[AccessD] PowerPoint Problem

[Bill Benson]

So I take it these are opened in older versions of MS Office? Because on
our systems, we are not told to use Repair, we simply see "BLOCKED CONTENT"
when an attempt to open a legacy file is made.

On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 9:40 PM Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was getting similar messaging on my machine on Excel files I
> downloaded from my golf club's service bureau system which I do every
> week several times.  I started happening suddenly as I recall so I'm
> thinking a Windows update was trying to protect me.  It has stopped
> happening.  I believe when I researched the issue I was told to
> declare that outside domain I was downloading the file from as a
> TRUSTED SITE and after I figured out how to do that, it was no longer
> requiring me to uncheck that property every time.  And no I do not
> remember where I set that trusted site thing.
>
> GK
>
> On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 7:36 PM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Damn! That worked! It must be a newer version of Windows on this new
> > machine, one where Mother Microsoft has gone the extra mile to make me
> > safe.
> >
> > The message on the property sheet said "This file came from another
> > computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer", which would
> > have been a good message to display instead of "Do I want to run
> Repair?".
> > But what fun would that be?
> >
> > Many thanks for that. Do you often find that on Office files you get from
> > 'another computer'?
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > r
> >
> > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 5:19 PM Paul Hartland via AccessD <
> > accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >
> > > One strange thing to possibly try on the new machine, when you get the
> next
> > > file from him, put it on your new machine, go into file explorer to the
> > > folder with the powerpoint presentation, right click the file and
> select
> > > properties, see if there is an option for unblock, if so click it and
> try
> > > again.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > On Tue, 25 May 2021, 01:04 Rocky Smolin, <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear List(s):
> > > >
> > > > I have a client who regularly sends me requests for updates using
> > > > PowerPoint.  He's very good at it and so the wish lists are well
> > > explained
> > > > - actually a pleasure to work with this guy.
> > > >
> > > > He sends me PPTX format but my old machine has no problem opening
> those.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway,  a few months back I got a new machine. Both machines are
> running
> > > > the same Office 2010 SP2.
> > > >
> > > > The next PPTX he sent me wouldn't open - says it needs a repair.
> Repair
> > > > fails.  I take it to the old machine, it opens, I save it as ppt
> > > (97-2003)
> > > > format, and new machine opens it up.
> > > >
> > > > I've been doing this for a few iterations now and while it injects
> > > exactly
> > > > a four minute conversion process, it's a bit of a PITA and if
> there's an
> > > > easy fix for this I would be much obliged.
> > > >
> > > > MTIA
> > > >
> > > > Rocky
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