An Angel In My Computer

09-12-2002, 11:25 PM

I just had to share this before I go off to bed.
As some of you know, I was asking questions about credentials and cheese in order to complete a literature critique for a class (due in the morning lol).
I was supplied with the information I was so previously ignorant of, gave my thanks and signed off line to type up the piece.
Opening Microsoft Word, I spent ten or more minutes carefully wording a well thought out 5 lines to construct the first paragraph; a summary of the full article.
Finishing that I decided it would be in my best interest to save my work right then and there without going any further.
I clicked on "File" and "Save As" and the window to save it by whatever name in whatever folder popped up and my computer just froze.
Nothing
Nada
I wasn't going to get to save it.
Calling my PC by its "lock-up nickname" (you f*kr) I shut it off and walked away for a minute.
I returned to my seat and turned it on, waited through the scanning of drives for errors while mentally beating myself for not having written out what I had so carefully thought out and typed prior to the lock-up.
Start-up completed, I opened Microsoft Word and there was my work, untouched, in completion, and STILL UNSAVED but for the angel in my computer.

Good Night and God Bless
[img]graemlins/ladyhearts.gif[/img]
Moni

[ 09-12-2002, 11:26 PM: Message edited by: Moni ]

Night Stalker · 09-12-2002, 11:42 PM

Such faith! [img]smile.gif[/img]

I don't have the heart to steal it.

The Angel is wonderful sometimes [img]graemlins/shine.gif[/img]

250 · 09-12-2002, 11:56 PM

you sure microsoft didn't pay you to post this? lol

j/k, I knew what it is like. I had one of this lock up myself. and thank god the word somehow saved my work even if I didn't do it when the computer crashed

good night [img]smile.gif[/img]

Dagorion · 09-13-2002, 03:20 AM

Hehehe, This has happend to me many, MANY times. I once somehow wrote an entire essay without saving and the computer froze. When i re-opend Microsoft Word it had the essay there entitled "Document 1 (recalled)" or someting like that. At least Microsoft can do something good.

Dundee Slaytern · 09-13-2002, 05:16 AM

I type a lot on MS Word, and one of its function is that it periodically saves your work.

LennonCook · 09-13-2002, 05:58 AM

You can set the recovery time aswell.
Basically what happens is it`s saved as a temp, and resaved every so often... if it closes unexpectedly, next time it opens it recalls that temp file.
The recovery time is how long it waits before resaving to that temp; to change it go to Tools-Options-Save; and it`s about halfway down the dialogue box [img]smile.gif[/img] (AutoRecovery every x minutes)

Megabot · 09-13-2002, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dundee Slaytern:
I type a lot on MS Word, and one of its function is that it periodically saves your work.

Yes you knove Moni that Microsoft Word have a "autosaving" feature that is wery handy so i think you got saved by that and you can choose how ofen it shall save but by deafoult it is set to 5 minutes but that can be changet to what you want

Happy for you! [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 09-13-2002, 06:55 AM: Message edited by: Megabot ]

Grimslade · 09-13-2002, 09:10 AM

This has happened to me a few times too. Because I write lots of essays for uni, I have got into the habit of saving my work every few words. I do this quickly and easily by using the hotkey CTRL + S (in Microsoft Word). It's instict now. I do it without noticing.

09-13-2002, 03:23 PM

*sniff*
And here I thought I was special!
[img]graemlins/crying.gif[/img]

I had never had Word save anything in a crash. Of course I can only remember that happening twice last year but then it was no big deal since I had written an outline prior to doing any typing. Those were lock-up losses that would have had me in tears otherwise lol....we're talking 8 to 10 pages worth of stuff just gone.
Well I am glad this feature exists and that at least sometimes it works! I think I'll go back to outlines and notes before I end up having to test it again though.

