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Q158700: WD97: AutoRecover Doesn’t Create Recovered Document

Article: Q158700
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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The AutoRecover feature does not create a recovered file or the progress meter
does not appear at the designated time interval.

NOTE: Because of this behavior, if you are editing a macro in the Microsoft
Visual Basic Editor and Word fails, the macro will not be recovered.

CAUSE
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AutoRecover only functions on a document that has been modified during the
current session. If you are working only in the Visual Basic Editor while you
have a document open in Word, Word is unable to recognize that the document has
been modified.

WORKAROUND
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To invoke automatic document recovery for both the document and the Visual Basic
Editor, make a change to the document. For example, press ENTER one time and
then click the Undo button.

AutoRecover will now recover both the document and the macros if Word stops or if
your computer shuts down unexpectedly.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.
We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


MORE INFORMATION
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The AutoRecover feature is used in Word to recover a document if your computer
loses power or if an application error occurs while you are working in a
document. The AutoRecover feature does not replace a normal save of a document.
Word does not have a feature that automatically saves your documents. You should
save your document periodically by clicking Save on the File menu. You should
also save your macro periodically by clicking Save <host document> on the
File menu in the Visual Basic Editor. This will save the current project and all
of its components including forms and modules.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q156574 What Is the AutoRecover Feature in Word?

Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 dirty Autorecovery macro

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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