[Chris]

Hia,

I'm currently planning my dissertation, and my microsoft word has just
stalled!! I'm using Microsoft office word 2007. I tried to use the search
fuction (Ctrl+F) and the search window came up and went cloudy white, saying
(not responding), but the document underneath it didn't go cloudy. Then when
i tried to save the document, it too went cloudy. I've got 10 documents open
(as i said, i'm in the planning stages), and i can't get to any of them
without them going cloudy and saying (not responding). This happened a few
days ago aswell, exactly the same, and when i shut down word, even though it
said it'd try to recover my documents, it didn't manage it and i lost a load
of work. I've done a fair bit of work since i last saved (stupid i know!) and
REALLY don't want to have lost it all!! is there anything i could do? i've
waited a good 10 minutes or so and it's not sorting itself out - could
waiting longer possible help? is there anything i can do to make sure it
recovers the documents? or will i just have to risk it and shut word down,
hoping that it recovers them?

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!
Cheers
Chris

[Stefan Blom]

If this happens with one document, only, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.

On the other hand, if it is a problem with all documents, new and old ones,
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...artingWord.htm.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Chris" wrote:

Hia,

I'm currently planning my dissertation, and my microsoft word has just
stalled!! I'm using Microsoft office word 2007. I tried to use the search
fuction (Ctrl+F) and the search window came up and went cloudy white, saying
(not responding), but the document underneath it didn't go cloudy. Then when
i tried to save the document, it too went cloudy. I've got 10 documents open
(as i said, i'm in the planning stages), and i can't get to any of them
without them going cloudy and saying (not responding). This happened a few
days ago aswell, exactly the same, and when i shut down word, even though it
said it'd try to recover my documents, it didn't manage it and i lost a load
of work. I've done a fair bit of work since i last saved (stupid i know!) and
REALLY don't want to have lost it all!! is there anything i could do? i've
waited a good 10 minutes or so and it's not sorting itself out - could
waiting longer possible help? is there anything i can do to make sure it
recovers the documents? or will i just have to risk it and shut word down,
hoping that it recovers them?

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!
Cheers
Chris