I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007

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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007.

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format.

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[Guest]

bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped out my
old version of office 2000.

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007.

 

[Michael Koerner]

You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on
their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to
large to email.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped out
my
old version of office 2000.

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format.

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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint
2007.

 

[Guest]

I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always
use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate
responses!

You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on
their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to
large to email.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped out
my
old version of office 2000.

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint
2007.

 

[Michael Koerner]

How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy
to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the
material is sensitive.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always
use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate
responses!

You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on
their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to
large to email.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped
out
my
old version of office 2000.

:

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint
2007.

 

[dwarkin]

Thank You, Micheal, for Your offer. We have about 40.000 files in older
Office-formats whereof, about 25.000 in Office 95, about 15.000 in
Powerpoint-Presentations and WORD-Handbooks. Where may I send them to have
them converted? All of our former letters, a large part of our presentations-
and handbook-archiv is in-accessible for Office 2007. I´m glad to have it
tested since I may now decide not to updgrade from 2003 to any newer
Office-version in my company. The same decides these days all of my collegues
in other companies. Some of them prefer open-source because of that, since
older office-files are accessible e.g. in open-office.
Microsoft may learn: we users MUST have access to older files without
restrictions. There are two main reasons to use computers: to work more
effectively and to be able to access former datas without restrictions. As
long as I can open PDFs from any year but not my Office-files after 5-10
years, even the XPS-Format will not be intruduced in companies, at least not
in europe ;-(((((
We all would be very greatfull if microsoft would release a
compatibility-pack for older files very urgently and would focus this problem
in this and any later office-version as a main feature for
business-customers.

How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy
to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the
material is sensitive.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always
use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate
responses!

You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on
their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to
large to email.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped
out
my
old version of office 2000.

:

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint
2007.

 

[Michael Koerner]

Originally, I was under the impression that it was only one file. Unfortunately since I no longer have Office 2003 on my system, I can no longer work with 95 files. But you can if what you say is true that you have Office 2003 on your system.

To open a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 95, the file must first be saved to the PowerPoint 95 format.

1.. In Office PowerPoint 2003, on the File menu, click Save As. In the Save as type box, click PowerPoint 95.
2.. Click Save

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Thank You, Micheal, for Your offer. We have about 40.000 files in older
Office-formats whereof, about 25.000 in Office 95, about 15.000 in
Powerpoint-Presentations and WORD-Handbooks. Where may I send them to have
them converted? All of our former letters, a large part of our presentations-
and handbook-archiv is in-accessible for Office 2007. I´m glad to have it
tested since I may now decide not to updgrade from 2003 to any newer
Office-version in my company. The same decides these days all of my collegues
in other companies. Some of them prefer open-source because of that, since
older office-files are accessible e.g. in open-office.
Microsoft may learn: we users MUST have access to older files without
restrictions. There are two main reasons to use computers: to work more
effectively and to be able to access former datas without restrictions. As
long as I can open PDFs from any year but not my Office-files after 5-10
years, even the XPS-Format will not be intruduced in companies, at least not
in europe ;-(((((
We all would be very greatfull if microsoft would release a
compatibility-pack for older files very urgently and would focus this problem
in this and any later office-version as a main feature for
business-customers.

How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy
to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the
material is sensitive.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always
use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate
responses!

You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on
their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to
large to email.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped
out
my
old version of office 2000.

:

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint
2007.

 

[Karen O'Quin]

I have this problem as well (although maybe a hundred files instead of
thousands). The problem is BACKWARD compatibility, not the usual problem of
forward compatibility. My Office 2003, running under Vista, will NOT open
any PowerPoint files created before 2002. I have the same problem on my work
machine, which is running Office 2007 under Windows XP. The problem, so far,
seems to be limited to PowerPoint--I do not have the same problem with Word
files.

I have searched in vain for a solution. PLEASE give us a fix for this
problem--it's huge.

Karen O'Quin
Professor

Originally, I was under the impression that it was only one file. Unfortunately since I no longer have Office 2003 on my system, I can no longer work with 95 files. But you can if what you say is true that you have Office 2003 on your system.

To open a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 95, the file must first be saved to the PowerPoint 95 format.

