Can't open word document. Using Xml Pad


We wrote quite a lot about how to work with documents in MS Word, but we almost never touched on the topic of problems when working with it. We will look at one of the common mistakes in this article, talking about what to do if Word documents do not open. Also, below we will look at the reason why this error may occur.

So, to solve any problem, you first need to find out the cause of its occurrence, which is what we will do. An error when trying to open a file may be due to the following problems:

  • The DOC or DOCX file is corrupted;
  • The file extension is associated with another program or is incorrectly specified;
  • The file extension is not registered in the system.

    • If the file is damaged, you will see a notification when you try to open it, as well as an option to repair it. Naturally, you need to agree to restore the file. The only problem is that there are no guarantees for correct recovery. In addition, the contents of the file may not be fully restored, but only partially.

    Incorrect extension or link with another program

    If the file extension is specified incorrectly or is associated with another program, the system will try to open it in the program with which it is associated. Therefore the file “Document.txt” The OS will try to open in “Notepad”, standard extension which is "txt".

    However, due to the fact that the document is actually a Word document (DOC or DOCX), although incorrectly named, after opening it in another program it will not be displayed correctly (for example, in the same “Notepad”), or it will not be opened at all, since its original extension is not supported by the program.

    Note: The icon for a document with an incorrectly specified extension will be similar to that in all files compatible with the program. In addition, the extension may be unknown to the system, or even absent altogether. Consequently, the system will not find a suitable program to open, but will offer to select it manually and find a suitable one on the Internet or app store.

    Solution in in this case only one, and it is applicable only if you are sure that the document that cannot be opened is really an MS Word file in DOC or DOCX format. All that can and should be done is to rename the file, or rather its extension.

    1. Click on the Word file that cannot be opened.

    2. Clicking right mouse, open context menu and select "Rename". This can be done by simply pressing a key. F2 on the selected file.

    3. Remove the specified extension, leaving only the file name and a period after it.

    Note: If the file extension is not displayed and you can only change its name, follow these steps:

  • In any folder, open a tab "View";
  • Click on the button there "Options" and go to the tab "View";
  • Find in the list “Extra options” paragraph “Hide extensions for registered file types” and uncheck it;
  • Click the button “Apply”.
  • Close the Folder Options dialog box by clicking "OK".

    • 4. Enter after the file name and a period "DOC"(if you have Word 2003 installed on your PC) or "DOCX"(if you have a newer version of Word installed).

    5. Confirm the changes.

    6. The file extension will be changed, and its icon will also change, which will take the form of a standard Word document. Now the document can be opened in Word.

    In addition, a file with an incorrectly specified extension can be opened through the program itself, and it is not necessary to change the extension.

    1. Open a blank (or any other) MS Word document.

    2. Press the button "File" located on the control panel (previously the button was called "MS Office").

    3. Select an item "Open", and then "Review" to open the window “Conductor” to search for a file.

    4. Browse to the folder containing the file you are having trouble opening, select it and click "Open".

      Advice: If the file is not displayed, select the option "All files *.*", located at the bottom of the window.

    5. The file will be opened in a new program window.

    The extension is not registered in the system

    This problem only occurs on older versions of Windows, which ordinary users Now hardly anyone uses it at all. These include Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, 2000, Millenium and Windows Vista. The solution to the problem with opening MS Word files for all these OS versions is approximately the same:

    1. Open "My computer".

    2. Go to the tab "Service"(Windows 2000, Millenium) or "View"(98, NT) and open the “Options” section.

    3. Open a tab “File Type” and establish an association between the DOC and/or DOCX formats and the program Microsoft Office Word.

    4. Word file extensions will be registered in the system, therefore, documents will open normally in the program.

    That's all, now you know why an error occurs in Word when you try to open a file and how you can fix it. We wish you no longer encounter difficulties and errors in the operation of this program.

    Office Open XML is a whole series of document formats created and used in MSOffice. These include:

    • .docx
    • .ooxml
    • .xlsx
    • .pptx

    There are known cases where problems occur when opening and editing a file. This article will discuss the main reasons for the error “The OFFICE Open XML file cannot be opened due to errors in its contents” when opening, as well as how to solve this problem.

    Screenshot of the error "The OFFICE Open XML file cannot be opened due to errors in its contents"

    Causes of errors in Word

    The most common error when opening a file with the .docx extension is as follows: “The file OfficeOpen XML.docx cannot be opened due to errors in its contents.” In place of “Office Open XML”, accordingly, there should be the name of the current document with which problems arose.

