How do I open pub 2003 in pub 2007

[get real]

I backed my publisher 2003 files to a portable disk. Now I need to open them
in publisher 2007. When sending them from my portable disk to my documents, I
am not given the choice of publisher when I am asked what program to open
with. I am offered word,adobe,paint,word pad etc but no publisher.
I know I'm not very sharp at this...please help. I am in computer heck since
the computer repair dude erased my harddrive by boo-boo.

 

[get real]

that is even too simple even for for me!...they are opening in adobe only..
when I reset my default program for php files, publisher is not an option. I
have moved them to my hard drive as Mary suggested in another post, but
cannot open in Publisher. I am a month behind on my work. Help please

 

[get real]

Okay...all of the files I have restored to my documents are listed as PHP
files and won't open anywhere. How do I change them back to PUB files.
I saved them to my pocket drive as 2003 pub files before my hard drive was
erased. Now I need to open them in vista with 2007.
Any ides about what I am doing wrong and why I can't open anything?

 

[get real]

Yikes none of my files will open...help1

 

[Carrie]

Yikes none of my files will open...help1

Just taking a little break might help. Take a deep breath....
Harder to think and figure things out when stressed.
I know that's not the answer to opening the files, but have learned from
personal experience sometimes just letting it go, the answer(s) come.
I'm trying to think, I changed to Pub 2007 and had my files from 03 saved
on DVDs (to save space on the hd)
But they were PUB files. Some I have opened in 07 and I think a box comes
up saying it's different and some formatting might change or be different.
When it says OPEN WITH and there's no Publisher, isn't there a link to
browse and find it? Like in C>Program Files.

I put the question/problem into google to see what's there (I was curious
to find out) and came up with a few posts, but not sure I understand them.
It almost sounds like you didn't save the files in Pub 2003 like you
thought.

One
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/forumarchives/publisher/Mar2006/post26027840.asp

Both John and Ed answered this in 2006 so if they can't help you now,
maybe there's something in the ng search you can find about it.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

..php files are NOT Publisher files. That's PictureIt Publishing - a
completely different program and not compatible with Publisher.