Can't open in PPT2003

[Erin Kotch]

I have a number of ppt files created by a client that
cannot be "read" by computers with Office 2003, however,
the one computer in the office with Office 2K can open
and view the files just fine.

I attempted opening the files from Windows Explorer from
the CD and after copying it to my hard drive and the LAN,
and I tried from all 3 locations from within PowerPoint.
I even have tried to "save as" the files from the
computer with 2K but I still cannot open them in 2003.

The error I get in 2003 when trying to open the files is
"PowerPoint can't read K:\path...\filename.ppt

Any advice is appreciated!

Erin

 

[Sonia]

The first thing that everyone should do when Office 2003 is installed is to open
an Office program and go to Help > Check for Updates. You need to ensure that
Office 2003 Service Pack 1 is installed on all systems because it corrects the
problem you describe.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com