Re: Fast saves - Word = Danger

[Valerie Archambeau <varchamb -at- MIDWAY -dot- UCHICAGO -dot- EDU>]

>Fast save has caused me problems in converting between Windows and Mac
>formats. I don't know if the problem still exists with 6.0, but MS put out
>a patrch to 5.1, called 5.1a that is supposed to solve any problems caused
>by fast save. It seems to wrok, but to be safe, I just turn FS off.

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>M_a_r_c_ A. _S_a_n_t_a_c_r_o_c_e_________________________


The fast save option just recently created some real problems for a student
here.  (I work the Technical Assistance Line as well as write
documentation)  I received a call on Friday from an unfortunate individual
who received a fast save/memory error message while saving a 50 page
document.  Now he cannot access the file through WFW (he gets a General
Protection message).  Unless he can access the file with a different word
processor, I think that file is history.  (he did not have a recent
back-up) Even before hearing the exact error message, I had him turn fast
save OFF (I believe it is on by default?).

I had a less serious problem with fast save about a month ago (on my Mac).
Files I had saved under System 7.1 (Word 5.1a) were printing extraneous
information when printed from a Mac running System 6.0.8 (Word 4.0).  I
tried several things to no avail.  When I turned off fast save the problem
disappeared.

Bad fast save. Naughty.

== Valerie


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Valerie Archambeau                      varchamb -at- midway -dot- uchicago -dot- edu
Information Management Specialist       (312) 702-4665
  and Educational Coordinator
Academic Information Technologies
The University of Chicago

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