Need help recovering corrupt powerpoints?

[Guest]

I created a powerpoint slide, saved the file and then later tried to open it
and got the following error:
Powerpoint cannot open the type of file represented by (filename.ppt).

Have tried to create a new slied and insert this one all to no avail. Any
ideas? Using Office 2003.

 

[Guest]

Try File > Open. In the drop down menu for Open, see if you get the option to
"Open and Repair."

 

[Michael Koerner]

Make sure that you have all the ServicePacks installed for 2003

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|I created a powerpoint slide, saved the file and then later tried to open
it
| and got the following error:
| Powerpoint cannot open the type of file represented by (filename.ppt).
|
| Have tried to create a new slied and insert this one all to no avail. Any
| ideas? Using Office 2003.
|

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Also, if you could send me a copy please? I want to muck with a corrupt one
for something.

glen at powerpointworkbench dot com

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com

Australia

glen at powerpointworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, whether
your cows are in the corn paddock, or
anything else relevant.

 

[Guest]

Glen,

What's a corn "paddock?" Another one of those Aussie terms, I'm guessing?

 

[Glen Millar]

Sandy,

Its a paddock full of corn, of course! A paddock is a field. So let me know
if the cows are in the corn field.

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com

Australia

glen at powerpointworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, whether
your cows are in the corn paddock, or
anything else relevant.

 

[Guest]

I should have known...
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Sandy

Sandy,

Its a paddock full of corn, of course! A paddock is a field. So let me know
if the cows are in the corn field.

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com

Australia

glen at powerpointworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, whether
your cows are in the corn paddock, or
anything else relevant.

 

[Guest]

I have this same problem - no "Open and Repair" option available. All service
packs are up to date. This has happened twice in two days. We are relying
heavily on PowerPoint for our training business and it seems that this is a
2003 problem.

One thing that I have noticed, when I go into the Properties of the file,
and in the advanced section of the Summary, I get a message that pops up
"Invalid Pointer". This doesn't happen with uncorrupted PowerPoint files. Is
there a link? I don't know what an "Invalid Pointer" is....

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have this same problem - no "Open and Repair" option available. All service
packs are up to date. This has happened twice in two days. We are relying
heavily on PowerPoint for our training business and it seems that this is a
2003 problem.

One thing that I have noticed, when I go into the Properties of the file,
and in the advanced section of the Summary, I get a message that pops up
"Invalid Pointer". This doesn't happen with uncorrupted PowerPoint files. Is
there a link? I don't know what an "Invalid Pointer" is....

A sick hunting dog? ;-)

If you're able to open these presentations, you don't have the same problem as the
one Sandy's responded to, though.

Try this:

HTML "Round-tripping" to repair corruption
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00526.htm