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How to fix MSWord97 "This document may be corrupt" problem?
Subject:How to fix MSWord97 "This document may be corrupt" problem? From:Jim Pulsipher <Jim -dot- Pulsipher -at- DIGITAL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:21:42 -0500
I am writting a technical specification using MSWord97 on WinNT. At this
time it is about 50 pages and includes tables and linked graphics. It
will
probably end up over 100 pages. I started out using the Master Document
mode (since then have discovered this is a BAD idea...I have had lots of
problems).
I am getting the following message when opening the spec in Word:
"This document may be corrupt. To preserve the contents:
Choose Select All from..."
Following the instructions to preserve the contents does not make any
difference...the next time I open the spec I still get the "may be
corrupt"
message.
I have tried cutting and pasting sections and/or paragraphs of text one
at a time into a new document....some sections appear to cause the
corruption message... but then if I delete everything in this new
document I still get the "may be corrupt" message when I try to open
it later.
Can somebody offer a way to cure this corruption?
Thank you,
Jim Pulsipher
Digital Equipment Corp.
StorageWorks Division
[EOB]
