I need a MS office Word 2003 "angel". A guru would do as well.

I've gotten into trouble and can't find the document I was working for hours
on.
I was modifying the heck out of an old memo, intending to "save as" a new
filename.
I was cutting & pasting from 10 old memos, went to close some excess
windows, and I unintentionally closed the main document I was creating!

My Word 2003 autosave box is checked. The time interval is set to 10 minutes.
Why didn't it autosave a copy for me?

Going to the autosave file location that is listed under "options" seems to
indicate no autosave was made.
I've got my "folders" view showing hidden and all extensions.

Don't tell me to save regularly. I know I should. I haven't made an error
like this for years!

I need obscure information regarding a back door fix to bail me out and find
my work.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.