#81 if you HOLD it. I said hit it. BIG difference. The dog probably didn't hold it if it's viciously scratching itself. Don't say I know little about computers when you know little about reading.

There is only one thing that can be definitively said here: YDI for not saving. That said, there are a _lot_ of stupid people commenting today who apparently don't know anything about computers and/or think every computer is set up exactly like theirs. Not every program autosaves, for example. Sure, Microsoft Word and Open Office both do, but I don't use either of those. Ever. They both suck. Plus, we don't even know what kind of paper it is. If it's at all mathematical, I'll cry if OP was using one of those. My chosen editor doesn't autosave. Thanks to a decent saving practice, this has never been an issue. Not every power button is configured to send the shutdown signal, and power button behavior freely configurable on your computer. I, for one, prefer to keep my power button to send the power off signal instead of the shutdown signal. Further, there's the switch on the power supply and the surge protector the OP is using if ey has any intelligence whatsoever. Plus there may be a restart button on the computer. Mine, for example, automatically powers down the computer and repowers it, for use when really bad things happen. I'd say totally believable, but still, how stupid do you have to be to get an appreciable amount done and not save?

#92 & 94 = FAIL I have a DELL and its a 2001, and it doesnt save it. What now?

Murphy's Law!!!!

thatsss why you're supposed to save it every few seconds... =P i've lost sooo many papers because of that. well now you know =] lol

YDI for not saving, your computer could have just as easily crashed.

2 things. 1. my microsoft word does NOT autosave 2. why the hell are you on this website when you should be rewriting your paper?

#6 LMAO.

YDI for not saving often.

I save every second no matter what. I add anything I need to save it. I don't trust my computer.