POWERPOINT 2003 DOESN'T RECOGNIZE TEMPLATE.POT FILES

[Guest]

I loaded microsoft office 2003 on my home computer which has microsoft XP.
Once loaded i tried to use powerpoint 2003. At the blank presentation, i
tried to change the template by using one of the available templates
(ocean.pot). I received an error message stating powerpoint doesn't
recognize the ocean.pot file and said it may not be a powerpoint file.
Powerpoint would not let me change the blank presentation to any of the
available templates. Any ideas how to fix this?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Install the critical updates for PowerPoint.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]
[TOP ISSUE - Are you having difficulty opening presentations in PowerPoint
that you just created (you can save, but not open)? -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820]

Hello,

This is most likely caused by the version of the anti-virus plug-in for
Office that is installed on your system. Check out the following KB article
about how to disable and/or update the plug-in:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820

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

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