Cannot open publisher 2000 file with publisher 2000 file

[Kittantia]

Made 2000 publisher files on old windows 98 computer. Transferred them to
cd. Got a new xp/ hp pavilion computer, installed the same office/publisher
2000 program I used with old computer. I cannot open the pub files saved in
old computer on my new computer. *Cannot open file* I tried the printer
spool option(turning it off and trying to open the cd pub files, files still
did not open, turned spool on again) Not sure what else to do since the files
saved were of the same program and version as the one I have now.....

upgraded ms office small business 2000 to sr-1
I do not remember if I had upgraded on the old computer.

 

[John G]

You must copy the file from CD to your local hard drive then change the
attribute to Read/Write.
It was Read Only when on the CD.

 

[dkward]

Boy was I excited when I read this....then I tried it......got any other
ideas? I copied it from my cd to my desktop. Opened up properties and my
choices were; read only, hidden. I deselected read only. Hit ok. Tried to
open it up. Still nothing. I'll try anything!

 

[Mary Sauer]

Do you have Norton? Disable "script blocking", if that doesn't do it, in Norton
options disable Office Plug-ins as well.

 

[dkward]

I do have Norton 2003-version 10.0.1.13.
I disabled office plug-in. I couldn't find where to disable script
blocking. Are you saying this script blocking is in Norton? or is somewhere
else? I did not reboot or anything......would that matter?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Script blocking is on the status page. This is more important to disable than the
Office Plug-ins.

 

[dkward]

On my status page, all I have is autoprotect-on
email scanning-on
full system scan-on
and then it has norton antivirus subscription........there is no script
blocking option ....that I could find....sorry...*sheepish look*

 

[Mary Sauer]

Your version is different than mine, your script blocking is in Norton options.
http://tinyurl.com/5j84u