subject: Repairing A Corrupted Powerpoint File In Powerpoint 2007 [print this page] MS PowerPoint is used extensively by users all over the world to create presentations. PowerPoint is especially used by scholars, trainers, business professionals, etc. You can create reports, business proposals, etc with PowerPoint using various components such as charts, graphs, WordArt object, etc. However, sometimes the presentation may get corrupted and may not open properly. A PowerPoint file can get corrupted because of several reasons such as damaged operating system, virus infections, abrupt or improper shutdown, human errors, etc. To rectify, you need to replace the corrupted PowerPoint file with its updated backup. However, if the backup is not updated or not clean then you must take the help of a third-party PowerPoint recovery tool to recover PowerPoint files.
Consider a scenario wherein you are working on a PowerPoint presentation for your college assignment in MS PowerPoint 2007. When you open the file, it does not open. Instead, an error message box is displayed, which can be either of the following:
This is not a PowerPoint presentation
PowerPoint cannot open the type of file represented by file_name.ppt
Part of the file is missing.
Or you may get the following types of error messages:
General Protection Fault
Illegal Instruction
Invalid Page Fault
Low system resources
Out of memory
These error messages signify that the PowerPoint file is corrupt and now inaccessible. You need to get the file repaired.
Cause:
The most possible reason for such a behavior is that the PowerPoint file is corrupted and, thus inaccessible.
Resolution:
To address the aforementioned issue, you can take the following measures:
Drag the presentation to the PowerPoint 2007 program file icon
Double-click the presentation icon in Windows Explorer
Insert slides in a blank presentation
Apply the damaged presentation as a template
Open the temporary file version of the presentation
Open the presentation in PowerPoint Viewer 2007
However, if the aforementioned methods are not able to repair the file, then you should use a third-party PowerPoint recovery software to recover PPT.
