Opening different versions of Publisher w/Pub 2000

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

Hi Effy ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

|| I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000
|| documents on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message
|| Publisher cannot open files from a different version. The online
|| help was no help! Open the file and save it in a different
|| version--that would be easy if you could open the file in the first
|| place!!
||
|| Any suggestions? Would upgrading to 2003 help or would I have the
|| same problem?

That means the CD has Publisher 2002 or 2003 files on it, not Publisher
2000. Or, it means you are running Norton AV.
--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com
~pay it forward~

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Effy]

I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000 documents on it.
I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher cannot open files from
a different version. The online help was no help! Open the file and save it
in a different version--that would be easy if you could open the file in the
first place!!

Any suggestions? Would upgrading to 2003 help or would I have the same
problem?

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Effy

I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000 documents
on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher cannot
open files from a different version. The online help was no help!
Open the file and save it in a different version--that would be easy
if you could open the file in the first place!!

Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk. Right-click the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

 

[Von]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Effy


Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk. Right-click the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

 

[Von]

I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3 and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

 

[Owen]

Hope it is not too late to get in on this disscussion. I tried to open a
*.pub file and got the same error that everyone else had mentioned. When you
right click on the file and check the properties is shows Publisher 2000
verison 6. My Publisher shows 2000 SP-2. Is one a stand alone and one
shipped with office or what is the difference.

Thanks,

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3 and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

 

[Mary Sauer]

This problem arises most times with Norton antivirus software installed. Disable
"script blocking," if that doesn't do it, disable "Office tools" in Norton options
too.

--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

Hope it is not too late to get in on this disscussion. I tried to open a
*.pub file and got the same error that everyone else had mentioned. When you
right click on the file and check the properties is shows Publisher 2000
verison 6. My Publisher shows 2000 SP-2. Is one a stand alone and one
shipped with office or what is the difference.

Thanks,

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3 and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

:

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Effy
<[email protected]>!"...
I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000 documents
on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher cannot
open files from a different version. The online help was no help!
Open the file and save it in a different version--that would be easy
if you could open the file in the first place!!

Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk. Right-click
the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

 

[Owen]

Thanks for the info, I do have Norton SystemWorks 2003 installed. I will try
it this evening and let you know.

This problem arises most times with Norton antivirus software installed. Disable
"script blocking," if that doesn't do it, disable "Office tools" in Norton options
too.

--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Hope it is not too late to get in on this disscussion. I tried to open a
*.pub file and got the same error that everyone else had mentioned. When you
right click on the file and check the properties is shows Publisher 2000
verison 6. My Publisher shows 2000 SP-2. Is one a stand alone and one
shipped with office or what is the difference.

Thanks,

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3 and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

:

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Effy
<[email protected]>!"...
I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000 documents
on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher cannot
open files from a different version. The online help was no help!
Open the file and save it in a different version--that would be easy
if you could open the file in the first place!!

Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk. Right-click
the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

 

[Owen]

The file I was trying to open was created in Publisher2003 and I am using
2000 SP-2. So that is the problem. I will have to get a newer version.
Thanks for your response

Thanks for the info, I do have Norton SystemWorks 2003 installed. I will try
it this evening and let you know.

This problem arises most times with Norton antivirus software installed. Disable
"script blocking," if that doesn't do it, disable "Office tools" in Norton options
too.

--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Hope it is not too late to get in on this disscussion. I tried to open a
*.pub file and got the same error that everyone else had mentioned. When you
right click on the file and check the properties is shows Publisher 2000
verison 6. My Publisher shows 2000 SP-2. Is one a stand alone and one
shipped with office or what is the difference.

Thanks,

:

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3 and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

:

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Effy
<[email protected]>!"...
I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000 documents
on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher cannot
open files from a different version. The online help was no help!
Open the file and save it in a different version--that would be easy
if you could open the file in the first place!!

Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk. Right-click
the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you need it soon I can save the file for you in the 2000 version.

remove "my' to reply
--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

The file I was trying to open was created in Publisher2003 and I am using
2000 SP-2. So that is the problem. I will have to get a newer version.
Thanks for your response

Thanks for the info, I do have Norton SystemWorks 2003 installed. I will try
it this evening and let you know.

This problem arises most times with Norton antivirus software installed. Disable
"script blocking," if that doesn't do it, disable "Office tools" in Norton
options
too.

