What you're doing shouldn't corrupt the .resx file. But, then again, if you don't have the latest service pack installed, there's no telling. You might be forced to recreate the form from scratch. Do not copy the controls from the old form, but drag and drop new ones. You can copy and paste the code form the old form though.
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