Using MS 2007 compatibility pack to view 2007 powerpoint PPTX file with office 2000

Try making Powerpoint the default program for opening this type of file (PPTX). To do this, right click on the PPTX file and then go to Open With and select the PowerPoint program you have. Then make sure that the box is checked if you want to keep this as the default. Now see if it will convert and open up the file properly.

You must have all *Windows* updates installed as well in order for the compat pack to work. You might give that a shot.

I do have all the "Windows" updates installed and when I try to open the file with the Powerpoint program instead of the converter I get the following error message:  "Powerpoint can't read the outline from I:\filename.pptx.  No text converter is installed for this file type".  Any other ideas?

I am using Windows 2000 SP4 on the server and XP SP3 on the workstation.  I did install SP3 for the office software and the critical updates that went with that.  The only thing that I MAY be missing is any additional updates to the server Windows 2000 SP4 but I'm not sure that I see how that would affect this issue since everything I'm doing is at the workstation (well....the file is stored at the network level).  I wonder if it would make a difference if I copy that down to my workstation?  That will be the next thing I try and I'll also check the server to see if there are any outstanding updates there....

You read my mind. Try putting the file on the harddrive of the workstation and see if that helps. I don't know if it will, but that's exactly what I'd try!

I did move it to the hard drive of the workstation and got the same error.  I have since uninstalled and reinstalled the compatibility pack making sure to reboot in the process.  Same outcome with the error message(s).  :(  Thanks for the suggestions though!

Try opening PPT and navigating to the PPTX and opening it that way insead of double-clicking.

One other thought -- really a long shot, and probably not what you want to do, but worth a try. Use Insert | Slides | From File and try inserting the slides from the PPTX file. You'd have to then reapply the design template (by navigating to the PPTX file -- yoiu can apply files as templates), but first let's see if that even gets you the slides.

Echo S, thanks for the suggestions.  I have tried both (opening Powerpoint first and navigating to the files as well as opening and then inserting slides.  Both give the same error message (below):

"Powerpoint can't read the outline from I:\filename.pptx.  No text converter is installed for this file type".  

I am beginning to wonder if there isn't something very strange about this particular file.  I will create a different powepoint on my home PC and then try to open that one instead of the file I"ve been working wtih.  Won't be back to work till Thursday so if I'm slow on any other responses its only because I won't have access to the machine I"ve been working this on.

Thanks again for the suggestions.  It just seems to be stuck on those one or two errors but I will proceed to see if it can open other 2007 files where I know where they came from!  A graphic designer created the one I've been working with and I'm wondering is something in that specific file is the issue...

Good thought. Keep us posted.