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four questions of the week: Juan partner want to edit Word documents in private, Stan has a CD stuck in a portable, compact discs Derek is jump, and Mary can not activate Windows XP update Auto-update

If you open and edit Microsoft Word documents from a USB memory stick, does leave a "footprint" or any other trace files on the computer?

AA> John

Yes, I expect what files to leave visible traces, although I did not expect to be able to find the content of documents easily at all. For example, the names of recently used files should be listed in the Start menu in the documents, the oldest in My Documents. It is almost certain to be visible in the list of recent documents word, and probably in the history of Windows Explorer. Unusual names of files could attract attention.

Word also keeps temporary copies of documents in the collection files hidden begin with a tilde. Word usually opens in the same directory as the original, but sometimes end up in pieces of text files with names like ~ WRL0001.tmp or in the Temp directory. I guess this could occur if Word crashed or USB memory is not enough space. Finally, the parties of any file in Windows can be stored in the Windows swap file (pagefile.sys) or file that is used to hibernate the computer (hiberfil.sys), although it can be difficult to extract all the details.

You can minimize the problem, ensure that the Word of autosave feature is disabled, and running CCleaner to clean up temporary files and stories. In fact, there is a version of CCleaner is run from a USB key, so that people can remove traces of your files when using computers in Internet cafes and libraries.

An alternative would be to run your own Chrome or Firefox from the USB drive, perhaps using PortableApps, and edit Word files with applications free online Microsoft Office is available through Hotmail and SkyDrive. It is not all functions, but at least not to damage Word documents, such as Google Docs. Zoho Docs would also be worth a look. It depends on your documents. Simple text files are no problem, but Word documents with multi-column font for the game, embedded images, equations, notes, etc. are difficult to handle.
stuck in the CD

I have an Acer laptop with Windows Vista. When you try to eject a CD, there was no answer ... except for a useful (?) a message that says "there is a problem ejecting a disc into drive E".

Stan Laurent

Is there a small hole in the drawer, probably to the left? If this is the case, the push of a clip to open the

Around 2003, I transferred some private recordings made on DAT Reel to reel tapes and a CD-R. Recently, he appeared to skip to the end of the tracks during playback on my Philips CD player and CD player from your computer. Have a suggestion?

Derek Roughton

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