PUB2: "Unable to Find a Filter to Match" Error

Q137463

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0a, 2.0a
 - Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
 - Microsoft Windows 95
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to use ClipArt Gallery 2.0 to insert CGM images, you may
receive the following error message:

   Unable to find a filter to match

CAUSE
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ClipArt Gallery 2.0 requires the filter Cgmimp32.flt to import
CGM files. Office version 7.0 for Windows 95 does not install
this filter by default during a Typical installation.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.

RESOLUTION
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To install the 32-bit CGM filter from Office for Windows 95, do the
following:

 1. Click the Windows Start button, point to Settings, and then click
    Control Panel.

 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

 3. Click the Install/Uninstall tab, and select "MS Office" from the list
    of programs to be removed.

 4. Click the Add/Remove button to start Microsoft Office for Windows 95
    Setup.

 5. In Office Setup, click the Add/Remove button again.

 6. Select the Converters, Filters, and Data Access box, then click the
    Change Option button.

 7. Click Graphics/filters and click the Change Option button.

 8. Select Computer Graphics Metafile Import and click OK. Click OK again.

 9. In the Maintenance Window, choose Continue. Setup will install the
    filter.

10. Exit Maintenance Setup mode.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a pub20 mspub pub filter import