1.. In Office PowerPoint 2003, on the File menu, click Save As. In the Save as type box, click PowerPoint 95.
2.. Click Save

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Thank You, Micheal, for Your offer. We have about 40.000 files in older
Office-formats whereof, about 25.000 in Office 95, about 15.000 in
Powerpoint-Presentations and WORD-Handbooks. Where may I send them to have
them converted? All of our former letters, a large part of our presentations-
and handbook-archiv is in-accessible for Office 2007. I´m glad to have it
tested since I may now decide not to updgrade from 2003 to any newer
Office-version in my company. The same decides these days all of my collegues
in other companies. Some of them prefer open-source because of that, since
older office-files are accessible e.g. in open-office.
Microsoft may learn: we users MUST have access to older files without
restrictions. There are two main reasons to use computers: to work more
effectively and to be able to access former datas without restrictions. As
long as I can open PDFs from any year but not my Office-files after 5-10
years, even the XPS-Format will not be intruduced in companies, at least not
in europe ;-(((((
We all would be very greatfull if microsoft would release a
compatibility-pack for older files very urgently and would focus this problem
in this and any later office-version as a main feature for
business-customers.

How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy
to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the
material is sensitive.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always
use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate
responses!

:

You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on
their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to
large to email.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped
out
my
old version of office 2000.

:

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file format.

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I cannot open presentations created in powerpoint 95 in powerpoint
2007.

 

[Pia Bork]

I have this problem as well (although maybe a hundred files instead of
thousands). The problem is BACKWARD compatibility, not the usual
problem of forward compatibility. My Office 2003, running under
Vista, will NOT open any PowerPoint files created before 2002. I
have the same problem on my work machine, which is running Office
2007 under Windows XP. (...)

Office 2003 with Service Pack 2? Can you try this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941636/en-us


--
Mit vielen Grüßen
Pia Bork

MVP PowerPoint
http://www.ppt-faq.de

 

[dwarkin]

Pia, this does not help: using this merely takes away the
security-restrictions; we´ve tryed that. The problem is that Microsoft has
not implemented any converter for those elder file-types in 2007. But as
Microsoft wrote: we users may learn that our content is limited by decisions
from MS. This mean, merely as long accessible as Microsoft is willing to
allow us to do so.
I´m very curious how long it will take until EU-Commission or US-authorities
will watch this as using market-power against customers.

 

[GregO]

This question "realistically how many people do you imagine are using files
from Powerpoint 95 and earlier...?" displays a truly out-of-touch
understanding of the use of Powerpoint by academicians. Loss of backward
compatibility is a huge issue, for so many reasons that I cannot count.
Powerpoint is used in academia to create figures, etc. for lectures,
manuscripts, grants, etc. Backward compatibility, no matter how far back, is
essential to the utility of the program. Few people have probably discovered
yet that they cannot go back to files that they created 10 years ago to take
another look at the figure or to modify it. As they discover this, more and
more people will become disgusted. The effect on MS will only be felt if
another company produces a better product. But what happened to companies
that really care about the quality of their product, rather than simply, gee,
I don/t see how we can make any additional money if we make the product
better?

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Thank you for the great feedback Greg,

Unfortunately, there is no one here but use chickens. Everyone here in the
newsgroup is a user, like yourself. No one here works for Microsoft.

In my experience, it is often worthwhile to keep a version of older software
running on virtual machines, so that when (yes, when) support is dropped for
an older version (by whatever company), you still have access to it.


Bill Dilworth

 

[Bill]

Bill -

I have Vista ultimate and about 50 old powerpoints from pre-1998 to be
converted.

I downloaded Virtual Machine from the Microsoft website. Am I right that
the steps are:

1. download virtual machine
2. install virtual machine
3. load something like windows 2000 or 98 as the OS on the VM
4. Install the MS Batch converter (which was never updated to Vista)
5. Run it
6. Move the files to a place where I can access them from my Office 2007 ppt

Am I right? Is it that easy?

Bill

 

[Bill]

I GOT IT!!!

Microsoft is tricky, but there are work arounds to the planned obsolescence.
This isn't perfect but at least I can see my old work.

Trapped in Vista with Powerpoint 2007 needing to see powerpoint 1997 (4).
1. Download PowerPointViewer 1997
2. Install it in Vista (but in a folder with 97 on the end so you can find
it later)
3. Open it
4. Navigate to the file you want to get into.
5. Print it to a pdf (from Viewer)

Then You at least have the Adobe Acrobat version that can be displayed for
classes, printed, and viewed with user-friendly backward compatibility.

Bill

 

[Echo S]

That's pretty slick, Bill. Well done.

 

[Prof Patrick]

I agree ..... I have a number of Powerpoint '95 presentations and I'm at a
loss now. It would be so easy for microsoft to create a few online
converters ... Easy to find, easy to administrate, and providing customer
service without having to redistribute software ..... just put an online
upload and converter online please!!

Patrick

 

[Ginnie]

I have microsoft office 2000 - but I always download viewers - I have done
that with pps and have not problems

I have had the same problem recovering old formats.
solution was just to find an old machine/sys.

Or use VMWare/Virtual PC to install an old system + software on a newer PC.

