Ptarg,
Have you installed all the Service Packs for Office 2003? Go to Help -
Check for Updates and follow the links.

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Luc Sanders
(MVP - PowerPoint)
> Some slides created with PowerPoint 2000 disappear when file is opened in
> Powerpoint2003. The are replaced by empty slides. If this file is saved
> with
> PP2003 they disappear permanently, but the file size indicates some
> contents.
ptarg - 27 Sep 2006 11:50 GMT
YES, it works (Service Pack2), also with some Word files, previously not
recognised by version 2003. Thanks, ptarg
> Ptarg,
> Have you installed all the Service Packs for Office 2003? Go to Help -
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> > PP2003 they disappear permanently, but the file size indicates some
> > contents.