Microsoft KB Archive/121563

SHARE.EXE Error When Running PowerPoint with Novell DOS 7.0

PSS ID Number: Q121563 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

4.00

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If you are using PowerPoint 4.0 on a computer that has Novell DOS 7.0 installed, you may receive the following error message when you try to save a file or open an existing file:

Sorry, you must run SHARE.EXE before opening or saving files

This message may occur even though VSHARE.386 is installed and the following line is in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file

.exe /l:500 /f:5100

where is the drive and directory where the SHARE.EXE file is located.

= CAUSE =

The error is caused by an incorrect version of SHARE.EXE being used.

= RESOLUTION =


 * 1) Check AUTOEXEC.BAT to determine that SHARE.EXE is being loaded.
 * 2) Look at the file size and time stamp of SHARE.EXE in the directory in which it resides.
 * 3) If the file size is not 4874 bytes and the time stamp is not 7:00 AM, replace it with the SHARE.EXE that is found on the Novell DOS 7.0 disks.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Novell DOS 7.0 comes with its own version of SHARE.EXE with a file size of 4874 bytes. Even if VSHARE.386 is installed on the system, Novell DOS 7.0 requires that its own version of SHARE.EXE be run. If Novell DOS 7.0 is installed on a computer that was previously running a version of MS-DOS, the MS-DOS version of SHARE.EXE will not be replaced during the installation. The MS-DOS versions of SHARE.EXE are not compatible with Novell DOS 7.0 and will result in the above error message.

Novell DOS is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product’s performance or reliability.

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