Strange Powerpoint Bug
I've been emailed several powerpoints over the past few weeks which won't open and give this error message instead...
Oh well. A previous hunt through Microsoft's knowledgebase didn't uncover anything useful (it all referred to the old version of Office). I'll have to hit the techy forums and look for solutions there.
If anyone has had the same problem (and has overcome it!) then please get in touch.
[Update: Hmm... some sources suggest that this message also appears when the file has become corrupted. I'll have to request a second copy of the powerpoint to see if that sorts things out.]
Powerpoint can't read the outline from *C:\whichever\file.ppt. No textNow, I know that that's what you'd see if you try loading in one of the new Powerpoint 2007 files in an older version of Office which doesn't have the converter installed. However, I've got the latest version of Office so I don't see why there is a problem.
convertor is installed for this file type.
Oh well. A previous hunt through Microsoft's knowledgebase didn't uncover anything useful (it all referred to the old version of Office). I'll have to hit the techy forums and look for solutions there.
If anyone has had the same problem (and has overcome it!) then please get in touch.
[Update: Hmm... some sources suggest that this message also appears when the file has become corrupted. I'll have to request a second copy of the powerpoint to see if that sorts things out.]
posted by Gareth at 16:38
