Word times out in the middle of a document

[Budron]

I am running xp and office xp and Word in the middle of a
document times out and forces me to close the program and
have no option to save. Very frustrating. Any ideas?

Bud

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi, Bud,

I've never heard of Word "timing out" -- it will wait forever for input,
assuming your computer lasts that long. There are, however, many things that
can make it upchuck and die. See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm for
troubleshooting procedures.

In the meantime, make sure you have the "Always save a backup copy" option
checked in Tools > Options > Save, and get in the habit of pressing Ctrl+S
whenever you stop to think, or every 5 minutes (or whatever amount of time
you're willing to lose).