The clue is in the name - 'Safe Mode'. You will not suffer document
corruption simply because of this. He will however need to establish what
the problem with Windows is in the longer run.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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www.gmayor.com
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Dale wrote:
Hi, I have a question about running Word in Windows safe mode. Not
Word/Office safe mode, but Windows safe mode. A friend of mine is
having major computer problems and the only way he can get into
Windows XP is using safe mode. He has a very important document with
a time sensitive deadline that he needs to work on. I guess my
question is this: is this a bad thing to do from the standpoint of
possible document corruption? We're not sure what is causing his
computer problems, so I suppose it might not be the best thing to
work on an important document, especially when it seems as though his
hard drive might be failing, but does anyone know if working on a
document in Word in Windows safe mode in and of itself could lead to
document corruption? Thanks in advance for any information.