My recovered document is appearing in code

[Alex]

i have purchased an application to recover documents, as for no apparent
reason my word document vanished from my computer. i am on word 2000. i used
the application which found my document and recovered it. however when i try
to open the file it is shown in a strange code like this :

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is there any possible way i could get my work back as this is an essay for
my coursework in for tomorrow!! please help somebody!! thankyou

 

[Cooz]

Hi Alex,

Can this be of any use?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;212274

Good luck,
Cooz