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I had an Excel Workbook open and Windows Update Automatically Restarted my
computer. All of my changes were lost!!!! This is a major bug. WIndows
should not be allowed to restart if you have unsaved documents open. At
least this option should be customizable.

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quot;WEEDSTERquot; gt; wrote in message
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gt;I had an Excel Workbook open and Windows Update Automatically Restarted my
gt; computer. All of my changes were lost!!!! This is a major bug. WIndows
gt; should not be allowed to restart if you have unsaved documents open. At
gt; least this option should be customizable.

Who would you blame if you had a power failure, or your computer simply
crashed, as they sometimes do?

Years ago, one of the computer magazines said that if you watch highly
experienced typists, you'll notice they often exhibit a strange twitch every
so often with their left hands. What they're doing is hitting a very
important keystroke combination: CTRL-S, which is the Save command in many
programs, including Excel and Word. This would be a good habit to adopt,
grasshopper.

If you're doing experimental things to an existing sheet, and you'd rather
not save until you're sure you like the results, make a copy and experiment
that that, instead. Then, do a Save As, and give it the same name as the
previous version.
Windows Update always prompts me before restarting.
If I try to restart with an unsaved Excel sheet open, I am prompted to save
the sheet.
You are suggesting that your system has overridden not one, but two
safeguards. I doubt that has happened.

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Ian
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quot;WEEDSTERquot; gt; wrote in message
...
gt;I had an Excel Workbook open and Windows Update Automatically Restarted my
gt; computer. All of my changes were lost!!!! This is a major bug. WIndows
gt; should not be allowed to restart if you have unsaved documents open. At
gt; least this option should be customizable.
gt;
gt; ----------------
gt; This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
gt; suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the quot;I
gt; Agreequot; button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
gt; this
gt; link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
gt; click quot;I Agreequot; in the message pane.
gt;
gt; www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc

My Windows Update is set to Automatically Download and Install Updates. Is
yours?

quot;Ianquot; wrote:

gt; Windows Update always prompts me before restarting.
gt; If I try to restart with an unsaved Excel sheet open, I am prompted to save
gt; the sheet.
gt; You are suggesting that your system has overridden not one, but two
gt; safeguards. I doubt that has happened.
gt;
gt; --
gt; Ian
gt; --
gt; quot;WEEDSTERquot; gt; wrote in message
gt; ...
gt; gt;I had an Excel Workbook open and Windows Update Automatically Restarted my
gt; gt; computer. All of my changes were lost!!!! This is a major bug. WIndows
gt; gt; should not be allowed to restart if you have unsaved documents open. At
gt; gt; least this option should be customizable.
gt; gt;
gt; gt; ----------------
gt; gt; This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
gt; gt; suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the quot;I
gt; gt; Agreequot; button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
gt; gt; this
gt; gt; link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
gt; gt; click quot;I Agreequot; in the message pane.
gt; gt;
gt; gt; www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc
gt;
gt;
gt;
gt;

Doug, I agree with you. I am not saying that I am not responsible to save
every 5 minutes. I am just saying that I should have been prompted to save
changes. That is a bug.

quot;Doug Kanterquot; wrote:

gt; quot;WEEDSTERquot; gt; wrote in message
gt; ...
gt; gt;I had an Excel Workbook open and Windows Update Automatically Restarted my
gt; gt; computer. All of my changes were lost!!!! This is a major bug. WIndows
gt; gt; should not be allowed to restart if you have unsaved documents open. At
gt; gt; least this option should be customizable.
gt;
gt; Who would you blame if you had a power failure, or your computer simply
gt; crashed, as they sometimes do?
gt;
gt; Years ago, one of the computer magazines said that if you watch highly
gt; experienced typists, you'll notice they often exhibit a strange twitch every
gt; so often with their left hands. What they're doing is hitting a very
gt; important keystroke combination: CTRL-S, which is the Save command in many
gt; programs, including Excel and Word. This would be a good habit to adopt,
gt; grasshopper.
gt;
gt; If you're doing experimental things to an existing sheet, and you'd rather
gt; not save until you're sure you like the results, make a copy and experiment
gt; that that, instead. Then, do a Save As, and give it the same name as the
gt; previous version.
gt;
gt;
gt;