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Scrambled word doc
Hi,
I recently tried to save a password protected word document onto a CD. When I tried to open it on the cd it came up as random letters/ symbols like 8óxÔlTõfs5x {˜G(ù3hÔm÷h(ÚÙ¾y¦«A õs$ vî*°õ ó 8¼£-i¹ qÞw"ßU&)B8¥8±sõ0{öÒªP*Ô˜="÷ç[«®LÊO·5O© Ä@IpM38Ī*˜t2ZÉïlYR+´~Ê Zäˆv8ÐðDa)ߦè«*ì{®=š åj_t*Íß 7^ñ3£çôŒEÞI 7iaQ`Í3Üu5ÊF{zA_ vÔ¾x { 05î%Û v¼ *FêS-ÕTß_éïLÍ6èéÐÇ5 øÏŒ- ¾[oåÏóº¥ ~§®qç y¤½óò QÛ ¯ :¹U¦ ®¥ IÏkÓHÞ° [7ø ÉÜ$¤, *içÂG ñ¿ÁsŒ *2,c¥yªt ½Ë²4ô-9 Ë)f: ½; nØSÜ@ ÃÂiýQ§lõOkЯ @kk H°ŸUÝ 5 ƒ *{Ðâ¤pÉB]ïy»f·šÄåä}b%?¥ Ÿö`LJ®^* ªåœF=ÛÿIFi2Wx chÍ* å Ÿy'÷÷j*_5ƒýª@ NšÃÌ´1N˜Ü8ò ÆX åÅ+iÍgIÓÆYÆBÛ +°n± e`³ ?ä6 ?ø ô± Dªw òTßátŒCóÎ;ÁM )U5 n³î£m¥ò*d:j»Ìs*=e Then when I tried to open the original on my pc it was the same! When I open it, it no longer asks me for a password. What has gone wrong?? The document contained some information which I can't really afford to lose. Any help would be gratefully received. |
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Don't say you can't afford to lose it, because chances are you HAVE lost it.
However, try the following -- 1. Open the file with Notepad. The first eight characters should be: .ࡱ. -- If not, the document is corrupt. However the text might still be visible. 2. Check that you have 'Word document' showing in the Files of Type list on the File Open dialog. 3. Try opening the document with 'Retrieve text from any file' selected in Files of Type. For future reference, it was most likely the act of saving the document directly to CD that did the damage. NEVER do this. Save the document to your hard disk, close it, then use Explorer or your burner software to move it to CD. And vice versa to read it. "Tetchypete" wrote in message ... Hi, I recently tried to save a password protected word document onto a CD. When I tried to open it on the cd it came up as random letters/ symbols like 8x?lTfs5x '{~G(3hmh(ڐَyA s$ vS 8-"i qw?'"U&)B88s0{ҪP*~=".[LO5O @IpM38ĪS~t2ZlYR+~ Z?'^v"8?Da)ߦ?{=s j_t 7T^3O"EI 7iaQ`3u5F{zA_ vԾx { 05% v FS-T_L65 ρO- "[o ~q? y Q :U IkHް [7 $, ?*iG sO " ?2,cyt ˲4-9 )f: ; nS@ iQl-OkЯ @kk HYU 5 f S{Ф,pB]yfs'}b%? Y`LJ^S oF=IFi2Wx ch͞? Yy'j*"_5f@ Ns"̴1N~8 X +igIYB +"n e` "?6 ? ?" Dw TtOC;M" )U5 nmSd:js*=e Then when I tried to open the original on my pc it was the same! When I open it, it no longer asks me for a password. What has gone wrong?? The document contained some information which I can't really afford to lose. Any help would be gratefully received. |
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Thanks Jezebel, the first eight characters are ßmöÿhO so it looks like it
is corrupt. What I can't understand is why it has corrupted the original version in 'My Documents'. I can't help thinking that if I could get it to ask me for the password it might just work out. Thanks for your help anyway  "Jezebel" wrote: Don't say you can't afford to lose it, because chances are you HAVE lost it. However, try the following -- 1. Open the file with Notepad. The first eight characters should be: ÐÏ.*¡±.á -- If not, the document is corrupt. However the text might still be visible. 2. Check that you have 'Word document' showing in the Files of Type list on the File Open dialog. 3. Try opening the document with 'Retrieve text from any file' selected in Files of Type. For future reference, it was most likely the act of saving the document directly to CD that did the damage. NEVER do this. Save the document to your hard disk, close it, then use Explorer or your burner software to move it to CD. And vice versa to read it. "Tetchypete" wrote in message ... Hi, I recently tried to save a password protected word document onto a CD. When I tried to open it on the cd it came up as random letters/ symbols like 8óx?ÔlTõfs5x '{~G(ù3hÔm÷h(ÚÙŽ¾y¦«A õs$ vîS°õŽ ó 8¼£-"i¹ qÞw?'"ßU&)B8¥8±sõ0{öÒªP*Ô~="÷.ç[«®LÊO·5O© Ä@IpM38ĪS~t2ZÉïlYR+´~Ê Zä?'^v"8?ÐðDa)ߦè«?ì{®=s åj_t*Íß 7T^ñ3£çôO"EÞI 7iaQ`Í3ÜŽu5ÊF{zA_ vÔ¾x { 05î%Û v¼ *FêS-ÕTß_éïLÍ6èéÐÇ5 øÏO- "¾[oåÏóº¥ ~§®qç? y¤½óò QÛ ¯ :¹U¦ ®¥ IÏkÓHÞ° [7ø ÉÜ$¤, ?*içÂG ñ¿ÁsO " ?*2,c¥yªt ½Ë²4ô-9 Ë)f: ½; nØSÜ@Ž ÃÂŽiýQ§lõ-OkЯ @kk H°YUÝ 5 f S{Ðâ¤,pÉB]žïy»f·sÄåä'}b%?¥ Yö`LJ®^S ªåoF=ÛÿIFi2Wx chÍž? å Yy'ž÷÷j*"_5fýª@ Ns"ÃÌ´1N~Ü8ò ÆX åÅ+iÍgIÓÆYÆBÛ +°"n± e`³ "?ä6 ?ø ô?±" Dªw òTßátOCóÎ;ÁM" )U5 n³î£m¥òSd:j»Ìs*=e Then when I tried to open the original on my pc it was the same! When I open it, it no longer asks me for a password. What has gone wrong?? The document contained some information which I can't really afford to lose. Any help would be gratefully received. |
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