Cannot Open Any Publisher Files

[Dave Davis]

Don't know what happened but I can no longer open any .pub files regardless
of which version created them. Currently I am using Pub 2003 SP2. It is
unlikely I have anything older than version 2000. Files saved on network
share or local drive will not open. The message is, Publisher cannot open
the file. I created a test file and saved it to the local drive and I cannot
open that one either. If I save in .rtf format I can open the file, but that
loses graphics. I ran the Office repair successfully. I have applied all
latest updates.Word and Excel do not seem to be affected. The O/S is XP
Professional SP2. I have turned off Windows Firewall and antivirus is
disabled. Any ideas would certainly be appreciated.

Dave Davis

 

[John Inzer]

Don't know what happened but I can no longer open any .pub files
regardless of which version created them. Currently I am using Pub
2003 SP2. It is unlikely I have anything older than version 2000.
Files saved on network share or local drive will not open. The
message is, Publisher cannot open the file. I created a test file and
saved it to the local drive and I cannot open that one either. If I
save in .rtf format I can open the file, but that loses graphics. I
ran the Office repair successfully. I have applied all latest
updates.Word and Excel do not seem to be affected. The O/S is XP
Professional SP2. I have turned off Windows Firewall and antivirus is
disabled. Any ideas would certainly be appreciated.
Dave Davis

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I wonder if the following article would offer a solution:

(928890) Error message when you try to open
a publication in Publisher: "Publisher cannot
open the file" or "Publisher has detected a problem"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928890/en-us

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