Office 2007 & PhotoDraw 2000v2

[Dan Barnes-Davies]

Hi, I've installed 2007 Pro Plus Beta 2 onto my XP x64 desktop, where
previously I had Office 2000 & Word 2003 installed.

I use PhotoDraw 2000v2 as my primary graphics editor, and wish to continue
doing so, having bought and activated it etc.

However, now that 2007 is installed, PhotoDraw will no longer save files as
anything but .mix files - which renders the programme very nearly useless.

Any suggestions for a fix? Or is this just something of which MS needs to be
aware in order to correct for the release?

Many Thanks

 

[Gyorgy Moldova [MVP]]

have you tried to repair the installation?

 

[Dan Barnes-Davies]

have you tried to repair the installation?

Yes - multiple repairs and reinstalls of both PD and 2007 have failed to help

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dan,

MS is aware that this happens, and you may want to use the link below to also post in the MS Office Photodraw newsgroup. At this
point I'm not aware of a fix for it with the 2007 beta. My guess is that Office 2007 uses a newer version of a common file that
Photodraw 2000 doesn't see as a problem, so it doesn't know it's broken.

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Hi, I've installed 2007 Pro Plus Beta 2 onto my XP x64 desktop, where
previously I had Office 2000 & Word 2003 installed.

I use PhotoDraw 2000v2 as my primary graphics editor, and wish to continue
doing so, having bought and activated it etc.

However, now that 2007 is installed, PhotoDraw will no longer save files as
anything but .mix files - which renders the programme very nearly useless.

Any suggestions for a fix? Or is this just something of which MS needs to be
aware in order to correct for the release?

Many Thanks>>
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Please let us know if this has helped,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

LINKS
A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.photodraw.discussion
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.photodraw.discussion

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Dan Barnes-Davies]

Ok, I've posted this over in PhotoDraw territory, but also want anyone
interested here to read...

I've set up a petition asking MS for a hotfix to this issue - please spread
the word and get as many people as possible to sign:

http://www.petitiononline.com/o12pdfix/petition.html

Cheers,

DBD

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dan,

You can send feedback on Office 2007 issues directly to the MS Office Product team using the 2007 feedback tool from the link below.
Be sure to include screenshots and a description of how this will impact your daily work.

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Ok, I've posted this over in PhotoDraw territory, but also want anyone
interested here to read...

I've set up a petition asking MS for a hotfix to this issue - please spread
the word and get as many people as possible to sign:

http://www.petitiononline.com/o12pdfix/petition.html

Cheers,

DBD >>
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I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS for the 2007 Office System

1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie
the 2007 Microsoft Office system iinfo is at
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2?
Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures)
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033
b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[Dan Barnes-Davies]

Cool, thanks - I shall do this as soon as I can - my personal desktop is
interweb-less atm...

Cheers

DBD