Microsoft KB Archive/69355

PowerPoint Err Msg: Sorry, the File Cannot Be Opened… PSS ID Number: Q69355 Article last modified on 10-29-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

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Summary:

When you attempt to open a PowerPoint presentation, you may receive the following error message:

Sorry, the File Cannot Be Opened Because Part of the File is Missing

This message typically means that the file has become corrupted.

Another common cause for this problem is that the file has been transferred between workstations using a MODEM. Some communications protocols (notably XMODEM) pad the end of a file so that all blocks of data sent are the same size. If this padding is not removed, then PowerPoint detects that the size of the file is incorrect and gives this error message.

When transferring files via MODEM it is recommended that you first compress the file with any one of a number of common archive utilities and then decompress the file once it has be transferred.

More Information:

Currently, there is no utility to recover or repair such a file. However, most of the text contained in a corrupted presentation file could probably be recovered by using a program such as PC Tools or Norton Utilities.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.