Using older files in Publisher 2003

[Tobias Goldkamp]

When trying to work with publications saved from older versions of Publisher,
Publisher 2003 slows down and nearly freezes.

We experience this issue with Pub98-files.

We already opened them with Publisher 2002 and saved them to different
versions (98, 2000, 2002). When opening the files with 2003, the issue still
occurs. We also removed all graphics, so the files only contains formatted
text - problem still there.

 

[Mary Sauer]

The program stops responding when you try to open or to save a file in an Office 2002
program and in an Office 2003 program
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313937/en-us
Large Publisher 2000 publication opens slowly in Publisher 2002 or 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289010/en-us
How to use Office programs with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329820/en-us

 

[Tobias Goldkamp]

Thank you for the quick reply!

Unfortunately, none of the articles deals with the problem at hand.

The file-size is about 2 MB. Norton AntiVirus is not used. There is no
problem to open the file, but saving triggers a 2-3 minute temporary freeze.
I still read the articles and found no solution.

The main problem is that a seems-to-freeze also occurs once you start
working, e.g. click on a textbox to edit it or click on the page selector.
Even with such basic actions, the program freezes for about a minute until
the desired action is completed (e.g. the text cursor appears in the textbox
for editing or the selected page appears).

 

[Mary Sauer]

Could be your video driver.
Save the document with a new name, see if that helps.
Open the graphics manager, are there pictures listed? If you have deleted the
pictures, 2 MB seems quite large for only text.

You probably are not getting this error, but it may help.

You receive a "Not enough memory to load graphics or embedded objects" error message
when you open a Publisher publication
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262855/en-us

 

[Tobias Goldkamp]

It's neither a problem with the video driver nor are any pictures left in the
publication.

Since the issue couldn't be resolved and we were running out of time, we
re-installed the old Publisher version which is now running parallel to the
new MS Office - a procedure frequently recommended elsewhere. Downward
compatibility seems to be a common problem with Publisher 2003.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Windoze and anything produced by M$ and upgrade to Macs, Adobe
InDesign and/or Illustrator and peace of mind.

You might have to spend time retraining, but you'll easily make that
up in the savings you'll make in the reduced downtime.

You keep telling yourself that, if it makes you feel better about yourself.

 

[Mike Koewler]

Sarah,

I've never used a Mac but I believe I have a little experience with
having to work on critical projects, having published a 16-32 page
weekly newspaper for 9+ years. Not one time in those more than 450
issues did my beige box keep me from getting the paper done on time.

If people want to use a Mac, ID and Illy - fine. But I don't need to and
no one is going to convince me a Mac is going to make my life easier or
that I should change.

Mike