Consider recovering 35 mm slides or OH transparencies. Recovering ppt-95 files relatively easy.

I also have an R-12 air conditioner.
Shhhhhh.



Steve Rindsberg wrote:

Re: I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007
31-Aug-09

If it's that easy to do and if there's sufficient need to support it, I expect someone will do
it. Would you be willing to pay them a fair price per conversion if so?

And look at it from Microsoft's point of view: if you had to choose among spending a
programmer's time on

- adding new features that'll help sell the next version of the software, OR

- fixing bugs in the current version, OR

- creating and maintaining a free service (it sounds like that's what you're asking for?) to
support a smallish number of users with fourteen-year-old files,

which would you spend the resources on? Bearing in mind that:

- MS has already published batch updaters several times in the past.

- by installing an older version, you can use the code I've provided to update your own older
files to a format that current versions can read.


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Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll have to
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Re: I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007
bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and wiped out my
old version of office 2000.

:

Re: I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007
You might have someone who still has an earlier version of PowerPoint on
their system to update it for you. Being a 95 presentation, probably to
large to email.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Re: I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007
I know - it is just a pain to have to do this. I teach and I do not always
use the same slide shows every semester. I appreciate the immediate
responses!

:

Re: I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007
How large is the ppt file? If it is not overly large, I'd be more than happy
to convert it from a 95 to 97-2007 your choice as long as none of the
material is sensitive.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Re: I cannot open powerpoint 95 in powerpoint 2007
Thank You, Micheal, for Your offer. We have about 40.000 files in older
Office-formats whereof, about 25.000 in Office 95, about 15.000 in
Powerpoint-Presentations and WORD-Handbooks. Where may I send them to have
them converted? All of our former letters, a large part of our presentations-
and handbook-archiv is in-accessible for Office 2007. I??m glad to have it
tested since I may now decide not to updgrade from 2003 to any newer
Office-version in my company. The same decides these days all of my collegues
in other companies. Some of them prefer open-source because of that, since
older office-files are accessible e.g. in open-office.
Microsoft may learn: we users MUST have access to older files without
restrictions. There are two main reasons to use computers: to work more
effectively and to be able to access former datas without restrictions. As
long as I can open PDFs from any year but not my Office-files after 5-10
years, even the XPS-Format will not be intruduced in companies, at least not
in europe ;-(((((
We all would be very greatfull if microsoft would release a
compatibility-pack for older files very urgently and would focus this problem
in this and any later office-version as a main feature for
business-customers.

:

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MS MVP - PowerPoint

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You might have someone who still has an earlier version of = PowerPoint on
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MS MVP - PowerPoint


bad news for me- I installed 2007 as a complete new install and = wiped
out
my
old version of office 2000.

:

Correct. PPT 2007 does not open or save ppt 95 files. You'll = have to
open them with PPT 97-2003 and save it in the 97-2003 file = format.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
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[jari.torvelainen]

lauantai, 2. tammikuuta 2010 21.52.02 UTC+2 Ginnie kirjoitti:

I have microsoft office 2000 - but I always download viewers - I have done
that with pps and have not problems

Lucky you!
To expand a bit the field where this REALLY comes up:
- in consulting and under exteme time pressure you quite often remember that you had actually developed some relevant ideas in past and then you mighteven be able to locate those old presentations where it might be presentedfrom your old network storage. Only to find out that
a) the version of the presentation is actually older than the version you used when it was originated ( in order to allow some your customers to open it without hassle, you saved it in older version, say Powerpoint 95 while you were using Powerpoint 97 )
b ) it was never updated to newer version even when it was opened later ( just in case and in order to keep it compatible ).
c) while you updated your software to later versions, you could not figure out when would be appropriate time ( and how in practise ) could you updatethose oldest versions under customer directories ( that storage is arranged per customer or field of knowlede, not by sw version ). AND you cannot risk losing the customer perspective by allowing partial update of files ( and missing some, like most of the mass migration tools seem to do ).
.... Sometimes you had to do quick upgrades since some of the customers had newer versions. And gradually those old versions died out completely or admin lost the machines, or... u c!
d) and at some point in time, your oldest versions don't open anymore. And after more and more of this comes up, you end of wondering how you got there.

To add to the irony - the ability to open up old versions in e.q. word has been major reason to use Microsoft in first place. The lack of that featurein some Access version updates was a forwarning, which should have been heeded.

Now - the option is to start over - but with open document environment ( mostly without lisence fees ). Lack of some sofisticated features and fine tuned usability are much less important than losing your valued knowledge base and information which for many bigger companies meand thousands and thousand of manyears ( and expensive one ); not to speak of the lost time and ideas...