Goddamn Windows again!

[gusl]

The system on my laptop just froze up, probably due to a memory leak. I can still move my mouse.
I had important documents open that I didn't save. Notepad windows, particularly, tend to freeze up in response to a File->Save.
Any tips for recovering them? Are there programs to access memory, and save my data for me?

I may try using Freedom Linux very soon.

Comments

emacs

[brer-vole.livejournal.com]

sorry dude - upgrade to 2000
XP has some nice feature too... but I have about 10 mins experience with XP.

I use emacs as my text editor - has auto save and
lots of features.

Re: emacs

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

It was an XP system that froze.
Guess what? My system just needed to sleep on it. When I woke up, all the save dialogs were open.
But why it needed hours to figure this out is beyond me.

[contrariandoer.livejournal.com]

Aw. I am so sorry to hear another horror story about
losing data. I can't imagine what is going on in
your mind every time you try to save.

I think what you can do is mark everything in the
notepad, copy and then save. If it freeze up, you
can alway paste it somewhere else.

I am suspecting there is something wrong with your
hardd rive. Sometime errors in hard drive or
IDE controller can freeze things up.

Linux is definitely a solution. The only problem
is printing. Setting up a printer in Linux is
not easy. Most vendors don't even have a driver.
Perhaps in a few years this will change.