I have recently upgraded(?) to Vista. All my client invoice files were
created using Microsoft Publisher (XP). When I try to open a .pub file with
Vista I get the message
"Publisher cannot open the file" - that is it - no helpful suggestion on
what to do.

It is tax time - I need to have access to my invoices - can anyone help?

Thanks
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LLR

"R&Co." <RCo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have recently upgraded(?) to Vista. All my client invoice files were
> created using Microsoft Publisher (XP). When I try to open a .pub file
> with
> Vista I get the message
> "Publisher cannot open the file" - that is it - no helpful suggestion on
> what to do.
>
> It is tax time - I need to have access to my invoices - can anyone help?
>
> Thanks
> --
> LLR[/color]


The only way to view or work with Publisher files is to install Publisher..

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R&Co. wrote:[color=blue]
> I have recently upgraded(?) to Vista. All my client invoice files
> were created using Microsoft Publisher (XP). When I try to open a
> .pub file with Vista I get the message
> "Publisher cannot open the file" - that is it - no helpful suggestion
> on what to do.
>
> It is tax time - I need to have access to my invoices - can anyone
> help?
>
> Thanks[/color]
==========================
Are you running the same version
of Publisher on both machines?

Maybe the following article will offer an idea:

How to use Office programs with the
Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329820/en-us[/url]

The following link is the result of a
search into the Google archive for
"Publisher cannot open the file".

You'll notice that in many instances
virus software is the cause.

"Publisher cannot open the file"
[url]http://tinyurl.com/34v8c5[/url]
or...
[url]http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=&num=10&scoring=r&hl=en&as_epq=%22Publisher+cannot+open+the+file%22&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.publisher&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=2007&as_maxd=31&as_maxm=3&as_maxy=2008&safe=off[/url]

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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> "R&Co." <RCo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FE22CB2E-0D64-44E2-828E-7C24F1D5A0D3@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I have recently upgraded(?) to Vista. All my client invoice files were
> > created using Microsoft Publisher (XP). When I try to open a .pub file
> > with
> > Vista I get the message
> > "Publisher cannot open the file" - that is it - no helpful suggestion on
> > what to do.
> >
> > It is tax time - I need to have access to my invoices - can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > LLR[/color]
>
>
> The only way to view or work with Publisher files is to install Publisher..[/color]

Duh.

He would have to have Publisher INSTALLED to get this
error message, Mr. MVP.

He probably has an old version of MSPUB, though, which
can't open the files he has.
[color=blue]
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> How to construct a good post..
> [url]http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm[/url]
> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc[/url]
> Mike's Window - My Blog..
> [url]http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx[/url]
>
>
>
>[/color]

He may well have allowed Publisher to install to the default C:\Program
Files
Or may not have started the install with a rt click>'run as admin, or has
too old a version of Publisher.
But I doubt that if he installed the same Publisher XP that the files were
created with.
Did you try running Publisher in XP compatibility mode?

"V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
> news:utlHQ85kIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> "R&Co." <RCo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FE22CB2E-0D64-44E2-828E-7C24F1D5A0D3@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I have recently upgraded(?) to Vista. All my client invoice files were
>> > created using Microsoft Publisher (XP). When I try to open a .pub file
>> > with
>> > Vista I get the message
>> > "Publisher cannot open the file" - that is it - no helpful suggestion
>> > on
>> > what to do.
>> >
>> > It is tax time - I need to have access to my invoices - can anyone
>> > help?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > --
>> > LLR[/color]
>>
>>
>> The only way to view or work with Publisher files is to install
>> Publisher..[/color]
>
> Duh.
>
> He would have to have Publisher INSTALLED to get this
> error message, Mr. MVP.
>
> He probably has an old version of MSPUB, though, which
> can't open the files he has.
>[color=green]
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall - MVP
>> How to construct a good post..
>> [url]http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm[/url]
>> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
>> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc[/url]
>> Mike's Window - My Blog..
>> [url]http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx[/url]
>>
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]