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Also chiming in late here (don't use RoboHelp anymore, so didn't pay
attention to the question), so I'm quoting Al Geist and thus may have
missed some subleties of the original question. Al said: <<... if I
rmember the original poster needed some form of autosave because of
power problems. If that is the case, then I suggest getting into the
habit of pressing CTRL=>S on a regular basis. This is especially true
if power is a problem, because those power glitches could also reset
the autosave process.>>
I certainly support Al's suggestion, since it's one of the standard
things I teach newcomers to computers. In fact, I've got this keystroke
down to a subconscious twitch that kicks in after I've done anything I
don't want to have to redo, whether or not 5-10 minutes have elapsed.
Highly recommended.
However, if the problem is unreliable power, there's a better solution:
buy an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and plug your computer into
that. In addition to giving you 5-10 minutes of power when you lose
power completely, a UPS typically provides much better power filtering
and surge protection than the usual power-strip surge protector. This
will also keep your computer's power supply as well as the rest of the
electronics safe should lightning hit the transformer across the
street.
Of course, if the unreliable power is inside the computer, replace the
power supply (typically much less than US$50, possibly including
labor). Why put up with something that's so easy to fix?
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