WD2000: Error Message: A Table in This Document Has Become Corrupted (287398)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q287398

SYMPTOMS

When you try to insert an AutoText entry that contains a table into a cell on the right side of a table, you may receive the following error message:
A table in this document has become corrupted. To recover the contents of the table: Select the table and choose Convert Table To Text from the Table menu.
If you click OK in the error message, the table is inserted into the cell.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

IMPORTANT: Before you install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 SP-3, you must have Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a) installed first. To install Office 2000 Service Pack 3, Office 2000 Service Release 1a must be installed first. To obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Installer Package Files
Date      Time        Version    Size       File name
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1/26/2001 6:20:04 PM  N/A        3,660,224  Winword.msp
1/26/2001 6:50:46 PM  N/A        4,669,076  WInword_admin.msp

				
Binaries
Date      Time         Version      Size      File name     
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1/26/2001 12:18:18 AM  9.0.0.4924   8,814,644 Winword.exe
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. The fix for this problem is included in the latest Microsoft Office 2000 Update. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office XP.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/21/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbOffice2000SP3Fix KB287398