Any chance said client is working in a network'd environment and only searched the local hard drives? Could the file be on an external drive and the drive isn't mapped or connected to the system?
When was the last time he accessed the file? If it's recently, Word should have it in the list of recently opened files. "Did not save them correctly" - can he describe how he saved the files? Did he do a "Save As" and choose a different format, or did he just close out the file and say "No" when prompted to save the file. If it was a new file and he didn't save the changes when prompted, if it's Word 2000, it's gone, toast, history, off in the ether. Word 2007 will show a list of recovered files at startup. Word 2003 might do that as well but I know Word 2000 won't. In any event, it would really help to know the version of Word, if it's a PC or a Mac and the OS, is the PC network'd, are there any external drives involved, Larry -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael S. Altus Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CGUYS] Recovering lost Word file I refer to a client who lost a Word file. He said that he either did not save them correctly or misplaced his edited version since he can no longer find it. I do not know what Word version. I assume that it is a Windows computer. The client added that he did a desktop search using a Google search program with no luck. I am unfamiliar with Google Desktop Search (http://desktop.google.com). I routinely search according to the following: How to recover a lost file in Word 2007 or in Word 2003 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827099> (Start--Search--All files and folders--etc) How do these search utilities compare? Or is there a better way to search for a missing Word file? I downloaded and installed Google Desktop Search and then decided to uninstall it. I find that Google DesktopSetup.exe is still on my desktop. How do I get rid of it? I'll await replies in case Google Desktop Search is better than Windows search. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
