Error Message - Can not open file b/c part of the file is missing.

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broush - 02 Nov 2006 21:50 GMT

A PPT was created in Office 2003 on someones home PC and when it was brought
in to work from home the file would open using PPT 2000 not PPT 2003. When
we try to open the file using PPT 2003 we are getting the following error.
"Can not open file b/c part of the file is missing." Any way to get around
this to view the PPT using PPT 2003?

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Echo S - 02 Nov 2006 22:36 GMT

In PPT 2003, go to Help|Check for Updates and make sure you've installed SP2
for Office 2003.

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>A PPT was created in Office 2003 on someones home PC and when it was
>brought
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> around
> this to view the PPT using PPT 2003?

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broush - 03 Nov 2006 17:11 GMT

SP2 did the trick - thanks!!!

> In PPT 2003, go to Help|Check for Updates and make sure you've installed SP2
> for Office 2003.
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> > around
> > this to view the PPT using PPT 2003?

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John Wilson - 03 Nov 2006 10:17 GMT

Apart from Echos suggestion which is vital, two things to try

On the original home computer got to tools > options > save and turn off
"allow fast saves"

Open and resave the file on the hard drive
Drag it on to the removable media dont directly save as on to the flash
drive / floppy whatever

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> A PPT was created in Office 2003 on someones home PC and when it was brought
> in to work from home the file would open using PPT 2000 not PPT 2003. When
> we try to open the file using PPT 2003 we are getting the following error.
> "Can not open file b/c part of the file is missing." Any way to get around
> this to view the PPT using PPT 2003?

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