Do you think this is due to different versions of programs?

[DanieleLoupe]

I found my old prose on my forgotten hard drive, MSOffice2003 was installed there, but now I have the latest version namely MSWord 2016 and I'm very sorry that I can not open this document. The program writes an error: The file is corrupted and can not be opened. Do you think this is due to different versions of programs or a problem in the old hard drive.

[jorkki]

If you Google with the error message you find that it's a fairly common occurrence between different versions of MS programs and you will find solutions as well.

I'm using the free Libre Office myself. It's pretty good at opening the docs.

[robinrosa341 · Accepted solution]

http://www.wikihow.com/Back-Up-Microsoft-Outlook

Restoring Your Backup use docx repair tool

1

Copy the backup file to your computer. If the backup file is on a USB drive, disc, or uploaded to cloud storage, you'll want to copy it onto the computer's local storage first. You can place the file anywhere, such as on your desktop or in your Documents folder.

2

Click the File tab or Office button. If you're using Outlook 2003, click the File menu.

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Select "Open & Export" or "Open." You'll see several options.

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Click "Open Outlook Data File." This will open the file browser.

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Browse for the data file. Navigate to the data file that you copied back to your local storage. Select it and click "Open" to load the file.