the document plus numerous shortcuts to it. I dont want shortcuts to
show up.

 

[Dave Peterson]

What search are you using?

From within the File|Open dialog or windows search?

Are these shortcuts that you've created or that are automatically created when
you open a windows file that supports Most Recently Used.

I'm not sure that I can help -- I haven't been bothered by these enough to look
for a different way of searching. But maybe someone else can chime in with the
added information.

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After my searches are finished (windows start button searches), I'll look at the
results in the Detail view and sort by the size of the file. If I'm looking for
..xls files, I know I can ignore the files with sizes of 1k.

 

[Dan]

Dave,

Did you ever find an answer to this? I have a user with the exact same
problem.

Dan

 

[Dan]

OOOPs

I meant Jim, did you ever find an answer?

Is this a shortcut showing up on the desktop when that user saves a file?

If yes...

Jim Rech posted this awhile ago:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mi...el*+author:rech&rnum=3&hl=en#c9bcb9e1d640d6b3

or

http://snipurl.com/haco

Jim's guess was that windows was confused about where the entry in the windows
registry for Recent (Recently used files) was pointing at the desktop.

9.0 represents the version of excel.

9.0 xl2k
10.0 xl2002
11.0 xl2003

 

[Shaquana]

Please I am having the same d@# Problem and it is so making me mad what do i
do to stop it from doing that? it just had started doing it it has never done
it before send and e-mail to (e-mail address removed) with a reply ASAP

Dave,

Did you ever find an answer to this? I have a user with the exact same
problem.

Dan

 

[Gord Dibben]

The creation of *.LNK shortcuts has nothing to do with Excel or Office.

It is a Windows feature.

Go be mad in another news group.

Asked here......answered here.

BTW..............I hope you have another email account. The one you posted
is going to be pretty well used now that the spam-bots have got it.

Need Viagra?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Dave Peterson]

Did you look at the link to Jim Rech's post?

Please I am having the same d@# Problem and it is so making me mad what do i
do to stop it from doing that? it just had started doing it it has never done
it before send and e-mail to (e-mail address removed) with a reply ASAP