unintentionally reformatted files

[Java]

I have XP and my computer is renaming my word files and
changing their format so that they are unusable. The old
file might be "Eng303" and the new name is "~$g303". The
new file has about three rows of squares and then pages
of nothing. Whatever is happening, it is going slowly
through all of my files.

HELP.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Word creates temporary files with such names, but there is a virus that
randomly deletes Word files, and this is what I think is happening here.
Make sure that your antivirus measures are up to date.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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