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Contents of Word document replaced by code/gibberish
I have a Word document which has been used/added to regularly, for months,
without any problems. Suddenly, on opening it, I find that all of its contents have been replaced by this sort of thing (very small sample) )- ˜æº° A7rµJRB¥ª hª¨fSp/.)ÁR_ÞHwŸÅt¸IZÿ*%¦nmA¾¿ )DÊ ˆ(ó:*a¸fîp 0gìèÈ+J Ÿ*ÈØÑ ävðTnd F |(Hô§ðŒ uÏ#5ÉÊóÓßk7/ëëDñ ° Ѓµ˜è O7 [ÃìZï V1Hùf³ Wô6*§ !SF¢PìÌ ;cÇ'+ô, qK )W¤Ó y*F%ª3~õsÇ ,öxw£YfC ¹ k¡±^q/©œ+þËìè©š ?&*HÄ å Ôãƒo qödHLNa÷³ +?k)ÓoÒúU [òKÞ|¸ èì" ºÔg.üi vM½VÔòï{« ÚÒWÐ}[8ô ¢¦ PÊqXyÐ+ ?ÙØó »,, ðf& è¸ None of the standard Word converters are able to do anything with to it. Has anyone seen anything like this? |
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Contents of Word document replaced by code/gibberish
Have you tried Open and Repair?
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "82412" wrote in message news  I have a Word document which has been used/added to regularly, for months, without any problems. Suddenly, on opening it, I find that all of its contents have been replaced by this sort of thing (very small sample) ")- ?~? A7rJRB h?fSp/.-)R_HwYtIZ*%nmA )D ^(:-"af"p, 0g+J Y* vTnd F |(HO u#'5ӎk7/D f~ O7 ['Z V1Hf W6? !SFP- ;c'+, qK )W yF%3~-s ,xwYfC k^q/o+s ?&*H fo -qdHLNa +?"k)oU [K-| " Ԟg..i vMV{ "W}.[8 " 'PqX.y+ ?- ,,, "f& None of the standard Word converters are able to do anything with to it. Has anyone seen anything like this? |
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Contents of Word document replaced by code/gibberish
I have Detect and Repair and I have Open and Convert (Word 2000). Neither
of these helped. I do not have Open and Repair. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Have you tried Open and Repair? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "82412" wrote in message news I have a Word document which has been used/added to regularly, for months, without any problems. Suddenly, on opening it, I find that all of its contents have been replaced by this sort of thing (very small sample) ")- ?~æº?° A7rµJRB¥ª hª¨?fSp/.-)ÁR_ÞHwYÅt¸IZÿ*%¦nmA¾¿ )DÊ ^(ó:*-"a¸fî"p, 0gìèÈ+J Y*ÈØÑ ävðTnd F |(Hô§ðO uÏ#'5ÉÊóÓŽßk7/ëëDñ ° Ðfµ~è O7 [Ãì'Zï V1Hùf³ Wô6?§ !SF¢Pì-Ì ;cÇ'+ô, qK )W¤Ó y*F%ª3~-õsÇ ,öxw£YfC ¹ k¡±^q/©o+þËìè©s ?&*HÄ å Ôãfo -qödHLNa÷³ +?"k)ÓoÒúU [òK-Þ|¸ èì" ºÔžg.ü.i vM½VÔòï{« "ÚÒWÐ}.[8ô ¢¦" 'PÊqX.yÐ+ ?-ÙØó »,,, ð"f& è¸ None of the standard Word converters are able to do anything with to it. Has anyone seen anything like this? |
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Contents of Word document replaced by code/gibberish
It's been awhile since I used Word 2000, so I'm not sure if the feature I'm
referring to even existed in that version. :-( *If* there is a method to repair damaged files in Word 2000, it should be accessible via the Open dialog box: Click File | Open, select the damaged file. Click the arrow on the Open button, and choose Open and Repair (or something similar). If the repair option doesn't exist, you could try opening the file after having set the file type to "Recover Text from Any File"; that way, you may be able to recover the text, or at least part of it. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "82412" wrote in message ... I have Detect and Repair and I have Open and Convert (Word 2000). Neither of these helped. I do not have Open and Repair. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Have you tried Open and Repair? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "82412" wrote in message news I have a Word document which has been used/added to regularly, for months, without any problems. Suddenly, on opening it, I find that all of its contents have been replaced by this sort of thing (very small sample) ")- ?~? A7rJRB h?fSp/.-)R_HwYtIZ*%nmA )D ^(:-"af"p, 0g+J Y* vTnd F |(HO u#'5Zk7/D f~ O7 ['Z V1Hf W6? !SFP- ;c'+, qK )W yF%3~-s ,xwYfC k^q/o+s ?&*H fo -qdHLNa +?"k)oU [K-| " zg..i vMV{ "W}.[8 " 'PqX.y+ ?- ,,, "f& None of the standard Word converters are able to do anything with to it. Has anyone seen anything like this? |
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Contents of Word document replaced by code/gibberish
I also don't remember if this exists in Word 2000, but here is the sequence
from 2002: In Tools Options General, turn on Confirm conversion at open Open the damaged file through the File Open dialog. When prompted for conversion, choose Recover text from any file You may have to restore some formatting. -- TedMi |
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Contents of Word document replaced by code/gibberish
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I have already tried all the things
you suggested. Part of the problem is that this document was sent to me as an e-mail attachment in its present state, so from a purely technical point of view there isn't actually anything wrong with the copy I have, it has been saved that way. I guess what I need is a programme of some sort which can read that code (if it is code and not just gibberish). "tedmi" wrote: I also don't remember if this exists in Word 2000, but here is the sequence from 2002: In Tools Options General, turn on Confirm conversion at open Open the damaged file through the File Open dialog. When prompted for conversion, choose Recover text from any file You may have to restore some formatting. -- TedMi |
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Answer: Contents of Word document replaced by code/gibberish
It sounds like your Word document may have become corrupted, which can happen for a variety of reasons such as a software glitch or a problem with the file itself. However, there are a few things you can try to recover your document:
I hope one of these methods helps you recover your document.
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