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

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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

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Anonymous

... 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.

Office service packs

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Anonymous

2013-05-13T23:19:39+00:00

It's OK my friend

i've managed to recover a 95% of it myself, after 6 continuous hours of trying :D

i'm proud of my self :p

no need to bother yourself ;)

And Thx
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Anonymous

2013-05-13T20:01:59+00:00

I'm away from my workstation at the moment but if no one else has responded with a working DOCX, I will attempt a repair later this afternoon (UTC-08, couple of hours from now).
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Anonymous

2013-05-13T18:36:42+00:00

Hi Jeeped

please could you help me, i'm having the same problem "Unspecified Error, word/document.xml, Line:2, Column: 0"

i've tried all what i could, but i'm not brilliant with xml :(

the is uploaded here

http://www.4shared.com/file/PVocVdmg/Rapport\_\_2\_.html

It's my Project report and i have to show it to my tutor in 5 days, please help me

Best regards
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Anonymous

2013-05-10T08:44:14+00:00

I'm not sure about 6 months of planning but that ODT document opened immediately with the free ODT Viewer and I was able to copy the entire contents into a new Word DOCX without losing any formatting that the viewer displayed.

I have uploaded the Word DOCX version to my SkyDrive here for you to reference and download.

Planning Developing Narratives 2013 1 (Jeeped).docx

Great - thank you so much, it's for a teacher at a school I work in, i thought she was probably exaggerating but is very grateful either way!
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