'This document may be corrupt' error in Word 2000 - Computers - Data Recovery

When you switch between bullet and number list format in Microsoft Word document, it may refuse to open and you may encounter corruption related error messages while opening the document. This behavior renders your critical data inaccessible and cause data loss. To retrieve data in such cases, Word Recovery is required.

Sometimes while trying to open a document in Microsoft Word 2000, you might come across the below given error message:

This document may be corrupt. To preserve the contents: Choose Select All from the Edit menu, then choose Copy from the Edit menu. Create a new document, then choose Paste from the Edit menu.

After this error message appears, Word quits unexpectedly and the document can not be opened or accessed.

Root of the issueYou may encounter this error message due to build-up of list templates in the Word document. The list template is simply a container of customized numbering system.

In numbering gallery (in Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering), every number gallery position shows a diverse list template. As the list templates are changed or used, the number gallery gets changed, depending upon active list templates.

The build-up could take place if you frequently switch between bulleted list format and numbered list format for the same list. There are some other known causes of build-up in the list templates.

As stated in the error message, this behavior may also occur due to corruption of the Word document. It could be due to excessive build-up, virus infection, Microsoft Office malfunction, improper system shutdown, file object corruption and other similar causes.

In all these cases, to regain your valuable data, you need to fix this issue by performing Word Repair.

ResolutionTo avoid this problem in future, download and install the latest service packs of Microsoft Office 2000. To repair damaged Word documents, opt for powerful and advanced word recovery tools.

These are powerful applications, which use advanced scanning procedures to scan and repair corrupted Word documents and extract all their data and objects. These software can restore text, images, bulleted lists, charts, files, clipart, drawings and other Word objects.

These are easy to use tools due to their simple and interactive graphical user interface. The word repair performed by these software is completely safe due to their read-only and non-destructive nature.

Stellar Phoenix Word Recovery is the finest tool to repair corrupted Word documents. It can easily retrieve inaccessible data from damaged Word documents. It supports Microsoft Word 2007, 2003, XP (2002) and 2000. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and NT.

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