    The problem may occur suddenly or have some underlying cause, such as problems with the last time you saved the file or a problem with the last time you edited the file. Regardless of the specific nature of the problem, this problem can be solved using general methods.

    How to fix "The OFFICE Open XML file cannot be opened due to errors in its contents"

    First, you need to analyze what types of files are in the document and which of them need to be recovered. An Office Open XML document can contain the following types of information:

    • text data;
    • Images;
    • hyperlinks;
    • tables;
    • diagrams;
    • various forms;
    • bookmarks and much more.

    Text data is the easiest to recover. To open the following data type you can use text editor Notepad++, which has line numbering and syntax highlighting. When using this program, all formatting of the .docx file will be lost, however, it will be possible to save the data and restore it.

    Another way to recover Office document Open XML via Adobe programs In Design:

    1. change the file extension (.docx or .xml to .txt);
    2. open the InDesign program and create a new text frame in it, where you drag the file with the new extension .txt with the cursor;
    3. use the opened data or use the search for specific text using the “find and replace” function.

    File recovery using built-in Windows functions

    Regardless installed version Windows, each assembly assumes the presence of such simple editor, like Word Pad. It does not have extensive text formatting options, but it can be useful in such situations. In order to use this program, you need to click on the document right click mouse and in the list that opens, click on “Open with...”. An icon will appear in the window that appears WordPad programs, which will help to open not only text information, but also images with hyperlinks.

    Using Xml Pad

    A free utility that can be freely downloaded online. This program is easy to install, it allows you to view and edit several types of files, but we are only interested in .xml, so we need to click on it. Then you need to open the “broken” file using this program and start editing. The main advantage of this program is that it shows the line that causes the error when opening the file. In some cases, it is enough to delete or edit this line to return the file to working condition. If this method doesn't work, you'll have to extract all the text data and transfer it to new file and save by creating new formatting manually.

    Unfortunately, even latest versions"Office" periodically does not work correctly. An error when opening a Word file can occur at the most unexpected moment, even if just a couple of minutes ago you were calmly working with the document. And everything would be fine, but what if it contains important and valuable information? Let's consider possible reasons problems and ways to recover such files.

    Why does the error occur?

    When you try to open a document, you will see a notification on the screen stating that the application cannot read the file because it is damaged. Let's say right away: this can happen even if you didn't do anything with the document and worked as usual. Typically, something from this list happens:

    1. The document contains a large number of tables, figures and formulas. An error when opening a Word file may occur if for some reason the codes of these elements were written incorrectly (in other words, the program cannot understand what needs to be shown at all).
    2. Problems related to various elements formatting. For example, with those that were created using additional applications and add-ons on another computer.
    3. The file was saved incorrectly (in the wrong format).

    By clicking on the "Details" button, you can get more accurate information - at which point in the document (line and column numbers) there are problems. True, this will be of little help to inexperienced users. Therefore, let’s immediately move on to how you can open a damaged text file.

    Restoring a document using Word

    Few people know that the Microsoft text editor itself has a function for fixing damaged files. Therefore, if there is Word error When you try to open a file, you should first try to restore the document standard means. What do I need to do?

    1. Close the error message window.
    2. Launch Word from the Start menu or using a shortcut on the Desktop.
    3. Go to the menu File > Open and find through "Explorer" the document that needs to be restored. Please note that you do not need to open it!
    4. Select the file.
    5. Find the arrow button at the bottom of the window, near the "Open" button.
    6. A drop-down list will appear on the screen. In this case, we are interested in the “Open and restore” item.

    Now, if everything is fine, the document will open and display in standard mode.

    An important nuance: you will also see a message on the screen stating that some changes were made to the content during the recovery process. By clicking on the "Show corrections" button, you will see a list of changed elements. Be sure to look at what the program has corrected so that you can manually correct the file later.

    Recovering with a Backup Converter

    It's great if you have this small utility installed on your computer. This means that when a document is saved in memory, a backup copy is also created. And now we will try to extract the undamaged version of the document:

    1. Launch the editor from the Start menu.
    2. Select from menu File > Open.
    3. At the bottom of the window that opens there will be a list of “File types” (to the left of the “Cancel” button). Click on the arrow and open a list of all options.
    4. If the converter is installed, you will see the line "Recover text from any file (*.*)".
    5. Select this option and try opening the required file again.

    If the error when opening a Word 2003 (or other version) file has disappeared, the document will open. However, the next time you start, you may receive the message "The table in the document is corrupted." To fix this, you need to highlight the problematic fragment, and then select from the menu Table > Convert > Table to Text.

    If errors occur even after this, check all the tables in the document and see if there are any cells or rows that contain too much large text. Problems can also arise if there is an incomplete table in the document.

    Changing Protected View Settings

    Let's consider another option. It may work if the program does not open a Word file that was downloaded from the Internet. The system automatically blocks the launch of documents that it considers potentially dangerous. You can disable protection in the following way:

    1. Launch Word and go to the menu File > Options.
    2. In the window that appears, the main tabs are located on the left. We need the "Trust Center" section.
    3. In the "Center" go to the "Protected View" tab.
    4. Uncheck all the boxes responsible for opening documents in restricted mode.
    5. Save the changes, restart the program and try opening the file again.

    This method should be used with caution, and only if you are 100% sure that the file is safe.

    Removing Microsoft Word add-ins

    Sometimes the problem is not with a specific document, but with the program in general. In practice, an error when opening a Word file often occurs due to installed add-ons. In this case, the message “The program has stopped working” is displayed on the screen.

    Our task is to disable all add-ons, including the one that causes errors. To do this you need:

    1. Launch MS Word. Most likely, there will be a message on the screen stating that during last launch a serious error has occurred and the program will prompt you to start the editor in safe mode. Click "OK".
    2. Go to the menu File > Options.
    3. Go to the "Add-ons" tab.
    4. At the bottom of the window you will see "Manage: COM Add-ins". Click on the "Go..." button next to it.
    5. In the window that appears, you need to check the boxes next to all add-ons, then click “Delete” and confirm the action.

    After this, you need to close the program and try opening the problematic document again.

    Format recovery

    In many cases, the error when opening a Word 2003-2013 file is due to incorrect saving. To open the document, you will have to restore the correct format.

    Let's try to transfer the working information to a new, undamaged document:

    1. Create a new one in Word empty file and save it.
    2. Close the program and go to Explorer.
    3. Find the created file and turn it into an archive by changing the extension (to do this, you just need to rename the document and enter .zip instead of .doc).
    4. The same must be done with the file you want to recover.
    5. Open documents using any archiver.
    6. Remove the "word" folder from the damaged document and copy it into the archive with a new document, replacing all files.
    7. Rename the file from .zip to .doc or .docx back.

    Now try opening the document in Word. The program will display a message stating that it is damaged and offer to restore it. After this, the contents of your file will be displayed on the screen.

    Manual code editing

    Let us immediately note that this option is suitable only for advanced users, at least with basic knowledge HTML. When a Word error occurs when trying to open a file, the message about it always contains information about which part of the document the problem is in (line and column number). That is, if you get into the file code, you can find and fix or delete this fragment. How to do it?

    1. Open the document as an archive (see previous paragraph).
    2. Find and extract
    3. Open the document in Notepad or Notepad++. It is advisable that the text editor track the cursor position - show the line and column numbers.
    4. Find the fragment that is causing the error and edit it.
    5. Upload the updated document.xml into the archive instead of the old file. After that, open the document in Word.

    It is important to understand the essence of the problem here. Most often this is the wrong order of tags in the code. As a last resort, you can delete part of the text.

    Recovering a document using Word Recovery

    In addition to Office tools, you can use special programs for correction text files. They use their own information extraction algorithms, so they can often do a much better job standard tools. The most popular apps this type is R-Word and Magic Word Recovery.

    Before you start fixing a broken file, be sure to make a copy of it.

    If you can't restore the document in its native format (.doc or .docx), first try saving it as .rtf.

    Sometimes when restoring a table, a warning appears on the screen that the computer is low on memory. In this case, you need to close all programs, folders and files, except Word itself.

    There are several reasons why the “The file cannot be opened because there are problems with its contents” error occurs in Word. If MS Office is English, the message will look like this: “We’re sorry. We can’t open “FileName” because we found a problem withits contents".

    How to resolve the error “The file cannot be opened because there are problems with its contents”

    The easiest way to correct an error that occurs when opening a Word document is to right-click on the file and select the “Restore previous version” option.


