unexplicable error: document path not valid?!???

[Michael Moser]

I have a document that I suddenly can't open any more. Whenever I try
to open it (be it by double-clicking on it or by starting word and
then locating the file via the Open... dialogue box) I get an error
message
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The document name or path is not valid.
Try one or more of the follwoing:
* Check the path to make sure it was types correctly
* On the File menu, click Open. Search for the file using this dialog
box.
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The path IS valid (and contains no special characters, not even a
blank or anything else suspicious) and it used to work until
yesterday.
The suggested variant via File => Open doesn't work either.

Any idea, what could cause this or how to overcome this and open that
darn file???

Michael

 

[TF]

Michael

Is this definitely just that one document? This would indicate that the
document may be corrupt. Have you tried opening it on a different computer?

Which version of Word and OS are you using and is this a standalone or
networked PC?



:I have a document that I suddenly can't open any more. Whenever I try
: to open it (be it by double-clicking on it or by starting word and
: then locating the file via the Open... dialogue box) I get an error
: message
: --------------------------------
: The document name or path is not valid.
: Try one or more of the follwoing:
: * Check the path to make sure it was types correctly
: * On the File menu, click Open. Search for the file using this dialog
: box.
: --------------------------------
:
: The path IS valid (and contains no special characters, not even a
: blank or anything else suspicious) and it used to work until
: yesterday.
: The suggested variant via File => Open doesn't work either.
:
: Any idea, what could cause this or how to overcome this and open that
: darn file???
:
: Michael
:
:

 

[Michael Moser]

Michael

Is this definitely just that one document? This would indicate that
the
document may be corrupt. Have you tried opening it on a different
computer?

yes and yes.

Which version of Word and OS are you using and is this a standalone
or
networked PC?

Word 2002 (& SP3), WinXP (& SP2)

I managed to recover the document using the "Open and Repair" option
(which I hadn't been aware of before...). It reported several errors
in some figures but apparently nothing was lost nor really badly
damaged.

Regards,
Michael