How to recover damaged documents on Word 2007?

Hello to all,

I have installed word 2007 on my Windows XP, and I am not able to open any of the word files stored on my computer,my computer stops responding when ever I try to open those files, so please suggest me how to recover those files.


Thanks in Advance.

Method 1: Open the damaged document in draft mode without updating links
Step 1: Configure Word 2007

1. Start Word 2007
2. On the View tab, click Draft in the Document Views group.
3. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
4. In the Display document content section, click to select the Draft font and Picture placeholders check boxes under Advanced options for working with Word.
5. In the General section, click to clear the Update automatic links at Open check box under Advanced options for working with Word. Then, click OK.

Step 2: Open the damaged document

1. Start Word 2007.
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open.
3. Click the damaged document, and then click Open.

Thanks for your valuable response but i am not able to open the damaged file.

please give some suggestions.