Publisher file won't open!

Help!

I just spent 4 hours creating a document in Publisher 2003. I had been
"saving" the file periodically throughout the morning, while I was
working on it. The instant I closed Publisher and tried to reopen the
file, it failed to open the file.

Each time I try to open the file, it comes back with a "Send error
report to Microsoft..."

I tried to delete temp files; installed all service packs for Office,
etc. I even tried to open the file with other applications like Word,
Powerpoint, etc. I sent the file to a friend, they couldn't open it
either.

I have NEVER had such a bad experience with an application.

I tried to use a recovery application but it only brings back 1/3 of
the information and all the formatting is gone!

I copied the file up to http://www.dalcerro.com/livehelp/QRG.pub if you
care to try it for yourself.

Now I fear to start over, creating the doc from scratch. Will it just
get trashed again?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I couldn't get it to open.
Look in your temp folder, there maybe an earlier save. In Windows Explorer, type
%temp% in the address bar. Look for any pub prefix file with a current date, change
the .tmp extension to .pub. If you read through the error details, it would appear
you have a corrupt image.

How to troubleshoot a damaged publication in Publisher
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;198256

Let us know how it goes.
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Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
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Help!

I just spent 4 hours creating a document in Publisher 2003. I had been
"saving" the file periodically throughout the morning, while I was
working on it. The instant I closed Publisher and tried to reopen the
file, it failed to open the file.

Each time I try to open the file, it comes back with a "Send error
report to Microsoft..."

I tried to delete temp files; installed all service packs for Office,
etc. I even tried to open the file with other applications like Word,
Powerpoint, etc. I sent the file to a friend, they couldn't open it
either.

I have NEVER had such a bad experience with an application.

I tried to use a recovery application but it only brings back 1/3 of
the information and all the formatting is gone!

I copied the file up to http://www.dalcerro.com/livehelp/QRG.pub if you
care to try it for yourself.

Now I fear to start over, creating the doc from scratch. Will it just
get trashed again?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It's probably too late for this time, but I once had a book I was
working on. Like you, I saved every hour or so but luckily, I did a Save
As and numbered the saves file. file1, file2, etc. I also made the
mistake of not closing and trying to reopen the file, but instead kept
adding to it. The next day, I could not open the most recent three versions.

Mike

wrote:
Help!

I just spent 4 hours creating a document in Publisher 2003. I had been
"saving" the file periodically throughout the morning, while I was
working on it. The instant I closed Publisher and tried to reopen the
file, it failed to open the file.

Each time I try to open the file, it comes back with a "Send error
report to Microsoft..."

I tried to delete temp files; installed all service packs for Office,
etc. I even tried to open the file with other applications like Word,
Powerpoint, etc. I sent the file to a friend, they couldn't open it
either.

I have NEVER had such a bad experience with an application.

I tried to use a recovery application but it only brings back 1/3 of
the information and all the formatting is gone!

I copied the file up to http://www.dalcerro.com/livehelp/QRG.pub if you
care to try it for yourself.

Now I fear to start over, creating the doc from scratch. Will it just
get trashed again?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the advice, however, none of the suggested tips seemed to
allow me to "restore" the file.

I am going to start over from scratch and hope it doesn't happen again.

The example file has been removed.