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I was in the middle of creating a document when MS Word crashed.When i restarted ,it asked me what i wanted to do with some temporary file,to which i answered delete.But unfortunately it was the latest version f my document and i am now left with just a few lines in the beginning.Is there any way i can get my old file or have i dug my own grave?
Also i cant find the recycle bin on my desktop.I am using Windows XP.

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Also i cant find the recycle bin on my desktop.

Open Explorer (Windows key-E) and select C:. You'll see a Recycle Bin, this will show deleted files for all drives.

But, depending how an application deletes a file, it might be immediately deleted permanently, not moved to the recycle bin.

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cant see the recycle bi as you mentioned:-( – Mithun Madhav Oct 12 '10 at 10:14
Right click on the desktop, select properties and one of the tabs should allow you to select certain system icons on the desktop (don't have WinXP currently running for a quick check on tab names). NB. in a corporate environment these things can be locked out. – Richard Oct 12 '10 at 10:17
already checked that ,there is no mention of recycle bin apart from some option to change its icon.May be its the corporate stuff you mentioned.its my office system. – Mithun Madhav Oct 12 '10 at 10:21
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