{"id":3042,"date":"2011-06-06T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zubairalexander.com\/stage\/?p=3042"},"modified":"2011-05-27T11:40:02","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T19:40:02","slug":"error-word-experienced-an-error-trying-to-open-the-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zubairalexander.com\/blog\/error-word-experienced-an-error-trying-to-open-the-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Error: Word experienced an error trying to open the file"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever experienced the following error in SharePoint Server 2010 when you try to open a Microsoft Word 2010 file? I have run across this error a few times on Windows Server 2008 R2 computer running SharePoint Server 2010 and Office 2010.<\/p>\n

Word experienced an error trying to open the file.<\/em><\/p>\n

Try these suggestions.<\/em><\/p>\n

* Check the file permissions for the document or drive.<\/em><\/p>\n

* Make sure there is sufficient free memory and disk space.<\/em><\/p>\n

* Open the file with the Text Recovery converter.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here’s a solution that has worked for me.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Word 2010.<\/li>\n
  2. Click File, Options, Trust Center, Trust Center Settings.<\/li>\n
  3. Select the Protect View option.<\/li>\n
  4. Deselect all the Protected View options. You may not have to disable Data Execution Prevention mode. Experiment with the various options until you get the results.
    \nWARNING<\/strong>! Obviously, depending on your environment and security requirements you may be taking risks when you disable Protected View. Microsoft recommends that you do not change any Trust Center settings. I know, I know! Easy for them to say.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  5. Open Word 2010 file. It should open fine.<\/li>\n
  6. I have noticed that once I am able to open the file I can go back and enable the Protected View and it still open the files just fine. Hmmm? I haven’t spent enough time to really research this but just wanted to let you know.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You may also experience this error in other Microsoft Office 2010 applications. Just use the same method to disable Protected View.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Have you ever experienced the following error in SharePoint Server 2010 when you try to open a Microsoft Word 2010 file? I have run across this error a few times on Windows Server 2008 R2 computer running SharePoint Server 2010 and Office 2010. Word experienced an error trying to open the file. Try these suggestions. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,54,11,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft-office","category-sharepoint","category-tips-tricks","category-longhorn-server"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t