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. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-06-23T07:14:13+00:00

    If you upload a copy of the file to a folder on your OneDrive and set that FOLDER to be shared and get a link to the folder and paste it into a message that you post back here, someone may be able to recover the file for you.

    Alternatively, upload a copy of the document to the following folder of my OneDrive

    https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmuIXmFDy-1a8nP3RpgnYHp-5zXK

    and send me an email to the address shown in my signature and I will see if I can recover your document.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-06-23T05:38:46+00:00

    Hello you seem to be helpful can you help me recover my documents? They're chapters to my novel. Word keeps say some parts are either missing or invalid. Is there any way around this? I'm desperate here!

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-05-02T17:29:06+00:00

    Here is a manually fixed version of the file. I don't know if it is identical to the previously fixed one or not. Your problem seems to have only been with the Textbox where the title, "Potholes: How they affect us?," was located. Try recreating that and don't do anything fancy if you can avoid it:

    https://1drv.ms/w/s!AtqwKV_OsClkg8pBgLpojKK5hygDpw

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-05-02T16:31:10+00:00

    Hi. I opened the file with Word 365 (which is just Word 2016 renamed I think) and it repaired it. Try this link to see if the repaired document is missing anything (the link expires after 30 days): 

    https://1drv.ms/w/s!AtqwKV_OsClkg8o_FZwtXgY4FrpBjA

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