Powerpoint 2003 will not open a powerpoint document, but
Powerpoint 2002 will. That sounds backwards to me. Why
wouldn't the newer version work where the older version
does?

Patrick,
You need to go to Help--> Check for updates. My guess is that you are
running into a problem that was fixed with a download almost as soon as 2003
was released.

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"Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Powerpoint 2003 will not open a powerpoint document, but
> Powerpoint 2002 will. That sounds backwards to me. Why
> wouldn't the newer version work where the older version
> does?

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello,

It sounds like there's a good chance that you are running into a known
problem which is addressed by installing the critical update for Office
2003. You can locate and install the appropriate critical update by
choosing the "Check for Updates" command from the "Help" menu when you are
connected to the internet.

For more information about the symtoms which might occur before installing
the critical update, check out the following KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=828041

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
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