ERROR

The document could not be loaded. It may reference an extension that is not currently installed on your system

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Error Message

When attempting to open an MXD in ArcMap version 8.3, the following error occurs:

"The document could not be loaded. It may reference an extension that is not currently installed on your system. This may possibly be one of the following:
Maplex
Mx Document
Tracking Analyst
Mx Document Version Info"

[O-Image] MXD Error

Cause

MXD documents created in ArcMap version 9.0 cannot be opened in earlier versions of ArcMap.

Solution or Workaround

This a known limitation of ArcGIS.

    Article ID:000006902

    Software:
    • ArcMap 9 x
    • ArcMap 8 x

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