KN3 NOT opening certain KN2 files

(This issue has been posted previously, but I feel like it's no longer getting attention, so I'm reviving it.)
I'm finding that some KN2 files can be opened by KN3, and some KN2 files CANNOT be opened by KN3. WHAT is going ON with this? I have several presentations that I NEED to work off of from the KN2 format, so KN3 will be USELESS if I can't build from these other files.
Thank God I've not deleted KN2 off my computer (though I was wondering if this would be a problem...but it doesn't seem to be).
I've repaired permissions, then restarted. Some KN2 files open. Others don't, and although my PowerBook doesn't crash, KN3 tells me, ".key file cannot be opened". Well, at least for now I can go back to KN2 to open these, but what's the point??? I'll avoid expletives, but this I find to be extremely frustrating.
I'll keep my eye on this thread. Any insight/advice from customers OR APPLE REPS would be great!
PowerBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  

Same, same for us.
some KN2 presentations open, some doesn't. Following Murphy's law the presentations not opening are the one's we need most.
The error message is useless, as it doesn't give any glue what's the problem about.
We've also eencounterd problems saving the opend KN2 pres from within KN3 to a new KN3 file, anyone else?

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