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"Patrick McGeown" <pat[at]patzbiz.com> wrote in message
news:432111f2.0309012311.2dae6731[at]posting.google.com...
> 1. I created a Powerpoint Presentation on a MAC. Latest version.
> 2. I made 2 CD copies of it. I also gave it a password.
> 3. One cd played "no problems" on an IBM Thinkpad. Win 98.
> 4. I copied one to my PC at home. Windows XP. PP 2002. It works fine.
> I made some modifications and made two more CD Copies. On my machine
> it opens fine fine.
> 5. None of the CD's work on my client's pc's. They use win 98, XP and
> Powerpoint 97. I also tried to open them to work on Officeworks
> computers (XP PP2002)to no avail. The logo comes up saying it is a
> Powerpoint file. But then says - it can't read the file.

This is the only one that's really puzzling. Versions of PowerPoint
previous to 2002 didn't offer password protection, so when they run into it,
they don't know how to deal with it - tell you they can't read the file.

As to the last ... I don't know. What happens if you start a new
presentation on one of the PCs that will open your problem PPT then use
Insert, Slides, From File to bring the slides from the problem fella into
the new one. Will it then open on other computers if not password
protected?



I saved in
> many formats but to no avail.
> 7. Could this be that I have left something out in the "save"
> process? But it does show a full Powerpoint file? 11mb.
> 8. I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
> Thanks. Patrick. Sydney.

Steve,

Thanks for your help. I saved each page and posted to a new file. It
worked. Apparently the password was the problem. Having a password
will make the file unreadable. Even a pps file.

Thanks again.
Pat



"Steve Rindsberg, PPTMVP" <abuse[at]localhost.com> wrote in message news:<ebpydSVcDHA.356[at]TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> See below ...
>
> --
>
> Steve Rindsberg PPT MVP
> PPTLive ( http://www.pptlive.com ) Featured Speaker
> PPTools: http://www.pptools.com
> PPT FAQ: http://www.pptfaq.com
>
>
> "Patrick McGeown" <pat[at]patzbiz.com> wrote in message
> news:432111f2.0309012311.2dae6731[at]posting.google.com...
> > 1. I created a Powerpoint Presentation on a MAC. Latest version.
> > 2. I made 2 CD copies of it. I also gave it a password.
> > 3. One cd played "no problems" on an IBM Thinkpad. Win 98.
> > 4. I copied one to my PC at home. Windows XP. PP 2002. It works fine.
> > I made some modifications and made two more CD Copies. On my machine
> > it opens fine fine.
> > 5. None of the CD's work on my client's pc's. They use win 98, XP and
> > Powerpoint 97. I also tried to open them to work on Officeworks
> > computers (XP PP2002)to no avail. The logo comes up saying it is a
> > Powerpoint file. But then says - it can't read the file.
>
> This is the only one that's really puzzling. Versions of PowerPoint
> previous to 2002 didn't offer password protection, so when they run into it,
> they don't know how to deal with it - tell you they can't read the file.
>
> As to the last ... I don't know. What happens if you start a new
> presentation on one of the PCs that will open your problem PPT then use
> Insert, Slides, From File to bring the slides from the problem fella into
> the new one. Will it then open on other computers if not password
> protected?
>
>
>
> I saved in
> > many formats but to no avail.
> > 7. Could this be that I have left something out in the "save"
> > process? But it does show a full Powerpoint file? 11mb.
> > 8. I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
> > Thanks. Patrick. Sydney.

Ah, yes, of course! PowerPoint versions pre Win PPT2002 don't support
passwords, and can't open files at all if they're protected. Thanks for
letting us know how it worked out, Patrick.

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PPTLive ( http://www.pptlive.com ) Featured Speaker
PPTools: http://www.pptools.com
PPT FAQ: http://www.pptfaq.com


"Patrick McGeown" <pat[at]patzbiz.com> wrote in message
news:432111f2.0309042358.60f75843[at]posting.google.com...
> Steve,
>
> Thanks for your help. I saved each page and posted to a new file. It
> worked. Apparently the password was the problem. Having a password
> will make the file unreadable. Even a pps file.
>
> Thanks again.
> Pat
>
>
>
> "Steve Rindsberg, PPTMVP" <abuse[at]localhost.com> wrote in message
news:<ebpydSVcDHA.356[at]TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > See below ...
> >
> > --
> >
> > Steve Rindsberg PPT MVP
> > PPTLive ( http://www.pptlive.com ) Featured Speaker
> > PPTools: http://www.pptools.com
> > PPT FAQ: http://www.pptfaq.com
> >
> >
> > "Patrick McGeown" <pat[at]patzbiz.com> wrote in message
> > news:432111f2.0309012311.2dae6731[at]posting.google.com...
> > > 1. I created a Powerpoint Presentation on a MAC. Latest version.
> > > 2. I made 2 CD copies of it. I also gave it a password.
> > > 3. One cd played "no problems" on an IBM Thinkpad. Win 98.
> > > 4. I copied one to my PC at home. Windows XP. PP 2002. It works fine.
> > > I made some modifications and made two more CD Copies. On my machine
> > > it opens fine fine.
> > > 5. None of the CD's work on my client's pc's. They use win 98, XP and
> > > Powerpoint 97. I also tried to open them to work on Officeworks
> > > computers (XP PP2002)to no avail. The logo comes up saying it is a
> > > Powerpoint file. But then says - it can't read the file.
> >
> > This is the only one that's really puzzling. Versions of PowerPoint
> > previous to 2002 didn't offer password protection, so when they run into
it,
> > they don't know how to deal with it - tell you they can't read the file.
> >
> > As to the last ... I don't know. What happens if you start a new
> > presentation on one of the PCs that will open your problem PPT then use
> > Insert, Slides, From File to bring the slides from the problem fella
into
> > the new one. Will it then open on other computers if not password
> > protected?
> >
> >
> >
> > I saved in
> > > many formats but to no avail.
> > > 7. Could this be that I have left something out in the "save"
> > > process? But it does show a full Powerpoint file? 11mb.
> > > 8. I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
> > > Thanks. Patrick. Sydney.