Repair Office 2000 Files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)on Windows
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Repair Office 2016 Files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)on Windows
If you frequently work with Microsoft Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) files, then issues like file inaccessibility or corruption won’t be new to you.
Let’s discuss some common scenarios which may lead to corrupt MS Office 2016 files:
Scenarios behind Microsoft Office Files Corruption
Scenario 1 – Disruption during Data Migration
You decide to move Office files from your hard drive to other removable media. However, when you try to access the data within the files post-migration, you may find Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files showing gibberish characters. Due to a power surge, sudden system shutdown, and internal mechanical failure, the files may have turned corrupt.
Figure 1- Microsoft Word file showing garbage characters
Scenario 2 – Office Files and Registry Entries Become Infected
When you open or use the Microsoft Office application, it crashes as soon as it opens. You assume that an add-in was causing the problem and restart the Office application without add-ins loaded, but the application still crashes. This may happen because of a virus infecting the Office files and registry values, thus leading to corrupt or damaged Office files.
Scenario 3 – Inaccessible or Lost Data
Suppose all your Office files are stored on a USB device, and you unplugged the device while it was still open in Windows. Now, when you attempt to open a Word or an Excel file, all the data is gone. Unsafe removal of USB or any other external storage device may corrupt the data inside your Office files or turn the file inaccessible.
How Can You Deal with Microsoft Office Files Corruption?
Here are a few solutions that can help you fix or repair Office 2016 Files Corruption:
Solution 1 – Use Microsoft in-built Repair Utility
Microsoft recommends using its in-built repair utility, ‘Open and Repair’, to fix corrupt Office files. Follow these steps to understand how you can use the utility to repair the corrupt Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files:
- Launch the MS Office application whose file you want to repair:
- To repair corrupt Word (.doc, .docx) files, launch MS Word
- To repair corrupt Excel files (.xls, .xlsx) files, launch MS Excel
- To repair corrupt PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx) files, launch MS PowerPoint
- Click File, and then click the Open tab.
- Click Navigate to the location or folder where the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file is stored.
- Select the corrupt file you want to repair by single-clicking on it, and then find the Open button and click on the drop-down menu next to it.
- From the drop-down menu, click the Open and Repair option and follow the subsequent instructions to repair Office 2016 files.
Solution 2 – Repair Office 2016 Installation
Try repairing the Office installation to fix the MS Office files. The steps to repair your Office installation may vary depending on the operating system you are using.
For Windows 7
- Open your PC’s control panel
- Click Programs
- Click Programs and Features, and then click Uninstall a program option
- Right-click on the Office application you want to repair, and then click Change
- Under Change your installation of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016, choose Repair and then click Continue.
For Windows 10
- Right-click the Start button, and type in Apps & Features (For Windows 10)
NOTE: This step will work for Windows 10/8/8.1/7 and Vista
- Click Programs from the window that opens, click on the MS Office product you want to repair, and then click on Modify
Note: Following the step will repair the entire Microsoft Office suite even if it contains only one application you want to repair such as an Excel or PowerPoint file. But, in case you have a standalone app installed, try to locate that application by name.
- Under Change your installation of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016, choose Repair, and then click Continue to initiate the repair process.
- Once the repair process completes, you’ll be prompted to restart your PC. Click Yes
Solution 3 – Use Stellar Toolkit for File Repair
Repair MS Office 2016 files by using Stellar Toolkit for File Repair . This software comprises four essential utilities that can help you repair corrupt MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and PDF files.
The toolkit helps repair corrupt Office 2016 and other version documents and files while maintaining the original file format, which is less likely achievable with inbuilt methods. Follow these steps to repair MS Office 2016 documents by using the Office file repair tool:
- Download and install Stellar Toolkit for File Repair.
- Launch the software.
- From the software’s main interface, select the MS Office file you want to repair.
- From the window that pops up, select the corrupted file to be repaired.
Note: If you don’t know the exact location of corrupt office files or if they are large in number, you can locate the files by using the Find/Search option included in the software.
- After selecting the file, click the Scan button to initiate the repairing process.
- Once the scanning process is complete, all the recoverable information is displayed in the software’s left-hand panel. Click on any item to preview it before recovery.
- To save the repaired data, click the Save button, and enter a destination of your choice.
- Click OK.
Conclusion
This post outlined possible scenarios and their causes that may lead to corruption in MS Office 2016 files. It also emphasized how the inbuilt methods such as Open and Repair, and Repair Office Installation help to resolve the corruption issues. But these are not competent enough to resolve all the errors. With Stellar Toolkit for File Repair, you can resolve all sorts of corruption issues and recover data of Office 2016 files – Excel, Word, PPT, and PDF – in their original state.
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- Title: Repair Office 2000 Files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)on Windows
- Author: Ian
- Created at : 2024-05-20 10:20:27
- Updated at : 2024-05-21 18:20:56
- Link: https://techidaily.com/repair-office-2000-files-word-excel-and-powerpointon-windows-by-stellar-guide/
- License: This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.