Re: Word generates hidden files of the form ~$*.doc

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I would think that your best bet would be to create a new document based on
a known good Normal.dot or specific document template and carefully copy
chunks of the problem files into it, avoiding copying any section breaks and
perhaps avoiding fields as well (recreate them in the new doc).

But note that the "Error! Reference source not found" error message just
means that you've inadvertently deleted the text to which a reference was
pointing (or its bookmark). In such cases, you just need to delete and
recreate the cross-reference. My husband was complaining of the exact same
thing in a paper he's working on; he hadn't realized that by copying in
chunks of text that included REF fields pointing to the numbered references
at the end of the original paper and NOT including the references
themselves, he was setting himself up for this error.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Spencer" <Spencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:415DCF69-91E9-4948-B1AA-165AE83D04E5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Many thanks for the relevant URL. I already know this document is
corrupted
> and have purchased third party Word doc recovery software to attempt
> recovery. I have also tried the remedies sugested on the Microsoft
website.
> Unfortunately these did not work so I have six chapters of a thesis in
> corrupt Word files with no way of recovering them.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > You should probably treat the document as corrupt. See
> > http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "Spencer" <Spencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:507F655F-4C0E-4CB8-A398-435152E95447@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > The document looks and behaves OK in Word but fails to update fields
> > > correctly (replacing references with the message"Error! Reference
source
> > not
> > > found."). Some parts of the document have shown formatting error
wiggly
> > > lines. Running Word fix pro reveals the document contains serious
> > formatting
> > > errors.
> > > Also had program crashes and failure to save backup copies even though
> > this
> > > option is set.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jay Freedman" wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 12 May 2005 19:01:02 -0700, "Spencer"
> > > > <Spencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >I have been experiencing problems when using cross references with
Word
> > 2003.
> > > > >I have noticed that Word generates small (1K) hidden files when
these
> > > > >problems occur.
> > > > >These files have the form "~$*.doc " ,where ~$ replaces the first
two
> > > > >letters of the file being edited.
> > > > >e.g. if a file named "example.doc" was being edited a 1K file named
> > > > >"~$ample.doc" will be generated.
> > > > >Can anybody explain what these files are ? Are they caused by
malicious
> > code ?
> > > >
> > > > No, forget about "malicious code". Those are Word's perfectly
ordinary
> > > > temporary files. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 for
> > > > explanations.
> > > >
> > > > If you tell us what sort of "problems" you're having with
> > > > cross-references, we may be able to help. But the temp files aren't
> > > > the cause of, or even related to, any problems unless they aren't
> > > > being deleted automatically when Word closes. If they're
accumulating,
> > > > see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Jay Freedman
> > > > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> > > >
> >
> >

.

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