A corrupt file recovery trick is to open the files in another office
suite's programs. Try below for some free ones:
++Web Based Suites++
* http://www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo - ThinkFree Show (part of
ThinkFree Office Online 3 Beta) - Try to load corrupt MS Office files
here.
* http://us.ajax13.com/ - Ajax13 Office Suite - includes presentation
(ppt compatible), spreadsheet (xls compatible) and word processor (word
compatible).
* http://www.goffice.com/ - try opening corrupt office files here.
Spreadsheet and word processor work now, presentation app still to
follow.
* http://www.zohoshow.com/ - Zoho Show (part of Zoho Office Group).
Try opening corrupt Office files here.
* http://docs.google.com/ - Google Docs & Spreadsheets.
++Freeware Office Suites++
* http://www.openoffice.org/ - Open Office - started off as Star
Office, was bought by Sun who made it open source. Sun Office still
uses it as a code base.
* http://n3t.net/Downloads/Win/ - Star Office 5.2 free version
downloads (current version is like Sun Office 8 or 9).
*
http://web.archive.org/web/20040407062220/http://www.modesoft.com/Bud...
- decent basic Word compatible Word processor and Excel compatible
spreadsheet.
* http://easyoffice-freeware.en.softonic.com/ie/14346 - had no luck
opening corrupt office files here, but theoretically still might work.
* http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/win32/ - gnumeric spreadsheet and
Abiword word processor. Opening MS Office files here works sometimes.
++Online Stand-Alone Word Processors++
* None besides the suites
++Freeware Stand-Alone Word Processors++
* http://www.abisource.com/ - AbiWord is a free word processing program
similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word
processing tasks.
* http://www.rssol.com/shared/download/exec/atlant10n_en.exe - Atlantis
Nova is a full-featured user-friendly Word Processor with the power and
functionality to satisfy the most demanding word processing tasks
effortlessly.
* http://cryptedit.chat.ru/ - Crypt Edit is one of the most powerful
freeware word processors. It is a nice replacement for the standard
Windows NotePad and WordPad.
* http://www.hushpage.com/Delphad/delphad.html - Delphad supposed to be
a Word Pad replacement, because it includes all the word pad features
plus plenty of additional functions. With Delphad you can almost open
any file, edit text or rtf, open Word Docs.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph_word_processor - Hieroglyph
is a freeware Russian language word processor written by Michael
Morozov. It supports typing in both English and Russian, including
using English letters to type in Russian by transliteration with
automatic conversion to Russian alphabet.
* http://www.jarte.com/features.html - built around Wordpad engine with
extra features.
* http://www.xtort.net/xtort/qjot.php - QJot is a relatively small
alternative rich text editor that saves .doc files, inserts images and
more. It is basically meant to serve as a good WordPad replacement. It
supports Unicode and runs under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Its native
format is RTF, but it can open, edit and save Word and WordPerfect
files (though not with all of their features).
++Online Stand-Alone Spreadhseets++
* http://www.editgrid.com/home - An online spreadsheet featuring
real-time-update and extensive collaboration features. Will import
Excel, Lotus and OO.
* http://www.irows.com/ - irows shtting down and joining resources with
Google.
* https://numbler.com/ - simple spreadsheet. Imports Excel.
* http://www.numsum.com/ - imports Excel.
* http://www.xcellery.com/ - Edit Excel files online. Does not seem to
be Firefox compatible.
++Freeware Stand-Alone Spreadsheets++
* http://www.abykus.com/ - Abykus - Impressive freeware.
* http://www.tucows.com/preview/395926 - cVue - Also impressive beta.
Maker has put download availability on hold. Beta is still available
on Tucows.
* http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/kyplot.html - Kyplot 2.0 Beta -
Spreadsheet ++, has extensive statistics, wave and mathematical
function analysis abilities.
* http://www.ds.unifi.it/stefanin/AGR_2001/SH/sssheet.htm - Sphygmic
Software Spreadsheet - Simple spreadsheet. Can only open Excel 4.0
files.
* Spread32 - http://www.byedesign.freeserve.co.uk/ - No frills but
still powerful spreadsheet that seems to include all the function Excel
has.
++Freeware Stand-Alone Presentation Apps++
* http://www.freedecentdownloads.com/Office/Office.html - Download
Corel Presentations 9 unlimited trial and try to open corrupt
Presentation files like PowerPoint, and maybe Freelance or Harvard
Graphics (not sure). Not beta, fully functional.
++Freeware File Viewers (sometimes corrupt office files will open
here)++
* http://www.oasys-software.com/products/dm/columbus/ - Columbus Viewer
- Wow, what a free program. Open 100's of file formats.
* http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ - Various MS Office viewers
* http://www.harvardgraphics.com/hg-viewer-download.asp - Harvard
Graphics Advanced Presentations Viewer. Opens HG files may also open
PowerPoint files.
* http://www.officeviewers.com - TextMaker Viewer for Word, HTML, Text
Maker, RTF, TXT, Open Office Text and Pocket Word file. May help with
corrupted versions of these files.
* ftp://ftp.lotus.com/pub/lotusweb/product/smartsuite/Kvlotus.exe -
will open Lotus/Ami Pro, 123, and Freelance files. Maybe corrupt ones
too.
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