PowerPoint Viewer asks for password

[Oz]

Hello.

I'm using Windows 98 Second Edition.

I don't have PowerPoint installed, and I'm required to view some
PowerPoint presentations.

So I downloaded "PowerPoint Viewer 2003" and I've installed it
successfully.

However, the presentations I want to view are password-protected
against modification (not against mere viewing), and when I open them
with the viewer I'm required to enter a password. That's ridiculous. I
was told that PowerPoint (the full program, not the viewer) provides an
additional button in this case, "Open Read Only", but that doesn't
happen for me. The viewer provides me with two buttons only: "OK" and
"Cancel".

I've searched Google and I've discovered that someone has complained
about this problem before:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group...t/browse_thread/thread/8f5b38b04b9232ec?tvc=2

But that thread gives no solution (it seems they don't even believe the
poor guy...)

I've also tried to mark my file as "read-only" via the file explorer,
but that didn't help.

What am I to do?



If it helps, you can download one of the password-protected
presentation I'm trying to open here:

http://www.g-math.co.il/kvachim/algebra/peruk lgormim/hiluk polinomim mat1.zip

 

[Troy @ TLC Creative]

The password was applied by the developer of the presentation. Obviously
someone is concerned with who has access to their information and has used
PPT's security features. You will need the password whether viewing with the
full application or viewer applicaiton. Contact the owner of the
presentation for the password to view.

--
Best Regards,
Troy Chollar
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
troy at tlc creative dot com
www dot tlccreative dot com
==================================
A Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
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[Oz]

the presentations I want to view are password-protected
against modification (not against mere viewing), and when I
open them with the viewer I'm required to enter a password.
That's ridiculous.

If I start Viewer 2003 and open the file, it opens
immediately; no request for password, no problems. [snip]
What version do you have?

I've located PPTVIEW.EXE and it's version 11.0.5703
(I downloaded it just today, so it's probably the newest version.)

If you have both PPT and the viewer on your system

I have only the viewer.

BTW, my Windows OS was installed only several days ago, few
applications are installed, so everything is clean, including
the registry.

The download page of the viewer explicitly states that it works
on Win98 SE too, and that it can handle password-protected
presentations.

It looks like a bug in the viewer, doesn't it?

 

[Sonia]

It sounds like it must be related to the combination of the Viewer and Win 98
SE. I have tested the presentation in the Viewer on a WIN XP SP2 system that
also has multiple versions of PowerPoint installed, and I've tested it on a bare
bones Win SP SP2 system that has no other software installed and it opens just
fine with no request for password. I have the same version of the Viewer as you
(11.0.5703).
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

the presentations I want to view are password-protected
against modification (not against mere viewing), and when I
open them with the viewer I'm required to enter a password.
That's ridiculous.

If I start Viewer 2003 and open the file, it opens
immediately; no request for password, no problems. [snip]
What version do you have?

I've located PPTVIEW.EXE and it's version 11.0.5703
(I downloaded it just today, so it's probably the newest version.)

If you have both PPT and the viewer on your system

I have only the viewer.

BTW, my Windows OS was installed only several days ago, few
applications are installed, so everything is clean, including
the registry.

The download page of the viewer explicitly states that it works
on Win98 SE too, and that it can handle password-protected
presentations.

It looks like a bug in the viewer, doesn't it?