--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
Hope it is not too late to get in on this disscussion. I tried to open a
*.pub file and got the same error that everyone else had mentioned. When you
right click on the file and check the properties is shows Publisher 2000
verison 6. My Publisher shows 2000 SP-2. Is one a stand alone and one
shipped with office or what is the difference.

Thanks,

:

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3 and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

:

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Effy
<[email protected]>!"...
I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000 documents
on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher cannot
open files from a different version. The online help was no help!
Open the file and save it in a different version--that would be easy
if you could open the file in the first place!!

Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk. Right-click
the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

 

[Tony C.]

I have the same problem, however the same version of office wrote the files
and after a complete system crash I can not open the same files? Why can't
Pub read backwards, most software can...

Hope it is not too late to get in on this disscussion. I tried to open a
*.pub file and got the same error that everyone else had mentioned. When you
right click on the file and check the properties is shows Publisher 2000
verison 6. My Publisher shows 2000 SP-2. Is one a stand alone and one
shipped with office or what is the difference.

Thanks,

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3 and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

:

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Effy
<[email protected]>!"...
I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000 documents
on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher cannot
open files from a different version. The online help was no help!
Open the file and save it in a different version--that would be easy
if you could open the file in the first place!!

Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk. Right-click
the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Publisher can read backwards. I have Pub 2003 and I can read darned near
anything, save a corrupt file.

If you are having trouble, make sure you have reloaded all applicable
patches and then take it from there.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I have the same problem, however the same version of office wrote the files
and after a complete system crash I can not open the same files? Why can't
Pub read backwards, most software can...

Hope it is not too late to get in on this disscussion. I tried to open a
*.pub file and got the same error that everyone else had mentioned. When
you
right click on the file and check the properties is shows Publisher 2000
verison 6. My Publisher shows 2000 SP-2. Is one a stand alone and one
shipped with office or what is the difference.

Thanks,

Are you *sure* that the Pub files that you are trying to open were
created
with Pub 2000 or earlier version?

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I have Office 2000 with Publisher version 9.00.0327 and service pack 3
and
all updates installed. I cannot open the publisher documents as
listed.
I've changed Norton as suggested and I right clicked on the file and
it is
not read only. Any other suggestions? Thanks
Von

:

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from
Effy
<[email protected]>!"...
I have Pub 2000 version 6. I have a CD with Publisher 2000
documents
on it. I cannot open the files as I get the message Publisher
cannot
open files from a different version. The online help was no help!
Open the file and save it in a different version--that would be
easy
if you could open the file in the first place!!

Drag the files from the CD to a folder on your hard disk.
Right-click
the
files on the hard drive, uncheck Read-Only, click Apply and then OK.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/
Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:
http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm

 

[jan]

did you resove your proplem with publisher if so how

 

[Mary Sauer]

Sometimes Norton will interfere with opening earlier publications. If you have
Norton, disable "script blocking" and in Norton options, misc.,disable "Office
Plug-ins" as well.

 

[PenCTM]

Similar problem, but FAQ and newsgroup advice hasn't worked, yet.
I have 4 files saved from Pub98 on a WinME machine that will not open in
Pub2000 w/Win98SE or Win2K.

My system: Win98SE (w/updates), Office 2000 Premium SP-3, recently
installed Publisher 2000 from Office CDs.
I run Norton Anti-virus Corporate v 8.0; can't find script blocking or
Office Plug-in locations, so I disabled Norton completely (using msconfig and
reboot), but still have the same problem.

What else can I try? Is there any other format the originator can save into
(from Pub98) that I might be able to use?

Thanks,
PenCTM

 

[Mary Sauer]

There are a few other things you can try before you try to open the 98 files.
View, pictures, click hide pictures.
Disable your printer.
Have your sender send the images separately. Might try a PDF if you do not intend to
edit the files. A free PDF creator here:
http://www.primopdf.com/
How to troubleshoot a damaged publication in Publisher
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;198256

 

[PenCTM]

I discovered the files were really Pub200 files saved down to Pub98. The
originator re-saved as Pub200o and all is well.

However, the suggestions still didn't work. Strange program ...

Thanks for your help.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Thanks for posting back, feedback is always appreciated.

 

[bowbuff]

Sometimes Norton will interfere with opening earlier publications. If you have
Norton, disable "script blocking" and in Norton options, misc.,disable "Office
Plug-ins" as well.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com