Opening doc in word 2000 created in word 97

steelebob · 03-04-2008, 09:40 AM

I'm getting many--not all--"corrupted?" word doc's. NO error message BUT the text is in an unreadable form. Tried office converter pack but it is not working consistently, if at all. Also, tried converting them to .rtf.
Don't really pay the bucks for program to fix it, besides I can't find one that is rated very highly by users.

THANX, for any help, Bob

**Glaswegian** · 03-04-2008, 01:37 PM

Hi

Have you tried opening the files with WordPad or Notepad? If so, you can probably recover text but any graphics and formatting would be lost. Alternatively open a new blank document and try inserting the old document - Insert > File... and browse to the file.

steelebob · 03-04-2008, 03:49 PM

Didn't work.
Thanx

**Glaswegian** · 03-04-2008, 03:53 PM

Only other thing I can think of would be to try installing OpenOffice - but don't let it take over your .doc or other file extensions - start the Word Processing application and use File > Open to see if it has any success.

steelebob · 03-04-2008, 06:02 PM

Didn't work either. I have LOTS of files that I am now scared to open.

**FreoHeaveho** · 03-07-2008, 11:32 AM

If you like you can attach the document, i can open it, resave it (if possible) and send it back. Other than that, make sure the extension is correct (ie. .doc)

steelebob · 03-10-2008, 07:29 AM

It is very nice of you to offer the help but it is not going to help as I open future docs.
I even reinstalled office 97 but that didn't help either.

THANX again, Bob

03-04-2008, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
steelebob Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 OS: MSI K9N NEO Athlon 64 X2 XP SP2 Thermaltake 420v GeForce 8800	Opening doc in word 2000 created in word 97 I'm getting many--not all--"corrupted?" word doc's. NO error message BUT the text is in an unreadable form. Tried office converter pack but it is not working consistently, if at all. Also, tried converting them to .rtf. Don't really pay the bucks for program to fix it, besides I can't find one that is rated very highly by users. THANX, for any help, Bob

03-04-2008, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-04-2008, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
steelebob Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 OS: MSI K9N NEO Athlon 64 X2 XP SP2 Thermaltake 420v GeForce 8800	Re: Opening doc in word 2000 created in word 97 Didn't work. Thanx __________________ MSI K9N Neo V3 : AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ : nVidia nForce 560 : XP Home SP 2 : 1024 MB : Master Centurion 534

03-04-2008, 03:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,398 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	Re: Opening doc in word 2000 created in word 97 Only other thing I can think of would be to try installing OpenOffice - but don't let it take over your .doc or other file extensions - start the Word Processing application and use File > Open to see if it has any success. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner

03-04-2008, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
steelebob Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 OS: MSI K9N NEO Athlon 64 X2 XP SP2 Thermaltake 420v GeForce 8800	Re: Opening doc in word 2000 created in word 97 Didn't work either. I have LOTS of files that I am now scared to open. __________________ MSI K9N Neo V3 : AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ : nVidia nForce 560 : XP Home SP 2 : 1024 MB : Master Centurion 534

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FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Opening doc in word 2000 created in word 97 If you like you can attach the document, i can open it, resave it (if possible) and send it back. Other than that, make sure the extension is correct (ie. .doc) __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

03-10-2008, 07:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
steelebob Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 OS: MSI K9N NEO Athlon 64 X2 XP SP2 Thermaltake 420v GeForce 8800	Re: Opening doc in word 2000 created in word 97 It is very nice of you to offer the help but it is not going to help as I open future docs. I even reinstalled office 97 but that didn't help either. THANX again, Bob __________________ MSI K9N Neo V3 : AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ : nVidia nForce 560 : XP Home SP 2 : 1024 MB : Master Centurion 534