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A friend just called and said that he had copied an old version of a Word
file from a USB stick onto his PC over a version that he had spent a couple days working on. Is there a temp file somewhere on his PC with the previous version intact? I remember reading a few years ago that Copy is the most dangerous command. Did it get him? He's frantic...and before I tell him to start retyping the document, I am asking for a definitive answer to his question. Thx. LDN |
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The only way there's an older version is if he has his copy of Word set up
to make a backup. Otherwise, he's been had. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... A friend just called and said that he had copied an old version of a Word file from a USB stick onto his PC over a version that he had spent a couple days working on. Is there a temp file somewhere on his PC with the previous version intact? I remember reading a few years ago that Copy is the most dangerous command. Did it get him? He's frantic...and before I tell him to start retyping the document, I am asking for a definitive answer to his question. Thx. LDN |
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Thanks John.
I was afraid of that. LDN "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: The only way there's an older version is if he has his copy of Word set up to make a backup. Otherwise, he's been had. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... A friend just called and said that he had copied an old version of a Word file from a USB stick onto his PC over a version that he had spent a couple days working on. Is there a temp file somewhere on his PC with the previous version intact? I remember reading a few years ago that Copy is the most dangerous command. Did it get him? He's frantic...and before I tell him to start retyping the document, I am asking for a definitive answer to his question. Thx. LDN |
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I've had people misread my signature as John but never my sig file. ;-)
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... Thanks John. I was afraid of that. LDN "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: The only way there's an older version is if he has his copy of Word set up to make a backup. Otherwise, he's been had. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... A friend just called and said that he had copied an old version of a Word file from a USB stick onto his PC over a version that he had spent a couple days working on. Is there a temp file somewhere on his PC with the previous version intact? I remember reading a few years ago that Copy is the most dangerous command. Did it get him? He's frantic...and before I tell him to start retyping the document, I am asking for a definitive answer to his question. Thx. LDN |
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Sorry about that.
I am working without my computer glasses tonight. My apologies. LDN "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: I've had people misread my signature as John but never my sig file. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... Thanks John. I was afraid of that. LDN "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: The only way there's an older version is if he has his copy of Word set up to make a backup. Otherwise, he's been had. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... A friend just called and said that he had copied an old version of a Word file from a USB stick onto his PC over a version that he had spent a couple days working on. Is there a temp file somewhere on his PC with the previous version intact? I remember reading a few years ago that Copy is the most dangerous command. Did it get him? He's frantic...and before I tell him to start retyping the document, I am asking for a definitive answer to his question. Thx. LDN |
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If I worked without my glasses I'd need a seeing eye dog that could type.
;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... Sorry about that. I am working without my computer glasses tonight. My apologies. LDN "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: I've had people misread my signature as John but never my sig file. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... Thanks John. I was afraid of that. LDN "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: The only way there's an older version is if he has his copy of Word set up to make a backup. Otherwise, he's been had. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "roccogrand" wrote in message ... A friend just called and said that he had copied an old version of a Word file from a USB stick onto his PC over a version that he had spent a couple days working on. Is there a temp file somewhere on his PC with the previous version intact? I remember reading a few years ago that Copy is the most dangerous command. Did it get him? He's frantic...and before I tell him to start retyping the document, I am asking for a definitive answer to his question. Thx. LDN |
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"roccogrand" wrote in message ... A friend just called and said that he had copied an old version of a Word file from a USB stick onto his PC over a version that he had spent a couple days working on. Is there a temp file somewhere on his PC with the previous version intact? I remember reading a few years ago that Copy is the most dangerous command. Did it get him? He's frantic...and before I tell him to start retyping the document, I am asking for a definitive answer to his question. Thx. LDN What did he do when the "confirm file replace" dialogue came up ? The warning dialogue is to help prevent that very thing ! Geoff |
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John is a nice person
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