Thread: MS Word errors

I transferred a few Office 2007 Word files from my laptop to a CD and then deleted them from my laptop. However, while trying to open these files from the CD, with Office compatibility pack installed, the result was pages filled with tiny square symbols. Similarly, on some instances, a message showed up "Select the encoding that makes your document readable:

1. Windows (Default);

2. MS-DOS;

3. Other encoding".

The preview page offered the options filled with tiny square character symbols with the text "Page Break" and "Column Break". None of the 'Options worked. Why is Windows behaving like this and what is the solution?

If it's behaving in the same manner on every computer, then it most likely is a problem with the file. The data might not have been burnt properly and the file might be corrupted. Try copying the file to your drive and open it with a different word processor or even on online office suites such as google Docs. If you still have problems, then the file is definitely corrupted.