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
    2014-03-20T16:24:48+00:00

    Dear Jeeped,

    I have been racking my brain for days trying to fix a Word document for a friend of mine.  He wrote 38 pages with images and then got the dreaded XML error on line ....  I have tried every fix but cannot figure out what parts of the XML to take out and the Microsoft Fix It tool did not work.  Can you please let me know your thoughts?

    The file is here:  http://1drv.ms/1oA4ZTt

    Thanks so much for any help you can offer.

    Jason

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-03-14T19:30:36+00:00

    Found an empty formula definition and was able to snip it out.

    The problem was in the formula immediately following the phrase "utilised to calculate the bond length of carbon monoxide" on page 4 of 6. There was an empty oMath section with a defined numerator (that was empty) so I snipped it out and everything became right with the world. Proof that area closely.

    I've uploaded the repaired DOCX to my OneDrive here for you to reference and download.

    PoM Project (Jeeped).docx

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-14T18:29:39+00:00

    Hey Jeeped, is there any chance you could please fix this document for me? It is a project that is in for Monday and unfortunately, it has become corrupted at the last moment...

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/hu2zaupbtro8eok/PoM%20Project%20-%20Copy.docx

    Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-06T16:43:32+00:00

    If either of you two (or somebody else - if your not an MVP I can make you a "developer" on the project, let me know about your interest and Email me at socrtwo at s2services.com) work with VB.net, I can make you admins on the Sourceforge Project and in the spirit of Open Source, remove the adware offers (me being below the poverty line and all, I could use the money but that's not the spirit here) that are attached to the setup file that Sourceforge lets me get away with at the moment.

    Here is the current unstable source code:

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/quickwordrecovr/files/unstable_savvy_docx_recovery_3.0_source.zip/download

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