Microsoft KB Archive/218513

= You receive a you must install PowerPoint 97 error message when you install the PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack add-in in PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2000 =

Article ID: 218513

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q218513



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install the PowerPoint Custom Soundtracks Add-in, you receive the following error message:

You must install PowerPoint 97 before installing the Custom Soundtracks Add-in.

When you click Exit Setup, the setup program for the Custom Soundtracks add-in quits and the following message is displayed:

PowerPoint Custom Soundtracks Add-In Setup was not completed successfully.



CAUSE
The setup program for the PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack Add-In searches for PowerPoint 97. If it does not find the program, it quits. The PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack Add-In cannot be installed in later versions of Microsoft PowerPoint.



WORKAROUND
To workaround this problem, follow these steps:  Install Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows. Install the PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack Add-In. To install, run double-click Setup.exe in the following folder located on the CD-ROM:

\ValuPack\MusicTrk

 Upgrade to the later version of Microsoft PowerPoint. Install the Updated Custom Soundtrack Add-in (Pp2kmus.exe).For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

218525 PPT: SNDTRK: "PowerPoint couldn't open the Visual Basic for Applications project in presentation" Ppmusic.ppa





STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the PowerPoint 97 Custom Soundtrack add-in.

Additional query words: ppt2k ppt2002 ppt2000 ppt powerpnt 2000 2002 ppt9 ppt10 9.0 10.0 add-in addin music track musictrack

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb kberrmsg kbsetup kbaddin kbpending KB218513

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