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My excel file when tried to open is showing only stranger characters.. i think it got corrupted.. it was done in excel 2003. sent the file to many people on the net but they all gave up.. can you give me a solution for opening the file ? Thanks

not much you can when the file is corrupted


that's why making a backup is always important

Hey Margosziririan,

Here are some things for you to try and recover from a corrupt excel file

• Repair a Corrupted Workbook. 
• Try Third Party Software to Repair Excel. 
• Repair My Excel (I have never used this software)
• 10 ways to recover a corrupted excel workbook 
  

I wonder when oliverdoyle will turn up?