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by larryjg 1 view

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I am receiving the following message occassionally when attempting to "save" a project file. I am 100% confident that the file name and path are correct and I have not changed the file format. Thoughts?
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START MESSAGE
The file cannot be opened.
Check that the file name and path are correct.
Check that the file format is recognized by Project.
Project files saved in a version ealier that Microsoft Project 98 can't be opened.
If your file is from an earlier version, open it in that version, click Save As and save in MPX format. Open the MPX file in the current version of Project. When you use this method, project data is imported, but formatting is lost.
END MESSAGE

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by larryjg

Thanks much for the lead, unfortunately not the solution. I am working with MS now, but they have also failed to solve the issue.

by jlemmon7

Have you tried to save the file to a different name on a different drive, especially if it's on a network drive, try saving it to a local drive and vice versa. Also, if the file is on a network drive, try opening it up on a different computer under you login and/or someone elses login to make sure that the problem is not associated with your profile.

by larryjg

I have attempted several variations of saving with different file names and locations and still no resolution. Thanks for the suggestion.

by tfox

i googled "MS Project 2003 The file cannot be opened" and your above question apeared. I too constantly get the message and have tried every workaround that i have read.
Did you end up solving this problem?

by bnfarthing

I am having the same issue on a fresh install of MS Project 2K3. This machine has never had another version installed on it. When saving files it thinks the project was saved in an earlier version even though it was created in this version. Please help....

by pkarll

I am getting this error message as well. Is there a resolution to this problem please? Thank you.

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