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

Anonymous

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

2014-02-22T16:49:45+00:00

@Cristian Silaghi;

Corrupted indeed. I could recover no content from that DOCX.

You mentioned that you 'tried to fix it'. If you have a copy that has not already been subjected to repair attempts, post a link to that version and I'll try again but the last one is a brick.
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Anonymous

2014-02-22T15:59:45+00:00

Hi all! I have a problem with a docx file. It seems it is corrupted.

Can anybody help me to repair it? I already tried to fix it, but without success. Any help would be appreciated.

File: http://www.mediafire.com/download/fzwrtunp8hlmxzp/Atestat.docx

This is very important for me, please help! :(

Thanks in advance!
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Anonymous

2014-02-18T18:12:09+00:00

Thanks for having a look at it and returning that part! Unfortunately, what is returned is only about 1/3rd of the text body ( 4 pages solid text, then 1-2 pages of citations (mostly space, can regenerate). The part recovered converts into a word file ~47Kb, while the original defunct file is 107Kb.

I don't know how file size works on defunct files, but could the remaining 2/3rds be there?

In the meantime, I've tried some of the more approachable solutions here--they have yielded the same fragment you have found.

Thanks!

LabQ
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Anonymous

2014-02-17T23:44:53+00:00

As I haven't seen the original, I cannot be sure but I believe I've managed to recover the DOCX in its entirety.

You can download the repaired DOCX from my SkyDrive here.

Quinolines (Jeeped).docx
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