Word 2007 problems

I've just made an interesting discovery about my Word 2007, Windows Explorer, and Asstr.org.

I used to be able to easily delete files in Word, and I could easily find the file path. Now, I can't. I also used to be able to locate files very easily in Windows Explorer, and now I notice that there are some files that I can see In "Recent Documents" in Word 2007 that I can not find with Windows Explorer, and that leads me to suspect that they are in actuality "Links" to those files. I have opened a couple of them and watched Word, go to the internet and download those files from ASSTR.org.

So, for the time being, I can not delete these, "pseudo files". Most professionals will tell you that the only way you can truly delete a file is to use some really sophisticated software to do a DOD erase, but then it could really still be there for some really smart people. So, really the only way you can delete a file is to get a new hard drive and even then, it is probably still in existence out there on the net somewhere.

I am not very worried about all this. I am sure that if Big Brother thought I was a threat, or something, they'd be doing something. The loss of control, so it is right in my face is irritating though.

Gwen