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Method a)
This is the way you do it, just in case it is more successful in the future for anything else .
I use here the example of what you are looking for. As you can see, we almost get there, but just crap out at the very last step
_1 Go to the Site of the search/ archive engine, web archive org - http://web.archive.org/
That should bring up their “WayBackMachine”
https://i.postimg.cc/XYB2tJgs/Site-web-archive-org.jpg
_ 2 Put that link given from the book in the search bar of their “WayBackMachine”
https://i.postimg.cc/RVFpQGJ5/Put-li...search-bar.jpg
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_3 Hit Enter
You will then see something like this if it found anything.
https://i.postimg.cc/DZxTzgMv/Lots-o...rcaive-Bot.jpg
In this case it seems to have found a lot, - so at this stage it looks very hopeful
_ 4 Pick one of the years where there are hits shown . That is just guess work – try to think of a year that what you are looking for may have been available. In this next screen shot I chose randomly the year 2003
https://i.postimg.cc/ZYjDdXRx/Chose-...hits-in-it.jpg
Now you will see the dates ringed.
https://i.postimg.cc/q781M5Sn/Ringed...e-was-done.jpg
Those are the dates on which the search/ archive engine, web org, made a random capture of the web site
_ 5 Hover over any of them there ringed dates, and click on a time shown
https://i.postimg.cc/hvCyRQw5/Pick-a-date-and-time.jpg
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_6 After this you have to take it as it comes and see how far you get.
In this example, I got this, and noticed a link to Examples :
https://i.postimg.cc/3wMLhTSY/Examples-1.jpg
On another attempt after picking a different time and date I got something different but once again found a link to the examples.
https://i.postimg.cc/ncPRd7qs/Examples-2.jpg
Attachment 3787
When I clicked on either of those links I see this, which is still looking hopeful: We are almost there.
https://i.postimg.cc/mkZXnyd9/Almost-there.jpg
Attachment 3788
Unfortunately, every attempt so far by me craps out when I hit that zip link
https://i.postimg.cc/PxQVKRMh/Craps-...st-attempt.jpg
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I tried a couple of dozen times, and so far it always craps out at the last step. Shame we almost got there- I would take a guess that you won’t find the file this way. When I tried the same with the examples for the Excel book, I got the file on about every second attempt.
As I mentioned it’s a bits hit and miss.
I will look again randomly today when I have a few minutes and let you know if I strike lucky. But I don’t hold out much hope in this case.
Always worth a try. More times than not the web archive works for me. I often use it when passing a link to a current web site and pass the link to the archived stored capture in preference to the actual link because then I know they get what I want them to get. Its invaluable for example, for Microsoft links, since they seem to have nothing better to do then change what actually appears at their help links, some times for the better, sometimes for the worse.
Edit
Method b) Frantic net search
Examples.zip - https://app.box.com/s/w75bf0yb8dv875u0myyyg6xxmr9csiw3
RomanWortdBook.dot - https://app.box.com/s/t09e5w0hrr71slos3tlnb5ds9byw5s3p
BobsdBook.doc - https://app.box.com/s/2wwnfuxupruw8jzfmlhlown9trv8yx3t
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