Microsoft KB Archive/226769

= PPT2000: Error Message: "PowerPoint Viewer Cannot Read " =

Article ID: 226769

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226769



SYMPTOMS
When you view an unpacked PowerPoint 2000 presentation using the Microsoft PowerPoint viewer 97, you may receive the following error message:

PowerPoint Viewer can't read C:\ \ .ppt



CAUSE
This behavior can be caused when you change the PowerPoint 2000 default file save format to the PowerPoint 95 file format. This behavior can also occur for other reasons, including corruption.



RESOLUTION
Change the default file save format in PowerPoint 2000, and repack your presentation.


 * 1) Open your presentation in PowerPoint 2000.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 3) On the Save tab, click to select PowerPoint Presentation from the Save PowerPoint files as:list.
 * 4) Use Pack and Go again, and repack the presentation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000.

Additional query words: PPT2K PPT2000 PPT POWERPNT 2000 PPT9 9.0 PowerPoint Viewer can t read C

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbpending KB226769

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