[windows2000] Re: Fixing corrupt Word doc-files
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:40:07 +0200
The user had some 10GB worth of word files on the local harddrive. This
folder was deleted while doing an automated disk cleanup and the files
were lost (the user hadn't copied the files to the server...). I was
however able to undelete most of the files with the Recover My
Files-software. Some files, mostly word docs) were however corrupt, and
this is what I'm trying to fix.
When I try to open any of the wordfiles, word asks what kind of format
the doc is, which is never a good sign, and then suggests some
weirdo-format and/or even weirder language... When the doc finally opens
it looks something similar to opening up a binary file in notepad.
I have a hunch that most, if not all of the recovered wordfiles, are
fatally corrupt, ie unfixable.
----Original Message----
From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lonnie Truskowski
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:28 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Fixing corrupt Word doc-files
> What exactly is the problem with the docs? The problem we experienced
> was in printing. The files opened ok but they can not print. They just
> keep spooling, hangs all other print jobs. I had someone go through
the
> entire doc and remove all text boxes. The file prints without any
> problem. Now we are going back through and adding the graphic back in
> without using the text box.
>
> E have experienced many problem with printing and text boxes.
> Specifically when someone uses them for graphics.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 8:15 AM
>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Fixing corrupt Word doc-files
>>
>>
>> Thx.
>>
>> If the recovery software can't quuite handle graphics, heavy-duty
>> formatting and textboxes, then maybe a recovery attempt would be in
vain.
>>
>> The docs I have here are rather heavy in that area... 8-(
>>
>> ----Original Message----
>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lonnie
Truskowski
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 1:41 PM
>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Fixing corrupt Word doc-files
>>
>>> DocRepair
>>> http://www.jufsoft.com/docrepair/
>>>
>>> It was a while ago, if I remember it basically exported the doc to a
txt
>>> file. We had a very large document with a lot of formatting so it
wasn't
>>> very useful for us.
>>>
>>> You might try saving as an html and then importing into a clean
file.
>>>
>>> Also, is there a large amount of text boxes, or text boxes with
graphics
>>> in them. I have narrowed down some problems we have had to be
related to
>>> the text box. Usually when they contain graphics.
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:26 AM
>>>> To: Windows2000 Mailing List Windows2000 Mailing List
>>>> Subject: [windows2000] Fixing corrupt Word doc-files
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi list,
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody on this list ever used some kind of tool to fix corrupt
word
>>>> doc-files?
*****************************
New Site from The Kenzig Group!
Windows Vista Links, list options
and info are available at:
http://www.VistaPop.com
*****************************
To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation
mode or view archives use the below link.
http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm
Other related posts:
