WD2000: ErrMsg: "The file appears to be corrupted" (224051)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q224051

ERROR MESSAGE

When you try to open a document, the following error message may appear:
The file appears to be corrupted.
NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address: NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

THINGS TO TRY

Your document has been corrupted.

There are several techniques you can use to try to open a document that will not open. Which method you use depends on the nature and severity of the damage to your document and the nature of the behavior exhibited.


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/2/2005
Keywords:kbprb KB224051