cannot open a file

[harry kaye]

1...when i try to open file i get message,cannot open" need to know which
programme created it" I go to the web as directed where I find Publisher (iam
sure that was the programme used) what should i do next?
2.... if I do not know which programme created a file, how do I find out
which one did?
thanks

 

[Mary Sauer]

Look at the extension of the file. If it says .pub then it was created by Publisher.
If you don't have extensions turned on, right click the file, properties, it should
show the extension.

If you always want to see file extensions, in Windows Explorer, folder options, view
tab, clear "Hide extensions for known file types."

 

[DavidF]

Tell me ol' wise one ;-), why is it that MS has the extensions hidden by
default anyway? This has puzzled me for some time. I can't think of any
logical reason, but I am betting you know.

DavidF

 

[Paul]

Tell me ol' wise one ;-), why is it that MS has the extensions hidden by
default anyway? This has puzzled me for some time. I can't think of any
logical reason, but I am betting you know.

I've always wondered exactly the same myself. Just about the first
thing I do when installing a new Windows O/S is to make sure the
extensions show.

 

[DavidF]

Ok. I knew you could come up with a reason. Thanks.

DavidF

 

[harry kaye]

Hi
1 Firstly I cannot find the tab to clear it.
2. I recently reinstalled xp professional & I just noticed that "Publisher"
is missing. how can I install it? do I use my xp cd?
3. I have other files that were not created by publisher. How do I proceed?
Thanks. H

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

If you had Publisher 2002 with your version of Office before, then it's on
your disk and should have been installed when you did your reinstall. Put
the disk in and this time do a custom install. See if it offers you
Publisher. If so, just install that instead of everything.

As for the file that isn't a Publisher file, do you know what the full file
name is. For example, readme.txt. The part after the dot may help identify
which program created it.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Publisher was not part of Office XP Pro. If you do have the program it will be on
disk 2.
http://www.microsoft.com/PRODUCTS/i...cbf5ed94-ee9f-425e-8608-869a765a6041&type=ovr