The selected file does not appear to be a valid powerpoint file

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I have a ppt file created in 03 but cannot open it in 07. It says "The
selected file does not appear to be a valid Microsoft Office PowerPoint file.
It might be another kind of Microsoft Office System file or a file created by
using a different program."

I know it was created in 03 b/c I created it. Has anyone come accross this?
 
I've not run across this particular error message. I would try first running
diagnostics in PPT 2007 (Office Button | PPT Options | Resources) and then
if that doesn't work try Home | New Slide | Reuse Slides. Opt to open a PPT
file in the Reuse Slides pane and navigate to your PPT 2003 file.

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What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
 
I tried both of the options. The diagnostics passed. Then I tried to do the
reuse slides option and it just said that it cannot open the selected file

Echo S said:
I've not run across this particular error message. I would try first running
diagnostics in PPT 2007 (Office Button | PPT Options | Resources) and then
if that doesn't work try Home | New Slide | Reuse Slides. Opt to open a PPT
file in the Reuse Slides pane and navigate to your PPT 2003 file.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
I have a ppt file created in 03 but cannot open it in 07. It says "The
selected file does not appear to be a valid Microsoft Office PowerPoint
file.
It might be another kind of Microsoft Office System file or a file created
by
using a different program."

I know it was created in 03 b/c I created it. Has anyone come accross
this?
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Can you open other 2003 files with PPT 2007? If so, then this particular one
may be corrupt. Here is some info that may help you recover it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168781033.aspx and

http://www.echosvoice.com/recovering.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
I tried both of the options. The diagnostics passed. Then I tried to do
the
reuse slides option and it just said that it cannot open the selected file

Echo S said:
I've not run across this particular error message. I would try first
running
diagnostics in PPT 2007 (Office Button | PPT Options | Resources) and
then
if that doesn't work try Home | New Slide | Reuse Slides. Opt to open a
PPT
file in the Reuse Slides pane and navigate to your PPT 2003 file.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
I have a ppt file created in 03 but cannot open it in 07. It says "The
selected file does not appear to be a valid Microsoft Office PowerPoint
file.
It might be another kind of Microsoft Office System file or a file
created
by
using a different program."

I know it was created in 03 b/c I created it. Has anyone come accross
this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Yes I can open other 03 files. I was thinking that the files in question had
gotten corrupt but I really want to know how they got corrupt. I'll try the
recovery process and let you know if it works. Thanks for your help so far!

Echo S said:
Can you open other 2003 files with PPT 2007? If so, then this particular one
may be corrupt. Here is some info that may help you recover it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168781033.aspx and

http://www.echosvoice.com/recovering.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
I tried both of the options. The diagnostics passed. Then I tried to do
the
reuse slides option and it just said that it cannot open the selected file

Echo S said:
I've not run across this particular error message. I would try first
running
diagnostics in PPT 2007 (Office Button | PPT Options | Resources) and
then
if that doesn't work try Home | New Slide | Reuse Slides. Opt to open a
PPT
file in the Reuse Slides pane and navigate to your PPT 2003 file.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

I have a ppt file created in 03 but cannot open it in 07. It says "The
selected file does not appear to be a valid Microsoft Office PowerPoint
file.
It might be another kind of Microsoft Office System file or a file
created
by
using a different program."

I know it was created in 03 b/c I created it. Has anyone come accross
this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Here's one on preventing corruption:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168771033.aspx?pid=CH010036301033

Sometimes it just happens, but hopefully the info in that article will help
keep it to a minimum.

You might try opening your file in 2003, if you have access to it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
Yes I can open other 03 files. I was thinking that the files in question
had
gotten corrupt but I really want to know how they got corrupt. I'll try
the
recovery process and let you know if it works. Thanks for your help so
far!

Echo S said:
Can you open other 2003 files with PPT 2007? If so, then this particular
one
may be corrupt. Here is some info that may help you recover it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168781033.aspx and

http://www.echosvoice.com/recovering.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
I tried both of the options. The diagnostics passed. Then I tried to
do
the
reuse slides option and it just said that it cannot open the selected
file

:

I've not run across this particular error message. I would try first
running
diagnostics in PPT 2007 (Office Button | PPT Options | Resources) and
then
if that doesn't work try Home | New Slide | Reuse Slides. Opt to open
a
PPT
file in the Reuse Slides pane and navigate to your PPT 2003 file.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

I have a ppt file created in 03 but cannot open it in 07. It says
"The
selected file does not appear to be a valid Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
file.
It might be another kind of Microsoft Office System file or a file
created
by
using a different program."

I know it was created in 03 b/c I created it. Has anyone come
accross
this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
What I ended up doing was opening the files in 03 and repairing them. I then
re-saved them and opened them back up in 07. After they were repaired they
opened properly in 07. Thank you for your help.

Echo S said:
Here's one on preventing corruption:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168771033.aspx?pid=CH010036301033

Sometimes it just happens, but hopefully the info in that article will help
keep it to a minimum.

You might try opening your file in 2003, if you have access to it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
Yes I can open other 03 files. I was thinking that the files in question
had
gotten corrupt but I really want to know how they got corrupt. I'll try
the
recovery process and let you know if it works. Thanks for your help so
far!

Echo S said:
Can you open other 2003 files with PPT 2007? If so, then this particular
one
may be corrupt. Here is some info that may help you recover it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168781033.aspx and

http://www.echosvoice.com/recovering.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

I tried both of the options. The diagnostics passed. Then I tried to
do
the
reuse slides option and it just said that it cannot open the selected
file

:

I've not run across this particular error message. I would try first
running
diagnostics in PPT 2007 (Office Button | PPT Options | Resources) and
then
if that doesn't work try Home | New Slide | Reuse Slides. Opt to open
a
PPT
file in the Reuse Slides pane and navigate to your PPT 2003 file.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

I have a ppt file created in 03 but cannot open it in 07. It says
"The
selected file does not appear to be a valid Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
file.
It might be another kind of Microsoft Office System file or a file
created
by
using a different program."

I know it was created in 03 b/c I created it. Has anyone come
accross
this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
That's really good to know. Thanks for getting back to us with your
resolution!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
What I ended up doing was opening the files in 03 and repairing them. I
then
re-saved them and opened them back up in 07. After they were repaired
they
opened properly in 07. Thank you for your help.

Echo S said:
Here's one on preventing corruption:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168771033.aspx?pid=CH010036301033

Sometimes it just happens, but hopefully the info in that article will
help
keep it to a minimum.

You might try opening your file in 2003, if you have access to it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

infusiontek said:
Yes I can open other 03 files. I was thinking that the files in
question
had
gotten corrupt but I really want to know how they got corrupt. I'll
try
the
recovery process and let you know if it works. Thanks for your help so
far!

:

Can you open other 2003 files with PPT 2007? If so, then this
particular
one
may be corrupt. Here is some info that may help you recover it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA011168781033.aspx and

http://www.echosvoice.com/recovering.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

I tried both of the options. The diagnostics passed. Then I tried
to
do
the
reuse slides option and it just said that it cannot open the
selected
file

:

I've not run across this particular error message. I would try
first
running
diagnostics in PPT 2007 (Office Button | PPT Options | Resources)
and
then
if that doesn't work try Home | New Slide | Reuse Slides. Opt to
open
a
PPT
file in the Reuse Slides pane and navigate to your PPT 2003 file.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

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I have a ppt file created in 03 but cannot open it in 07. It says
"The
selected file does not appear to be a valid Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
file.
It might be another kind of Microsoft Office System file or a
file
created
by
using a different program."

I know it was created in 03 b/c I created it. Has anyone come
accross
this?
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