Error message

[R Ormerod]

Recently whenever I open any PowerPoint file the following error message has
displayed:

"PowerPoint was unable to display some of the text, images or objects on
slides in the file "xxxxxxxxxx.ppt" because they have become corrupted.
Affected slides have been replaced by blank slides in the presentation and it
is not possible to recover the lost information. To ensure that the file can
be opened in previous versions of PowerPoint, use the Save As command (File
menu) and save the file with either the same or a new name."

This is happening with every file I have checked so far and yet no slides in
any of the files appear to be affected.

I am running PowerPoint 2003 SP3 (has this recently been upgraded from SP2
and could that be the cause?).

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Actually, it might be. This error was supposed to be fixed in SP 2 so I
wonder if SP3 hosed the fix?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906340

Best thing would be to do a Detect and Repair. Help| detect and Repair.
Please let us know how you get on.

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Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

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[R Ormerod]

I need to check with my I.T. department that I am authorised to run the
Detect and Repair.

Can you confirm when SP3 was installed (this problem has only occurred this
week)?