FIX: Error message when you run a query that references a column of the XML data type in SQL Server 2005: "The XML data type is damaged"
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FIX: Error message when you run a query that references a column of the XML data type in SQL Server 2005: "The XML data type is damaged"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941176/en-US