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General Discussion / Re: "This file was not properly saved"
Greetings, and thanks for the suggestions to date. I have given it a rest for a week, but am now back on the case.

I can save into the Autosave folder at will, so no obvious problem there. Vista seems to handle permissions a little differently to XP, but as far as I can tell, I have full administrator permissions across the board.

I'd like to dig a bit deeper into this, if I may. Assuming I have autosave/recovery on and set to 2 minutes, I would expect the current file to update itself automatically in its original location. It isn't doing that at all.
 
My autosave folder is empty, but then, so is the autosave folder in my original NWC installation, so I am clearly misunderstanding the function of this folder. Unless neither programme is working as it should under Vista. Or does the Autosave folder only contain recovery files in the event of a crash?

Now, as I say, either I am completely misunderstanding a programme I have used without any issues in NWC1 format under pre XP versions of Windows for 10 years, or some things have changed....

Best wishes,

Rob.





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General Discussion / Re: "This file was not properly saved"
I have tried to uncheck the "read only" attribute on all folders within NWC2. Good idea, Lawrie. But despite logging on as Administrator, despite Vista allowing me to uncheck all internal folders (although only in a specific order (alphabetically in reverse order - some of them requiring more than one try), I cannot uncheck the attributes on either the Config or Autosave folders. Both of these are empty. Then if I check the attributes on the other folders all are reset to "read only". Bizarre.

I have just had to clear individually over 20 instances of this error message, which appeared about one per second about 10 minutes after opening the file.

I am close to removing NWC2 and starting again, but I still think there must be an easier way. I am loth to deleting the Autosave folder and creating a new one, Bob, in case this just compounds the problem.
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General Discussion / Re: "This file was not properly saved"
Thanks for the suggestions so far.

I have backups on, and autosave set for 5 minutes. While autosave may be a contributor, the instances of the "this file.." message does not seem to be linked to this. The messages do not appear at 5 minute intervals, but all together, one after the other. Having said that, it hasn't happened yet today! Incidentally, I have just checked the contents of the autosave folder, and it is empty. It may be a misunderstanding on my part, but I expected to find at least the autosave of the current file here!

I only ever have one instance of the program open at any one time, and while NWC1 is still installed, it has been unused since installing NWC2. I always close the program from the file menu, after closing all files.

I agree that Vista is unlikely to be the cause of this. And I never have any other programs open when using NWC.

Rob.
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General Discussion / Re: "This file was not properly saved"
Hello Lawrie. Thanks for replying. Some quick answers to your questions...

When you click OK does the file seem complete, is there anything missing from where you left it?

Yes - everything is present and correct.

Does it occur when launching NWC2 or when you actually open the file?

Only after a file has been open for a few minutes of use.

Is this the same as the "crash recovery" dialogue?

I have never seen a "crash recovery" dialogue, in any instance of NWC since 1996!

Have you checked your "temp" directories?  They should be pretty much empty.

They are.

Are other programs showing similar problems?

No.

How well are you protected from exploits from the net?  (bearing in mind that the only truly safe computer has been dismantled and the pieces locked in a dark cupboard)

Through a hardware firewall and Bullguard.

Is there any indication that you may be having hardware problems - E.G. noisy hard drive?

None. This is a brand new machine.

Is your windows fully patched?

Yes.

What version is your windows installation?

Vista Home Premium.

Rob.
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General Discussion / "This file was not properly saved"
When starting NWC2, and opening a file I am working on, I sometimes get an error dialogue with a "This file was not properly saved" message. After about 10 instances of this, (resolved by clicking on "OK"), it stops appearing. Any ideas what is causing this and how to stop it would be welcome.