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Table in Word corrupt. File not usable. Please help.
Hello. I have Windows Vista on a laptop and Windows XP on my desk. Both
systems have been used for a Word document I've been working on. This Word document has a contents table and one other freestanding table. One of them has become corrupt -- I do not know which one. I see a discussion string about this, but the solution proposed there does not work for me. When I open the document, I get the error message about the corrupt file, but the cursor doesn't work, page down doesn't work, the down arrow doesn't work, the links above doesn't work. The moment I click on the document to get a cursor, Word no longer responds (I get the not responding message up top), and then it just sits there. If I click again anywhere, the document goes gray, and all I can do is close it. Can you help me recover this document or at least print it out? Thank you so much for any help. |
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Table in Word corrupt. File not usable. Please help.
You don't state which version of Word you are using.
To get the data out of a corrupt file try the following, open a new blank file, Insert, File, select the corrupt file, OK. This is for 2003 and prior, may be different for 2007. How have you been transporting the file between your computers? Word does not like its files being worked upon when stored on a moveable media, such as a MemStick. Always save the file to the Harddrive, edit, save, then copy to the media for transport. I hope this helps, if not come back. DeanH "barelyabovewater" wrote: Hello. I have Windows Vista on a laptop and Windows XP on my desk. Both systems have been used for a Word document I've been working on. This Word document has a contents table and one other freestanding table. One of them has become corrupt -- I do not know which one. I see a discussion string about this, but the solution proposed there does not work for me. When I open the document, I get the error message about the corrupt file, but the cursor doesn't work, page down doesn't work, the down arrow doesn't work, the links above doesn't work. The moment I click on the document to get a cursor, Word no longer responds (I get the not responding message up top), and then it just sits there. If I click again anywhere, the document goes gray, and all I can do is close it. Can you help me recover this document or at least print it out? Thank you so much for any help. |
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Table in Word corrupt. File not usable. Please help.
For a start, note that Vista and Windows XP are not versions of Word. Do you
have the same version of Word on both systems? Also, a TOC is not a "table" per se, so if Word is telling you a table is corrupt, then it is the other table. Do you have the option to use Open and Repair? For general troubleshooting of corrupt documents, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "barelyabovewater" wrote in message ... Hello. I have Windows Vista on a laptop and Windows XP on my desk. Both systems have been used for a Word document I've been working on. This Word document has a contents table and one other freestanding table. One of them has become corrupt -- I do not know which one. I see a discussion string about this, but the solution proposed there does not work for me. When I open the document, I get the error message about the corrupt file, but the cursor doesn't work, page down doesn't work, the down arrow doesn't work, the links above doesn't work. The moment I click on the document to get a cursor, Word no longer responds (I get the not responding message up top), and then it just sits there. If I click again anywhere, the document goes gray, and all I can do is close it. Can you help me recover this document or at least print it out? Thank you so much for any help. |
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Table in Word corrupt. File not usable. Please help.
Sorry, forgot to also include the following that may help.
Again this is for 2003 and prior, instruction for 2007 may be different. In the File Open dialog, there is a downward-pointing arrow on the right end of the Open button. After choosing the file, click that arrow to get a small menu. Click "Open and Repair" in that menu. If that doesn't work, try opening the document in WordPad. If all else fails, go back to the Open dialog in Word and set the "Files of type" box to "Recover Text from Any File". You'll get a lot of garbage, but some or all of the text should be there. Have a look hehttp://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/corruptdoc.htm Hope this helps DeanH "barelyabovewater" wrote: Hello. I have Windows Vista on a laptop and Windows XP on my desk. Both systems have been used for a Word document I've been working on. This Word document has a contents table and one other freestanding table. One of them has become corrupt -- I do not know which one. I see a discussion string about this, but the solution proposed there does not work for me. When I open the document, I get the error message about the corrupt file, but the cursor doesn't work, page down doesn't work, the down arrow doesn't work, the links above doesn't work. The moment I click on the document to get a cursor, Word no longer responds (I get the not responding message up top), and then it just sits there. If I click again anywhere, the document goes gray, and all I can do is close it. Can you help me recover this document or at least print it out? Thank you so much for any help. |
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Table in Word corrupt. File not usable. Please help.
Dean and Suzanne, I want to thank you both for your prompt replies. I so
appreciate that. I always save early and often, but that was not enough to save me from this particular problem. Open and repair is not available with my version of Word, and there is no down arrow that I could see on the open button. Yesterday, frantically, I tried opening this document with Word Pad, and with every other application, but nothing worked. I did finally manage to open the document using "Recover Text From Any File." Yes, it's a mess, but at least it's there. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You saved me a great deal of work. Now I can pluck and paste and I don't have to reinvent this particular wheel. I am in your debt. "DeanH" wrote: Sorry, forgot to also include the following that may help. Again this is for 2003 and prior, instruction for 2007 may be different. In the File Open dialog, there is a downward-pointing arrow on the right end of the Open button. After choosing the file, click that arrow to get a small menu. Click "Open and Repair" in that menu. If that doesn't work, try opening the document in WordPad. If all else fails, go back to the Open dialog in Word and set the "Files of type" box to "Recover Text from Any File". You'll get a lot of garbage, but some or all of the text should be there. Have a look hehttp://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/corruptdoc.htm Hope this helps DeanH "barelyabovewater" wrote: Hello. I have Windows Vista on a laptop and Windows XP on my desk. Both systems have been used for a Word document I've been working on. This Word document has a contents table and one other freestanding table. One of them has become corrupt -- I do not know which one. I see a discussion string about this, but the solution proposed there does not work for me. When I open the document, I get the error message about the corrupt file, but the cursor doesn't work, page down doesn't work, the down arrow doesn't work, the links above doesn't work. The moment I click on the document to get a cursor, Word no longer responds (I get the not responding message up top), and then it just sits there. If I click again anywhere, the document goes gray, and all I can do is close it. Can you help me recover this document or at least print it out? Thank you so much for any help. |
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