Recovery software

[Rob Oldfield]

Hi,

We have an issue with the occasion Word document corrupting. Does anyone
have any recommendations about what the _best_ software for that is? I'm
talking about docs including things like OLE embedded objects.

Thank.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Word, File, Open, select the file and then use Open and Repair option.

 

[Rob Oldfield]

I should have been clearer. Word 2000. That option isn't there.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Then the only option is the Recover Text from Any File option (also selected
in the File, Open dialog) or opening it in WordPad or just a basic text
editor.

See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/CorruptDoc.htm for some further
help.

terry

 

[Rob Oldfield]

I was aware of the ability to get back the text. I was actually more asking
whether any of the third party software out there that claims to be able to
recover things like OLE was worth going for, and what the best one was.

 

[Terry Farrell]

There are some utilities for recovering corrupt documents: sometimes they
work, sometimes they don't. It really depends on how badly the document is
corrupted. If you search for 'Word Document Recovery' in Google, you'll fid
plenty of hits. Some let you download a trial version that will examine your
document and let you know if it is recoverable - but won't actually recover
the document until you pay up.

Good Luck.

Terry

 

[Rob Oldfield]

Yeah. Tried about four of them already, but with no joy.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Rob

Well that probably indicated the document is beyond saving. Have you had a
look at it using a text editor?

Terry