Error saving a 2003 PowerPoint Presentation

[John G]

When I save a presentation in PowerPoint 2003. I get the following
error message: There was an error accessing <filename>.

I have seen the MSDN article here and doesnt look like the case, since
one of the files I was having trouble with was originally from 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817135/EN-US/

Only one of the solutions works for me (copy and paste).

I am accessing this file from a web base document management. When I
click on the link it will stream an open PowerPoint. But I am able to
get it to work by right clicking on the same link and selecting "Save
Target as".

My questions are: What can I do to resolve this. and what is the
difference between clicking a link and save target as?

One other thing. This does not happen to all ppt's. But the one thing
I did notice for the ppt files I was having trouble with had the
template attribute populated.

John

 

[Ute Simon]

When I save a presentation in PowerPoint 2003. I get the following

error message: There was an error accessing <filename>.

I have seen the MSDN article here and doesnt look like the case, since
one of the files I was having trouble with was originally from 2000

John,

did you install the Service Pack 1 for Office 2003? If not, please do so. It
solved most of the problems reported for old presentations not functioning
correctly in the newest version of PPT.

Kind regards,
Ute

 

[John G]

Thanks UTE for your response.

SP1 is installed. I am not so sure it is only old PowerPoint
presentations. I only know that this only occurs in 2003 and the one
case I was able to find the version the person uploaded the
presentation.


John