Corrupted word file header replace by hex editor

[wrathyimp]

Hi,

I have some corrupted word documents, i want to know how can i change the header structure for this document similar to a working word document, using Hex editor.

Please guide me if its possible.

Thanks.

 

[eyec]

use hex editor on an uncorrupted Word document or open a new document and you can get the header info from there and enter it in the corrupted document.

 

[wrathyimp]

Yes, i did this, but how to know what are the header info is?
Is it at the end of the file (read somewhere on some forum) or the very first line?

I want to know which part in the hex editor indicates the header portion of the word file.

Thanks

 

[eyec]

i am not at my home pc, where i have the exact info, but from what i remember and from

http://toorcon.techpathways.com/uploads/headersig.txt

D0CF11E0A1B11AE1,DOC,"Word 10 Office 2000 File"
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1,DOC,"Word 8.0 Office 97 File"
D0CF11E0A1B11AE1,DOC,"Generic MS Office File

 

[wrathyimp]

Hi,

I tried adding the header in HxD hex editor, but when opening in word, it say file is corrupted.

the attached is the screenshot of the file opened in hex editor

 

[eyec]

does the hex editor u are using have the ascii converter?
if so switch to it and see if that helps

 

[wrathyimp]

it has DOS/IBM-ASCII

 

[xmsre]

That screenshot is not a word document. It's a .exe file.

J