If you know what time all this happened, you might Explore your hard drive and look for files modified around that time. Maybe something will pop up that is a temp file or something that has the data on it.
Or you could look for any files from around that time containing a distinct string of text that you know is in the book. How you do that depends on which operating system you are using. And when you are all done, go into Word and activate the AutoSave feature and tell it to automatically create a backup so if this happens again, you will be in better shape. Good luck. CJ wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of > samuel > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 5:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Recoveriing a Word Document > > I have a Dell computer and I am writing a book. I am running > Microsoft Word 97. Yesterday while I was printing some pages, I > tried to close the document so I could save it to disk. It gave me a > message saying Word encountered a problem. I got that "End Program" > dialog box. I thought I did whatever was necessary not to lose the > document, but I was wrong; it is gone! > > The title still shows up at the bottom of my file menu on a blank > Word document but when I try to open it I get a message saying "the > document or path is not valid." > > I've got to believe that my book is still hiding somewhere on my > computer. Please help me. Of course, I looked in the Recyle Bin; I > also did a global search and came up with nothing. > > I am feeling desperate as I have been working on this book for a > long time, so I will appreciate any help you can give me. > > Thank You, > Mark (a.k.a. "Samuel") > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: > 10/13/06 > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
