Opening Publisher 2000 file with Pub 2002

[RonGF]

I think I have a system conflict issue. I have Publisher 2002 running on Win98 -- very nicely, thank you. I've been given a Publisher file created in Publilsher 2000 on WinXP. I can't get into it. "Publisher can't open this file." Is this another example of operating system interference confounding file exchange between computers? Appreciate the info.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi RonGF ([email protected]),
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| I think I have a system conflict issue. I have Publisher 2002
|| running on Win98 -- very nicely, thank you. I've been given a
|| Publisher file created in Publilsher 2000 on WinXP. I can't get
|| into it. "Publisher can't open this file." Is this another example
|| of operating system interference confounding file exchange between
|| computers? Appreciate the info.

Ron,

Can you send the file in question to me? (e-mail address removed)

Are either systems running Norton Antivirus?

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[Budget Print Center]

did you copy it to your hard drive first? that helps with me

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I think I have a system conflict issue. I have Publisher 2002 running on

Win98 -- very nicely, thank you. I've been given a Publisher file created
in Publilsher 2000 on WinXP. I can't get into it. "Publisher can't open
this file." Is this another example of operating system interference
confounding file exchange between computers? Appreciate the info.

 

[RonGf]

Yes, it's on the drive.

Thanks

 

[RonGF]

The Pub file alone is 92MB, which seems excessive considering the linked (I guess) images sent along with it. There are three images of around 3 MB and 7 which are all under 100K. Perhaps they've embedded some things and linked others.

My system has NAV and I've tried disabling the auto-protect feature which didn't help. The script blocking is the only thing running in background.

Ron

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi RonGF ([email protected]),
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| The Pub file alone is 92MB, which seems excessive considering the
|| linked (I guess) images sent along with it. There are three images
|| of around 3 MB and 7 which are all under 100K. Perhaps they've
|| embedded some things and linked others.
||
|| My system has NAV and I've tried disabling the auto-protect feature
|| which didn't help. The script blocking is the only thing running in
|| background.
||
|| Ron

Script blocking needs to be disabled as well.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

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

 

[RonGF]

Also, the Pub file before Pack and Go is 67MB. I assume packing is embedding fonts and stuff, but a 30MB jump seems a bit excessive

I've run the file through the PageMaker 7.0 Quark/Publisher conversion plug-in and have seen what the file is kinda supposed to look like. It is nothing special that would warrant such a huge file. it's just a 6 page newsletter -- mostly text with a few small pictures and clipart. PageMaker needs a missing font -- Aerial Unicode MS which might be an issue, but shouldn't stop the opening of a file

Ron

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi RonGF ([email protected]),
in the Microsoft® newsgroups
you posted:

|| Also, the Pub file before Pack and Go is 67MB. I assume packing is
|| embedding fonts and stuff, but a 30MB jump seems a bit excessive.
||
|| I've run the file through the PageMaker 7.0 Quark/Publisher
|| conversion plug-in and have seen what the file is kinda supposed to
|| look like. It is nothing special that would warrant such a huge
|| file. it's just a 6 page newsletter -- mostly text with a few small
|| pictures and clipart. PageMaker needs a missing font -- Aerial
|| Unicode MS which might be an issue, but shouldn't stop the opening
|| of a file.
||
|| Ron

Script blocking in NAV can prevent it from opening. The problem with
Publisher 2000 is that it stores your graphics uncompressed, greatly
increasing the size of your file into a ridiculous size.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

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

 

[drenai_rule]

Hi there

To make sure the file has not been damaged, please try
and do the following:

Open Publisher
File>Open
Single-click the file then on the right of the Open
button there is a down-arroe. Click on that and
choose "Open and Repair".

See if that helps.

Regards

CJ

-----Original Message-----
I think I have a system conflict issue. I have

Publisher 2002 running on Win98 -- very nicely, thank
you. I've been given a Publisher file created in
Publilsher 2000 on WinXP. I can't get into
it. "Publisher can't open this file." Is this another
example of operating system interference confounding file
exchange between computers? Appreciate the info.