Strange Occurrence with a Word File?

My friend has an important Word file, he saved it, but the computer crashed. Now, when he opens the document it lists a bunch of websites he recently visited! Is there any way to get the original file back? What could be going on, is it forever corrupted? Thanks!

Alas, The moment of saving is critical. If the machine crashes at that point anything can happen. Check the size of the file. If it is much smaller than you would expect then it is likeky a gonna. Always backup important files as the say...
Sorry
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I wrote an 2500 words assignment and saved in Microsoft word 97-2003 and by mistake replaced with another word file.How can i retain my original work?

Hi,
Does this happen to all 97-2003 Word files?
Word 2013 now has lots of updates compared with earlier version of Word, lots of features have been updated. Use Word 2013 to open documents created in earlier versions of Word (Word 97-2003 format), you will probably encounter unexpected problems,
expecially for those heavily formatted files.
We would suggest you to convert your document to the Word 2013 file format, then you will be able to access the new and enhanced features in Word 2013.
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Hi Peter,
Thank you for the recommendations. I want to be sure I’m understanding “embedded” the correct way. Do you mean to insert the images directly into the file—i.e., selecting the MS Word option Insert Picture > Insert? Or do you mean to insert them by selecting Insert Picture > Link to File?
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