Re: Saving versions

From: TF (terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:50:47 -0000

Well you'll have to change your policy and working methods because it is
crazy to save any Word document to a floppy and suicidal to save versions to
a floppy. Encourage them to use the hard drive: that's what it is used for.
Correct 3½" floppy technology is at least 20 years old and not up to the job
to save Word documents safely. Word HAS to write temp files in the target
folder whilst it is saving in order to construct the document correctly,
finally deleting the temp files. As well as being dog slow at writing, this
hazardous writing and deleting session will overwrite and corrupt if there
is insufficient spare disk space. The same happens on opening documents too:
so always save or open from the hard disks and copy to and from the floppy
drive. 

-- 
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/
"Lab lady" <Lablady@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:30C67287-6A12-47A9-98DF-1F7EA2E5EAC1@microsoft.com...
:I understand your answer; however, we are in an academic setting where
: students are learning to use the programs and most only have floppies on
: which to save their work.  They are not encouraged to put files on the hd
: because of the possibility of cheating.
:
: I have found that the versions are actually saved on the floppy.  When the
: file is copied to the desktop and opened, the versions are there.  So I 
guess
: my question now is how do I get them to show when working on the floppy?
:
: "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
:
: > You should never even think about saving a Word document (much less
: > versions!) to a floppy disk. This is the quickest way to corrupt your
: > document. Always save to the HD, then Send or Copy to the floppy.
: >
: > -- 
: > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > Words into Type
: > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
: > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the 
newsgroup so
: > all may benefit.
: >
: > "Lab lady" <Lab lady@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
: > news:9346689D-24FD-4DED-9C85-94A9AD04B1B9@microsoft.com...
: > > Our computers won't save document versions to a floppy disk even with 
the
: > > "save on close" box checked.  Help please!
: >
: >

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