09-13-2002, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Moni:
Calling my PC by its "lock-up nickname" (you f*kr)

I thought I was the only one who had nicknamed his computer that

[img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]

09-12-2002, 11:42 PM	#2
Night Stalker Lord Ao Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Nevernever Land Age: 50 Posts: 2,002	Such faith! [img]smile.gif[/img] I don't have the heart to steal it. The Angel is wonderful sometimes [img]graemlins/shine.gif[/img] __________________ [url]\"http://www.duryea.org/pinky/gurkin.wav\" target=\"_blank\">AYPWIP?</a> .... <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[1ponder]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/1ponder.gif\" /> <br />\"I think so Brain, but isn\'t a cucumber that small called a gherkin?\"<br /><br />Shut UP! Pinky!

09-13-2002, 03:20 AM	#4
Dagorion Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: That coffee stain on your map (Australia) Age: 38 Posts: 868	Hehehe, This has happend to me many, MANY times. I once somehow wrote an entire essay without saving and the computer froze. When i re-opend Microsoft Word it had the essay there entitled "Document 1 (recalled)" or someting like that. At least Microsoft can do something good. __________________ <br />2,500 left handers die each year using products designed for right handers.

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09-12-2002, 11:25 PM	#1
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	I just had to share this before I go off to bed. As some of you know, I was asking questions about credentials and cheese in order to complete a literature critique for a class (due in the morning lol). I was supplied with the information I was so previously ignorant of, gave my thanks and signed off line to type up the piece. Opening Microsoft Word, I spent ten or more minutes carefully wording a well thought out 5 lines to construct the first paragraph; a summary of the full article. Finishing that I decided it would be in my best interest to save my work right then and there without going any further. I clicked on "File" and "Save As" and the window to save it by whatever name in whatever folder popped up and my computer just froze. Nothing Nada I wasn't going to get to save it. Calling my PC by its "lock-up nickname" (you f*kr) I shut it off and walked away for a minute. I returned to my seat and turned it on, waited through the scanning of drives for errors while mentally beating myself for not having written out what I had so carefully thought out and typed prior to the lock-up. Start-up completed, I opened Microsoft Word and there was my work, untouched, in completion, and STILL UNSAVED but for the angel in my computer. Good Night and God Bless [img]graemlins/ladyhearts.gif[/img] Moni [ 09-12-2002, 11:26 PM: Message edited by: Moni ]

09-12-2002, 11:56 PM	#3
250 Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: either CA or MO Age: 43 Posts: 2,674	you sure microsoft didn't pay you to post this? lol j/k, I knew what it is like. I had one of this lock up myself. and thank god the word somehow saved my work even if I didn't do it when the computer crashed good night [img]smile.gif[/img]

09-13-2002, 05:16 AM	#5
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 11,063	I type a lot on MS Word, and one of its function is that it periodically saves your work.

09-13-2002, 05:58 AM	#6
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 38 Posts: 5,452	You can set the recovery time aswell. Basically what happens is it`s saved as a temp, and resaved every so often... if it closes unexpectedly, next time it opens it recalls that temp file. The recovery time is how long it waits before resaving to that temp; to change it go to Tools-Options-Save; and it`s about halfway down the dialogue box [img]smile.gif[/img] (AutoRecovery every x minutes)

09-13-2002, 09:10 AM	#8
Grimslade Drow Warrior Join Date: April 25, 2002 Location: Australia Age: 43 Posts: 271	This has happened to me a few times too. Because I write lots of essays for uni, I have got into the habit of saving my work every few words. I do this quickly and easily by using the hotkey CTRL + S (in Microsoft Word). It's instict now. I do it without noticing.

09-13-2002, 03:23 PM	#9
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	sniff And here I thought I was special! [img]graemlins/crying.gif[/img] I had never had Word save anything in a crash. Of course I can only remember that happening twice last year but then it was no big deal since I had written an outline prior to doing any typing. Those were lock-up losses that would have had me in tears otherwise lol....we're talking 8 to 10 pages worth of stuff just gone. Well I am glad this feature exists and that at least sometimes it works! I think I'll go back to outlines and notes before I end up having to test it again though.

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