personal file retrieval

[Paula]

Hi
I have saved a personal file on windows xp several times today.
I want to go back two revisions and restore that version if possible.

Please help if poss a computer novice
--
Many thanks,
Paula

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Re: personal file retrieval

"Paula" <Paula@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C565C835-9F17-4EEA-8D1F-9C9ED0F210E4@microsoft.com...
> Hi
> I have saved a personal file on windows xp several times today.
> I want to go back two revisions and restore that version if possible.
>
> Please help if poss a computer novice
> --
> Many thanks,
> Paula

What is the application that you were writing this with, and does it support
reversion to previous revisions?

HTH
-pk

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: personal file retrieval

On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:10:03 -0700, Paula
<Paula@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:


> I have saved a personal file on windows xp several times today.
> I want to go back two revisions and restore that version if possible.
>
> Please help if poss a computer novice



In all probability you can *not* do that. But tell us what kind of
file it is and what program you used to edit and save it.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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[Paula]

RE: personal file retrieval

i was using windows xp home, word document containing text only
sorry don't understand computer jargon
does this help?
--
Many thanks,
Paula


"Paula" wrote:

> Hi
> I have saved a personal file on windows xp several times today.
> I want to go back two revisions and restore that version if possible.
>
> Please help if poss a computer novice
> --
> Many thanks,
> Paula

 

[Paula]

Re: personal file retrieval

hi
it is windows xp home edition on a word text doc but i don't think it is
supported (tried file and versions on the doc but box came up blank)
--
Many thanks,
Paula


"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Paula" <Paula@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C565C835-9F17-4EEA-8D1F-9C9ED0F210E4@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> > I have saved a personal file on windows xp several times today.
> > I want to go back two revisions and restore that version if possible.
> >
> > Please help if poss a computer novice
> > --
> > Many thanks,
> > Paula
>
> What is the application that you were writing this with, and does it support
> reversion to previous revisions?
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>

 

[Jim]

Re: personal file retrieval


"Paula" <Paula@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C565C835-9F17-4EEA-8D1F-9C9ED0F210E4@microsoft.com...
> Hi
> I have saved a personal file on windows xp several times today.
> I want to go back two revisions and restore that version if possible.
>
Windows XP only keeps the last version. There may be a way to recreate the
next to last version with whatever program you are using to create and edit
your file. Outside of that possibility, the previous versions of your file
have been overwritten. Hence, they are gone for good.

However, if you really want to always be able to go back, you must save your
work to a new file with a new name every time that you save it.
Jim
> Please help if poss a computer novice
> --
> Many thanks,
> Paula