Can't open Word File because of end tag/start tag mismatch error...need XML help!

Anonymous
2010-06-09T00:42:38+00:00

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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Anonymous
2011-04-25T16:26:25+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2010-10-23T09:46:39+00:00

    i can't check it please can u modified n email it to me or jst post it here please im havin' submission tmw  please

    What do you mean by "i can't check it"?

    If you can't download the file, what kind of error are you getting? I uploaded the fixed file tohttp://www.sendspace.com/file/9zruaw as well. You might want to try there.

    If you can download the file, and you try to open it, what is happening? Do you see any kind of error message?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-10-23T09:05:13+00:00

    i can't check it please can u modified n email it to me or jst post it here please im havin' submission tmw  please

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-10-23T08:57:52+00:00

    URGENT HELP

    hello im havin' the same problem please im having assignment submission tmw please help me

    http://www.mediafire.com/?aubgcvt9ai22obc

    please email it to Email removed for privacy

    See http://www.mediafire.com/?rh133o70vbbfl8c

    If I'm not mistaken, the issue was in the section on "Transfer Function" (p.10-11). Everything should be fixed, but you might want to check that part more closely.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-10-23T08:40:26+00:00

    URGENT HELP

    hello im havin' the same problem please im having assignment submission tmw please help me

    http://www.mediafire.com/?aubgcvt9ai22obc

    please email it to *** Email address is removed for privacy ***

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