Ok, firstly to all those who have reached this link frustrated and fuming hoping for a solution, sorry to disappoint, but I do not have a pin point, sure shot solution. But wait !! I can still help you all solve this issue of Corrupt PDFs, the way I did. Let me explain what the problem was.
The user had scanned a few files in PDF, but whenever he sent it through Outlook (not sure about the version, but may be 2003), the receiver would get the error as “There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and couldnot be repaired”. This also happened whenever the user received a PDF through outlook. Here’s what i tried
1. Uninstalled Adobe pdf and installed the latest version – didn’t work.
2. Installed a different pdf viewer (foxit and digisigner) – didn’t work.
3. Send the same pdf file through google mail – opened fine.
4. Changed the Mail format from HTML to plain text/ Rich Text – Didn’t work.
I would also recommend updating the Microsoft Office version to the latest.
For me, the problem somehow solved itself, although a few scan files still showed corrupted when sent. It was confirmed as solved, after I scanned a document and send it to another user who was able to open it normally. Also, the problem of corrupted pdf when receiving was also resolved. It is also possible that only certain files scanned at a particular time got corrupted which made the user think it was a larger issue.
Hope this helps!!!
One thing I’d like to say is that before acquiring more laptop memory, look at the machine in to which it can be installed. When the machine can be running Windows XP, for instance, the particular memory limit is 3.25GB. Installing more than this would simply constitute a new waste. Make sure one’s motherboard can handle the actual upgrade volume, as well. Interesting blog post.