Re: Can I access a "corrupted" document from a disk?

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/07/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:17:09 -0600

Don't ever try to open a file directly from a floppy. Always copy it to the
HD first. Try this, and if you still have no success, try Open and Repair
(in Word 2002 or 2003) or the Recover Text from Any File setting for "File
type." 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"basquo" <basquo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4CB9E1FC-0977-43AB-8002-877D26B91B4F@microsoft.com...
> I attempted to open a document from my computer without the disk it was
saved
> to. When I realized this, and tried to open the same document from the
disk,
> it told me the document was "corrupted". It won't open from other
computers
> either. I need the document, is there a way for me to still access it? The
> other documents on the same disk still open, just not the one I tried to
open
> without the disk. Please help soon!

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