working w/word 2003, win xp

i save my work religiously, probably ever two minutes. so why when i turned
on my computer is half the document i was writing yesterday gone? when i
opeend word, there was a corrupt file error message, then it could not
retrieve it.

would part of a file be corrupted so only a portion was missing. obviously
it's very frustrating losing hours of work, when i'm always so careful to
save. even more nervous making is how to avoid this from happening in the
future.

i looked to see if somehow the file was someplace else or a different name
by doing a word search, but came up empty.

Are you saving to a fixed or removable drive?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Florentine" wrote in message
...
working w/word 2003, win xp

i save my work religiously, probably ever two minutes. so why when i
turned
on my computer is half the document i was writing yesterday gone? when i
opeend word, there was a corrupt file error message, then it could not
retrieve it.

would part of a file be corrupted so only a portion was missing. obviously
it's very frustrating losing hours of work, when i'm always so careful to
save. even more nervous making is how to avoid this from happening in the
future.

i looked to see if somehow the file was someplace else or a different name
by doing a word search, but came up empty.

no.



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you saving to a fixed or removable drive?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Florentine" wrote in message
...
working w/word 2003, win xp

i save my work religiously, probably ever two minutes. so why when i
turned
on my computer is half the document i was writing yesterday gone? when i
opeend word, there was a corrupt file error message, then it could not
retrieve it.

would part of a file be corrupted so only a portion was missing. obviously
it's very frustrating losing hours of work, when i'm always so careful to
save. even more nervous making is how to avoid this from happening in the
future.

i looked to see if somehow the file was someplace else or a different name
by doing a word search, but came up empty.

That was not a yes or no question. It is a multiple choice question.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Florentine" wrote in message
...
no.



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you saving to a fixed or removable drive?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Florentine" wrote in message
...
working w/word 2003, win xp

i save my work religiously, probably ever two minutes. so why when i
turned
on my computer is half the document i was writing yesterday gone? when
i
opeend word, there was a corrupt file error message, then it could not
retrieve it.

would part of a file be corrupted so only a portion was missing.
obviously
it's very frustrating losing hours of work, when i'm always so careful
to
save. even more nervous making is how to avoid this from happening in
the
future.

i looked to see if somehow the file was someplace else or a different
name
by doing a word search, but came up empty.

In that case you're not saving, and that's the problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Florentine" wrote in message
...
no.



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you saving to a fixed or removable drive?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Florentine" wrote in message
...
working w/word 2003, win xp

i save my work religiously, probably ever two minutes. so why when i
turned
on my computer is half the document i was writing yesterday gone? when
i
opeend word, there was a corrupt file error message, then it could not
retrieve it.

would part of a file be corrupted so only a portion was missing.
obviously
it's very frustrating losing hours of work, when i'm always so careful
to
save. even more nervous making is how to avoid this from happening in
the
future.

i looked to see if somehow the file was someplace else or a different
name
by doing a word search, but came up empty.