You're right, Julie, the problem has to do with low system resources. = And although a reboot will FORCE system files out of memory when you've been working away for quite some time on a system or opening/closing lots of apps/docs...you should also add a TEMP directory cleanup and an Internet Explorer cache (pronounced cash) cleanup of stored web pages.=20 If anyone would like a cool little utility to help them regularly keep = their TEMP directory cleaned out of junk...Greg created just such a free = utility. You can download the TEMP SCRUBBER from http://www.mousetrax.com/downloads.html.=20 Dian Chapman Technical Consultant & Microsoft MVP Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Free Tutorial site: http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html Free Support Ezine: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/ =20 -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On = Behalf Of Julie R Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 12:06 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For what it's worth...my ME machine with 256 MB RAM occasionally does = this even with much smaller documents if I'm running low on system resources (control panel-->system-->performance tab). It's usually resolved on = this machine by doing a cold boot then opening only Word. My machine/software combination seems to leak a lot of memory, = especially when I'm using Internet Explorer browser. ..YMMV of course. Julie R http://www.ResearchandSuch.com http://www.BillboardWebServices.com From: "Robert Carneal" <carnealr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said > Ok, I have a 580-some page Microsoft word document that I am attempting to > edit by removing the graphics I do not want. I am using Office 2000. I am > on a Windows ME system. I have 11 Gig free on drive "C" and 60 Gig free on > Drive "D." > > When I try to save me edits, it tells me the disk is full. It also tells me > it cannot make backups. ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to = mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will = also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, = send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an = invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************