PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by "name.ppt"

[TazoWolf]

I'm running Powerpoint 2000, SP3 in Microsoft Windows XP.
All updates are current. My office version is Office 2000.
The file was created using Office 2000 Professional in
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, and was saved in both
..pps amd .ppt formats. Both open properly on the computer
they were created on, as well as the computer I had at
work, which had the same Office program. However, when I
attempt to open it on my new laptop, I get the error message:

"PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by
"filename.ppt" or "filename.pps"

What gives? I know the the file isn't corrupt, since it
opens fine on some other systems, including the one it was
created on. Is Microsoft just being evil and making it so
that I have to completely redo the file on a different
computer? I'm insanely frustrated by this.

 

[Sonia]

While copies of the presentation may open on other systems, the copy that you
are trying to open may have become corrupt. See:

Recovering a corrupt presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00108.htm
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
(Never test the depth of the water with both feet.)

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I'm running Powerpoint 2000, SP3 in Microsoft Windows XP.
All updates are current. My office version is Office 2000.
The file was created using Office 2000 Professional in
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, and was saved in both
..pps amd .ppt formats. Both open properly on the computer
they were created on, as well as the computer I had at
work, which had the same Office program. However, when I
attempt to open it on my new laptop, I get the error message:

"PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by
"filename.ppt" or "filename.pps"

Which version of PPT do you have on your new laptop? If it's Office 2003,
choose Help, Check for Updates install the recommended Office/PPT updates.
That may be all it takes to fix the problem

What gives? I know the the file isn't corrupt, since it
opens fine on some other systems, including the one it was
created on. Is Microsoft just being evil and making it so
that I have to completely redo the file on a different
computer? I'm insanely frustrated by this.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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