Workgroup Templates

we have customized templates and have them on a share.

In word, under workgroup templates, they would enter,
\\servername\sharename for the location.

I am trying to decommission the server that hosts the templates.

Several weeks ago, we moved and scripted the change to our users too,
R:\Templates.

When I shut down the server, and users try to open a DOC that was
created using a template from \\servername\sharename WORD hangs and in
the bottom left hand corner of WORD, it says, "trying to connect to
\\servername\sharename. If you hit ESC the DOC finally opens.

I guess my question is, how can I remove this server from the
environment and the DOCs not care about an old template location?

Tia,
RandyH

There is a hotfix available to cure the problem. Take a look here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823372/



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"RandyH" <RHollaw.TakeThisOut@HOTmail.com> wrote in message
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> we have customized templates and have them on a share.
>
> In word, under workgroup templates, they would enter,
> \\servername\sharename for the location.
>
> I am trying to decommission the server that hosts the templates.
>
> Several weeks ago, we moved and scripted the change to our users too,
> R:\Templates.
>
> When I shut down the server, and users try to open a DOC that was created
> using a template from \\servername\sharename WORD hangs and in the bottom
> left hand corner of WORD, it says, "trying to connect to
> \\servername\sharename. If you hit ESC the DOC finally opens.
>
> I guess my question is, how can I remove this server from the environment
> and the DOCs not care about an old template location?
>
> Tia,
> RandyH