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    Windows 10 Corrupt file

    Word 16 suddenly would not open a document I've been working on for a while. I get the error that it needs to be recovered. After I recovered it the file contents were gibberish. My question is how do word documents become corrupt? Can this be prevented?
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    Windows 8 Windows Refresh removed thousands of personal files; how do I recover photos, documents, videos, and music?

    Hello. I helped a family member do a Windows Refresh on Windows 8.1, and thousands of her personal files have been removed. According to Microsoft, "you can refresh your PC without deleting any of your personal files or changing your settings." This was not the case for her. I have searched...
  3. Windows 8.1 Corrupt microsoft office documents

    the word documents icon shows properly, but when I tried to open it, it gave me a message: â¬SFile conversion⬝ Select the encoding that makes your document readable. Text encoding: (then I have 3 choices with the circles beside them to select ) (1st choice) Windows (Default) (2nd...
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    Corrupt word file - says to use text converter

    Hello, I have been reading some posts about you to repair a file and it says to use the text converter. I dont see how to use it though. The attached file is corrupt and I think it is because my HD crashed a few days ago. I want to repair this file. Can someone try to repair it? When it...
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    Windows 7 How to retrieve one doc deleted from Recycle Bin

    HAPPENED TODAY. I haven't switched the laptop off since this happened (in case that helps find it!!). I was working on a Doc and decided to put it into a different folder, which I did. I also happened to empty the Recycle Bin. So the original was deleted! When I went to work again on the...
  6. Windows 7 MSOffice2010Problem

    Hello, i just was writting my study work with word 2010. Then i saved my document and closed it. Then later i launched my document i got this message, and cant see my word. I want help to recover my document, because i don't have any copy of it. I will be very grateful. I would atach my word...
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    Windows 7 System restore with error 0x8000ffff

    I have spent several intense days trying to figure out file sharing and networking. In the process I have changed so many things and followed so many Tutorials that I can not figure out what I have done. Yesterday I deleted all documents from the Document Library. I did not think they were...
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    Windows 7 Trouble with MS Office 2007 Student

    I am currently running Win 7 Enterprise Build 7600 90 day trial. I had previously ran the earlier candidate and made the commitment to purchase it when released 10/22/09. I have installed the 64 bit version on a very capable desktop and it is wickedly fast. I do have a couple of concerns...