PPT97: Error Opening Pptsms.pdf in Adobe Acrobat

ID: Q165425

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SYMPTOMS

You receive the following error message when you double-click the Pptsms.pdf file in the root directory of the PowerPoint 97 compact disc. 

   There was an error opening this document. File does not begin with 
   '%PDF-'.
This file is also packed inside the Ppt97_1.cab cabinet file on disk 1 of the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 retail disk set.

CAUSE

This error occurs when you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. When you double-click the Pptsms.pdf file, Windows attempts to start Adobe Acrobat Reader. Because the file has a .pdf file extension, Windows interprets the file as an Adobe Acrobat file. However, the file is actually a Package Definition File that can be used by Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).

RESOLUTION

If you really want to see what this file contains, you can open it in Microsoft WordPad. Start WordPad, and then click Open on the File menu.

Acrobat and the Acrobat Reader are manufactured by Adobe Systems, Incorporated, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 97 ppt97 8.0 8.00 ppt8 offpro.pdf 

Keywords          : kb3rdparty
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86

Last Reviewed: November 25, 1998