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powerpointblank - 12 Aug 2006 20:01 GMT

I created a power point at the office, emailed it to home and clients. 5
slides are blank....the original content - Title body text is gone.....empty.

How do I get the orginal slides back?

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Echo S - 12 Aug 2006 22:25 GMT

You're using PPT 2003, right? On the problem system, go to Help|Check for
Updates and install the latest service pack (currently SP2) for Office 2003.
That will resolve the "missing content" issues.

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>I created a power point at the office, emailed it to home and clients. 5
> slides are blank....the original content - Title body text is
> gone.....empty.
>
> How do I get the orginal slides back?

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powerpointblank - 13 Aug 2006 18:13 GMT

I updated as mentioned and the same slides are still bank

> You're using PPT 2003, right? On the problem system, go to Help|Check for
> Updates and install the latest service pack (currently SP2) for Office 2003.
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> > How do I get the orginal slides back?

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Echo S - 13 Aug 2006 22:08 GMT

You may need to apply updates to the office computer, too, then.

What exactly is missing? Is it like Excel spreadsheets or other stuff that
could be linked?

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>I updated as mentioned and the same slides are still bank
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powerpointblank - 15 Aug 2006 05:10 GMT

I did that today and re emailed it to myself and still get the same
blanks....some have an excel spreadsheet and others just have text.

> You may need to apply updates to the office computer, too, then.
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Echo S - 15 Aug 2006 14:44 GMT

I'm wondering if the blank slides are coming from linked files that aren't
available on your home computer (but are at the office). However, you
originally said "title body text is gone," and that's just plain bizarre if
text you typed onto the slide has simply disappeared.

Just as a double-check, can you go to Help|About and tell us what it says
after Microsoft(R) Office PowerPoint (R) 2003? For example, mine says
(11.6564.6568) SP2.

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>I did that today and re emailed it to myself and still get the same
> blanks....some have an excel spreadsheet and others just have text.
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powerpointblank - 15 Aug 2006 15:32 GMT

Mine says (11.5529.5606) - home computer

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> I'm wondering if the blank slides are coming from linked files that aren't
> available on your home computer (but are at the office). However, you
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Echo S - 15 Aug 2006 21:16 GMT

> Mine says (11.5529.5606) - home computer

Well, it seems the service pack didn't get installed, then, otherwise you'd
see SP2 at the end of that line. So I'm back to suggesting installing the
service pack as being the fix. Head to http://office.microsoft.com and hit
Check for Updates (upper right). Install SP2 for Office 2003.

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powerpointblank - 17 Aug 2006 16:06 GMT

I am trying to install the SP2 for office 2003. I come up with an
installatio error: file not found
A required installatio file SKU017 could not be found.

Original installation source required:
When asked this, I put my original Windows XP professional disk in - which
states "includes service pack 2" and it could not locate the missing file on
the disk or my computer, so therefore could not download the update requested.

> > Mine says (11.5529.5606) - home computer
>
> Well, it seems the service pack didn't get installed, then, otherwise you'd
> see SP2 at the end of that line. So I'm back to suggesting installing the
> service pack as being the fix. Head to http://office.microsoft.com and hit
> Check for Updates (upper right). Install SP2 for Office 2003.

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Kathy Jacobs - 17 Aug 2006 18:23 GMT

Try giving it the Office installation CD instead of the Windows CD. It might
like that better....

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>I am trying to install the SP2 for office 2003. I come up with an
> installatio error: file not found
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>> Check for Updates (upper right). Install SP2 for Office 2003.

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Echo S - 17 Aug 2006 19:18 GMT

You need to insert the Office installation CD, not the Windows XP
installation CD.

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