Error message when you try to open a Publisher 2.0 publication in Publisher 2003, Publisher 2002, or Publisher 2000: "Publisher cannot open this file"

When you try to open a Microsoft Publisher 2.0 publication in Microsoft Office Publisher 2003, Microsoft Publisher 2002, or Microsoft Publisher 2000, you receive the following error message: Additionally, you are no longer able to copy and paste content between separate instances of Publisher 2000. If you copy content from one instance of Publisher 2000, switch to a separate instance of Publisher, and then try to paste the content, nothing happens. Additionally, after you try to paste the content, the Paste command is unavailable (dimmed) as if there was nothing in the clipboard.

This issue occurs after you install one of the following security updates for Publisher 2003, Publisher 2002, or Publisher 2000:

• 894542  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894542/ ) Description of the security update for Publisher 2003: September 12, 2006
• 894541  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894541/ ) Description of the security update for Publisher 2002: September 12, 2006
• 894540  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894540/ ) Description of the security update for Publisher 2000: September 12, 2006

To work around this issue, you must have access to a copy of Publisher 2003, Publisher 2002, or Publisher 2000 that has not been updated with one of the security updates that are mentioned in the "Cause" section.

Note You cannot use this procedure if Publisher has been updated either by the security updates that are mentioned in the "Cause" section or by later updates.

Follow these steps:

1. Start Publisher.
2. On the File menu, click Open.
3. Locate the file that you want, and then click Open.
4. On the File menu, click Save As.
5. In the Save as type box, click Publisher Files.
6. Name the file, and then click Save.