    Very often this happens due to incorrect saving of the file. It is saved in the wrong format. To fix this you need to restore correct format. In this case, in Word program A message will appear that the file is damaged and will offer to restore it. You must confirm your consent to restoration. After this procedure, if the operation is completed successfully, the information will open.

    1. Also, the error “The file cannot be opened due to problems with its contents” may occur if the “hidden file” attribute is set in the properties.
    2. In this case, when you select “Details,” the message “The file has been damaged” appears. Next, the recovery wizard will prompt you to “Try restoring the contents?” Here we must agree.
    3. In most cases, the recovery is successful, but sometimes it happens that the system displays the error “the file has been blocked to protect the computer.”
    4. In this case, regardless of the user’s choice (the options include: unlock, confirm the file format during conversion, restore via Office), most likely there will be hieroglyphs instead of text.

    Then you need to try opening this document third party application eg Notepad. To try to save the contents you need to:

    1. Right-click on the file;
    2. Select “Open with” from the drop-down menu;
    3. Select Notepad;
    4. If there is no such item in the menu, you must click “Select another application”;
    5. A new dialog box will open. In it, scrolling is available on the right;
    6. You also need to select Notepad;
    7. If on this list required application missing, you need to scroll to the end of the list and select the option “Find another application on this computer;
    8. A new dialog box will open with the "Open with" option;
    9. Next, you need to specify the location of the Notepad.exe program (most often it is located: C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe;
    10. Confirm your choice.

    For example, Microsoft files Office will be displayed in hieroglyphs with words starting with the letters “PK”. Another situation may occur, for example, the document opens empty, then the contents are lost.

    How to recover lost data after an error

    To recover lost files, you can use recovery programs. Recuva is considered one of the simplest and highest quality. But such a restoration has its drawbacks. The main one is the time factor. The program may take several hours to complete. This means that it is useless if the file needs to be restored urgently.

    In this case, you can try another method. You need to open the archiver file and select document.xml. All edits in document.xml are carried out in any text file editor. Further instructions are given in great detail in this manual. It will be useful to users who understand what tags are and how to work with them.

    Often the source of this error is the formulas that the user tries to add to the document. The main way to solve the problem is that the name of the end tag of the element must be identical to the start tag.

    To prevent this from happening to documents, it is recommended to do this regularly backup copy(backup) important files. To do this, you can use both paid and free programs. Among free programs considered the undisputed leader Handy Backup. It is also recommended to keep at least one copy on removable media(usbflash or usbhdd).

    In addition, it is necessary to regularly update your computer software and check it for viruses. This is the only way to protect yourself and your documents from errors such as “The file cannot be opened due to problems with its contents.”

    In contact with

    The most common reason that you cannot open word document or exel on your computer, as practice shows, this lack of programs is necessary for this.

    Programs for opening word files and exel are called office suite. Checking its availability is very simple:

    • Right-click on an empty area on your desktop.
    • Select "Create"
    • If the window that appears does not have the “Word Document” or “Exel Table” option, I congratulate you. You have found the reason why you cannot open these documents. You do not have the office suite installed

    As you may have guessed, to solve the problem you need to install this same office package. The most common is Microsoft Office (paid)

    Download and install the package. Now you can open Word and Excel files without any problems

    If the office suite is already installed, but word does not open

    In this case, there are several possibilities for the problem to arise. I will list the most common options and ways to solve them.

    Damaged file

    In this case, unfortunately, you are unlikely to be able to do anything. If you were sent a file by mail, ask to resend it. It is unlikely, but possible, that the file was damaged in transit. It's easy to check - try opening 2-3 other files. If no problems arise, the problem is most likely in the file itself

    Explorer error

    Try opening the start menu and find in the list of programs the one you use to open such documents. will launch the program. Select File > Open in the program window and specify the path to the document. In some cases this helps

    Outdated software

    Quite a common problem. Look at the package office programs installed for you. If this is Microsoft Office 2003, or God forbid Microsoft Office 98 / Office XP, look at the calendar. It's time to update. If you don't want to buy an office suite from Microsoft, use free analogues which we cited above.

    It's broken

    In rare cases, a crash occurs within the office suite itself. It’s very easy to check - if now you can’t open documents that you previously opened without problems, the reason may be in the package itself. Completely remove it, if you don’t know how to do it correctly, use this guide: pa, and install the package again.

    Write in the comments if you managed to solve the problem with opening Word or Excel files. If there was any reason other than those described in this article, share the solution in the comments. This will help people who find themselves in a similar situation.
    

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