Microsoft KB Archive/295123

= You cannot open a Pack and Go publication in an earlier version of Publisher =

Article ID: 295123

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
 * Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q295123



This article is a consolidation of the following previously available article: 218671



SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You save a Microsoft Publisher publication in a version format that is earlier than the version of Publisher that you are using. Then, you use Pack and Go to pack the publication. When you try to open the unpacked publication in an earlier version of Publisher, you receive the following error message:

Publisher cannot open files from another version.

For example, this problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * 1) You save a Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 file as a Microsoft Publisher 2000 file.
 * 2) You use Pack and Go to pack the publication.
 * 3) You try to open the file in Publisher 2000.



CAUSE
When you use Pack and Go, Publisher packs a current version of the publication, regardless of the version of Publisher in which the publication was previously saved.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior is consistent with the way that Publisher packs its files. Publisher cannot retain the earlier-version formatting when it packs a file that was saved in an earlier version format. Before packing the file, Publisher saves the file again as a current Publisher file.

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB295123

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