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I get the following message when i try to open a word document that i desperately need
The name in the end tag of the element must match the element type in the start tag
Location: Part: word/document.xml, Line: 2, Column: 96760
I know how to "unzip" the docx files and get to the main document.xml file, but i know nothing about xml programming. Any suggestions? i got an xml editor and found that there are 6 mismatch errors, but i don't know how to fix them. I also don't know how to rezip al the files back into a docx format. I would love any help. Thanks.
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You're welcome Catherine.
Going forward if you or anyone else comes across this issue again, we have a FixIt solution created that should address this problem. You can go to the following KB article and it should give you the details about how you can correct these documents.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2528942
Brandon
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Need help getting a Word doc to open, im have the same problem with the start and end tag not matching. Have an exam tomorrow and i can't open my study guide.
File uploaded at http://www.sendspace.com/file/cvj7od
Help greatly appreciated!
Need help! Having the same problems as the other post with the start and end tag. File uploaded at
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cvj7od
Lots of equations for an exam tomorrow. Help is greatly appreciated!
Man, you guys are life savers. I have the same problem and its a bunch of equations and figures that too me hours to do and its for a presentation at work. Can someone please help me? My job kind of depends on this report.
Here is the download llink: http://www.sendspace.com/file/2ccq80
The error read Location: Part: /word/document.xml, Line:2, Column: 245838
See http://www.sendspace.com/file/4tomcf
There probably is a part gone containing something along the lines of "x = Cy + Du" but the rest should be there.