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
    2016-06-12T08:20:57+00:00

    Hi Paul,

    For future reference, if you click on the three dots at the top right of the OneDrive screen, a dropdown list appears on which you can select Download to download the document

    ![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=bb5130ec-fb27-4546-b54f-ddad060572f9)

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-06-12T02:23:01+00:00

    Also there is a problem with "fake" flash memory and USB memory sticks. Believe it or not, when a memory stick or flash memory reports a capacity, Windows takes its word for it and doesn't check. When the memory has reached its real limit, which is usually far short of it advertised one, it either throws away the overlimit data, or overwrites the oldest files. Either way can result in file corruption. Up to 1/3 of some brands, being sold at cut rate prices and not through legitimate channels that is, are "fake."

    For instance you may buy flash memory or a USB memory stick that is advertised as 16GB but is really only 2 GB. When the 2GB limit is reached, either one of those two strategies will occur ending up with either corrupt older files or the one that you are currently working on. The image is from the article in the link below.

    ![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=f6ebd932-1bae-47a2-b896-839af9e0e495)

    You can download tools to check if you have fake memory and to find out more, here:

    http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/-fake-usb-flash-memory-drives

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-12T02:11:07+00:00

    This appears to be all that is left of the actual Curriculum Vitae:

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3422175/Predrag_Stanojic_CURRICULUM_VITAE_remnant.docx

    As mentioned, I did find another file in the original one. Maybe it is more of what you are looking for, I think it is a partial file too however:

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3422175/Tomovic_Emilija.docx

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-06-12T01:32:03+00:00

    I did find another file in the original one. Maybe it is more of what you are looking for, I think it is a partial file however:

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3422175/Tomovic_Emilija.docx

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