tmp files

chow1551 · 09-18-2007, 02:18 PM

My daughter is using XP home with sp2 with MS office 2000, Using Word as normal she has some how saved the document as a tmp file, its actually called .tmp2738, I have tried to open it for her but my expertise is drastically lacking, is there a way to retrieve the Doc in a legible form. Thanks.

Zazula · 09-18-2007, 04:06 PM

First of all, have a quick read of this article: Description of how Word creates temporary files. This will help you understand the mechanism behind the temp-file creation, and identify the nature of the specific tmp at hand.

Then, you need to open this tmp file. Normally, the temporary files that Word creates, open without problems in Word. However, if this specific tmp is damaged, it won't open; and you need in this case to know How to recover text from any document in Word 2000.

Last but not least, you may be having a configuration problem, which leads to temporary files being created abnormally. So, have a look at When you save a file in Word, the file is given a "~XXXX.temp.doc" name, as well.

chow1551 · 09-20-2007, 03:08 PM

Hi, tried all that but only managed to now see one or two alphabetical letters that resemble anything I recognize.

09-18-2007, 02:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
chow1551 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8 OS: XP	tmp files My daughter is using XP home with sp2 with MS office 2000, Using Word as normal she has some how saved the document as a tmp file, its actually called .tmp2738, I have tried to open it for her but my expertise is drastically lacking, is there a way to retrieve the Doc in a legible form. Thanks.

09-18-2007, 04:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: tmp files First of all, have a quick read of this article: Description of how Word creates temporary files. This will help you understand the mechanism behind the temp-file creation, and identify the nature of the specific tmp at hand. Then, you need to open this tmp file. Normally, the temporary files that Word creates, open without problems in Word. However, if this specific tmp is damaged, it won't open; and you need in this case to know How to recover text from any document in Word 2000. Last but not least, you may be having a configuration problem, which leads to temporary files being created abnormally. So, have a look at When you save a file in Word, the file is given a "~XXXX.temp.doc" name, as well. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

09-20-2007, 03:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
chow1551 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8 OS: XP	Re: tmp files Hi, tried all that but only managed to now see one or two alphabetical letters that resemble anything I recognize.