Unspecified Error, word/document.xml, Line:2, Column: 0

Anonymous
2012-05-27T15:48:53+00:00

Dear document savers,

It appears that due dates for assignments makes Word eat documents.

Like others I have a corrupted .docx document.  I have tried every trick in the book I can find and am now resorting to the next level of knowledgeable help.

The document crashed whilst working on a formula around the 3rd last page from memory (page 12 I believe).  After waiting etc. I closed and reopened the document and found then that it would go crazy when I got to the area I was last working in, and wouldn't scroll or display content properly.  When I tried again to close and open it wouldn't open it.  Nothing so far has worked.

It now gives the message:

"The file Assign 3 Answers.docx cannot be opened because there are problems with the contents."

"Details"

"Unspecified Error"

"Location: Part: /word/document.xml, line: 2, column: 0"

I have uploaded the file here

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8CyUQXlwkYeUXdmVl9acWZTUEU

I can open in Googledocs but without drawings or equations.  It opens in viewer.zoho.com but still cannot open a saved copy in Word 2010

I would greatly appreciate if anyone had any fixes for me.

Sincerely,

Rowan

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows

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Anonymous
2012-05-27T18:16:27+00:00

... https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8CyUQXlwkYeUXdmVl9acWZTUEU ...

The Google Docs copy was a DOC rather than a DOCX, but I downloaded it and had a look. I snipped out the  BH  from the second formula following "for Triangle CBH" on page 19. That will need replacing and close proofreading that area is highly recommended.

                  

There is some strange pagination and I don't know exactly why that is nor even if the pagination is intentional.  The actual corruption looked like it was due to many reformatting changes, resulting in empty formatting tags.

I've uploaded a repaired copy of the DOCX to my SkyDrive here for you to download . Be sure to get service packs for Office 2007 or 2010 installed whenever possible before further editing is performed.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-01-20T21:09:02+00:00

    It might look an easy task for you,but for me this saved insane amount of time work.

    You are my hero tonight :)

    Thank you very much for the time.

    Best regards,

    Igor Kavrakov

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-20T21:00:25+00:00

    I've got the file to open in Word but I'm afraid I had to snip about 3-4% of the document content off the tail end.

                  

    I just could not manually locate the exact area that was causing the problem despite repeated attempts and none of the automated tools I have at my disposal were any help. I did locate the last recognized XML section and snipped out everything past that point. I managed to recover 49 pages ending in a group of formulas.

    I've uploaded the repaired DOCX to my own SkyDrive here for your reference and download.

    Project 1 - Jeeped.docx

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-20T18:38:02+00:00

    Thank you very much!

    If there are any difficulties just delete the last 2-3 pages,although I don't know how this works.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-01-20T18:01:05+00:00

    Thanks;

    I've gopt the file and located \he problem somewhere just above Line 2: 2027582. I have to take a break for a bit but I will continue with this a little later.

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