Powerpoint presentation created in 1999 will not open

[M Skabialka]

A Powerpoint presentation I created in 1999 will not open. It says there is
an error accessing it, corrupted drive, OS failure, network corruption, etc.
I was able to find 4 copies scattered over the LAN and old computers, but
all give the same message.

I find it hard to believe that all went bad at once, as there are two
creation dates. Is this a problem becuase I am using PowerPoint 2003,
rather than data corruption? Is there a repair function for corrupted
presentations as there is for Access?

Thanks,
Mich

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Open PowerPoint, go to the Help menu, and choose Check for Updates.
Chances are good that installing the latest service packs for PowerPoint
will fix your problem.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

 

[M Skabialka]

There were only two security updates, and this did not fix the problem.

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This error can be caused by some of the following conditions:

Your hard drive or floppy drive has a corrupt section (damaged track or
sector).

A temporary operating system or network failure has occurred.

Your network is unavailable, slow, or is corrupting data packets (failure of
a router, network card, or noise on the network transmission line).

If the network is experiencing problems, it is usually a temporary condition
and if you wait a short period of time and try again, you can usually save
the file. If the problem persists, consult your network administrator.

In the case of a damaged disk, you must save the file to another location
(for example, a different drive).

In the case of a failure of the operating system, this can be caused by
various memory management problems, viruses, incorrect usage of a UNC,
alias, or invalid perimissions to the share where the file is stored. A
known condition with an antivirus program can cause a similar condition.
Check with the manufacturer of your antivirus program to see if an update
exists.

More information about this error message online.

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Details
Product: Office
Event ID: 10296
Source: OfficeErrorMessages
Version: 11.0
Message: Links to additional information about the error
message you saw are available below.


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Currently there are no Office Assistance articles
available for this error message.
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Is this presentaion unrecoverable now? From what I recall it has only one
slide with several graphics on it.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

"Security updates"? Are you sure you are updating Office/PowerPoint and
not Windows. The Office updates are called Service Packs. PowerPoint 2003
had a problem reading older files, and this problem was fixed in Service
Pack 1.

However, if you have installed the Service Packs and are still having
trouble, you might want to check out:

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

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/