Dear all,
I have problem when openning my excel file. This file I saved in year 2002 and never open it since then. I just open it today but I couldn't open it. It display a message says that file format is not valid.
How can I repair this?
Thanks
Chea
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As one of Bruintje's links probably says, a method that often works
is to open the file in Excel 2002 (Office XP). As I see it, the main
reason to upgrade to Excel 2002 is it's ability to open and repair
damaged files.
If you have Office XP installed somewhere, try opening the file on
that machine. Alternatively, post the file to a public website and
give us a link here, so that an Expert can try to repair it for you.
/Ture
I've successfully used Open Office to recover an excel file that wouldn't open
http://www.openoffice.org/
Cheers
Dave
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by: bruintjePosted on 2004-02-19 at 00:51:07ID: 10400548
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XL: Summary of Methods to Recover Data from Corrupted Files
http://support.microsoft.c
XL2000: Methods for Recovering Data from Damaged Workbooks
http://support.microsoft.c
XL2002: Methods for Recovering Data from Damaged Workbooks
http://support.microsoft.c
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hope this helps a bit