PowerPoint Can't Read

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Guys no matter who or what version creates a powerpoint document I can't
read it. I get a message that states

"PowerPoint Can't Read c:\..... .ppt"

This is all I get. I can create a document and save it. When I close the
doc and go back in it tells me that again "powerpoint can't read c:\....
..ppt"

I have uninstalled all office versions. I have ran the cleanup tool. I
have re-installed Office 2003 Pro and still nothing. Every other program
works fine but I am at my wits end. Do I need to reload Windows 2000?
Surely this is something I can try.

Yes I have tried the insert slides thing and this did not fix the problem.
I have downloaded the hotfix and Service Pack 1. Still Nothing. Anybody
else got any answers.

Brad Wilson
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Did you install the latest Service Pack? Open PPT and do Help--> Check For
Updates, then follow the links on the website. Post back and let us know if
that helped :)

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Guys no matter who or what version creates a powerpoint document I can't
read it. I get a message that states

"PowerPoint Can't Read c:\..... .ppt"

This is all I get. I can create a document and save it. When I close the
doc and go back in it tells me that again "powerpoint can't read c:\....
..ppt"
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Try opening it in different ways: ie, by doubleclicking the file's icon, by
starting PPT and using File, Open then browsing to the file. Same problem?

Try opening a new presentation then use Insert, Slides, From File - can you
insert slides from your earlier presentation?
I have uninstalled all office versions. I have ran the cleanup tool. I
have re-installed Office 2003 Pro and still nothing. Every other program
works fine but I am at my wits end. Do I need to reload Windows 2000?
Surely this is something I can try.

Yes I have tried the insert slides thing and this did not fix the problem.
I have downloaded the hotfix and Service Pack 1. Still Nothing. Anybody
else got any answers.

Brad Wilson
(e-mail address removed)
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I have tried the latest service packs. NO matter how I open wether it is by
double clicking or file/open no help at all. I can't insert slides it gives
me another error message but a little different. Really Really strange. I
mean I have uninstalled and completely ran through the office removal tool
and re-installed and still happening. Anybody got any advice. I would
greatly appreciate it.
 
I have tried the latest service packs. NO matter how I open wether it is by
double clicking or file/open no help at all. I can't insert slides it gives
me another error message but a little different. Really Really strange. I
mean I have uninstalled and completely ran through the office removal tool
and re-installed and still happening. Anybody got any advice. I would
greatly appreciate it.
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I hate to say it, but if you can't insert slides from the file, it may be
corrupted.

Try the suggestions here; good luck!

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

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This is also what I thought but I can open from any other computer. I take
it to a computer with Office 2003 Pro installed and it works great. Any
more suggestions would be appreciated.


Steve Rindsberg said:
I have tried the latest service packs. NO matter how I open wether it is by
double clicking or file/open no help at all. I can't insert slides it gives
me another error message but a little different. Really Really strange. I
mean I have uninstalled and completely ran through the office removal tool
and re-installed and still happening. Anybody got any advice. I would
greatly appreciate it.
Click to expand...

I hate to say it, but if you can't insert slides from the file, it may be
corrupted.

Try the suggestions here; good luck!

Recovering a corrupt presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00108.htm
Click to expand...
 
This is also what I thought but I can open from any other computer. I take
it to a computer with Office 2003 Pro installed and it works great. Any
more suggestions would be appreciated.
Click to expand...

I'd do a Help, Detect and Repair on the "problem child" computer

Also take the presentation to one of the computers that can open it, round-trip
it to HTML and back, then try opening that on the original computer.

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