Publisher cannot open files from a different version (again!)

[Sue]

I've gone through lots of messages about this problem and have tried the
Norton and dragging the file to the desktop suggestions but neither have
worked.

My version of Publisher is: Microsoft Publisher 2000 SR-1. I have received a
CD today which has 3 templates on it which I need to access but I keep
getting the above error message. On the files I can't open it says the
version is Publisher 2000 Version 6.

I really am not technical but I presume that means it is a newer version
than my own, yet they are both Publisher 2000 - will I need to purchase a
newer version of Publisher or is there something I can do to enable me to
open these files.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

Hi Sue ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

|| I've gone through lots of messages about this problem and have tried
|| the Norton and dragging the file to the desktop suggestions but
|| neither have worked.
||
|| My version of Publisher is: Microsoft Publisher 2000 SR-1. I have
|| received a CD today which has 3 templates on it which I need to
|| access but I keep getting the above error message. On the files I
|| can't open it says the version is Publisher 2000 Version 6.
||
|| I really am not technical but I presume that means it is a newer
|| version than my own, yet they are both Publisher 2000 - will I need
|| to purchase a newer version of Publisher or is there something I can
|| do to enable me to open these files.


It will tell you they are version 6.0 because you have Publisher 6.0 on your
computer. The version of a Publisher file is not embeded in the files. Have
the send resend the files and have them save them as Publisher 2000 format,
or buy Publisher 2003.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com
~pay it forward~

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Have you tried to save the files to your hard drive then opening?

 

[Sue]

Thanks Brian - told you I wasn't technical!! And I thought I was being
clever, thinking their version was 6.0 - I would imagine this will probably
keep happening so it might be worth saving alot of future hassle and just
buying 2003!!

Thanks again.