Microsoft KB Archive/140787

PPT: Setup Cannot Write to Win.ini, Graph5.ini, or *.ini

PSS ID Number: Q140787 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:3.0,4.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When installing Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, you may encounter the following error message:

Error, Setup cannot write to WIN.INI [section] {string}

NOTE: [section] refers to a section heading in the Win.ini file, and {string} refers to a string value in that section.

You may also see additional error messages:

Error, Cannot write to the *.ini file

Error, Setup cannot write to GRAPH5.INI

ACMESETUP.EXE caused a General Protection Fault in SHELL.DLL

= CAUSE =

This problem is caused by an invalid line in the Win.ini file. When Setup attempts to add lines to the Win.ini file, it encounters these invalid lines, and cannot add the lines required by PowerPoint to run.

= RESOLUTION =

You must remove all lines from the Win.ini file that are not essential for Windows to run, and then run PowerPoint Setup:

  Make a backup copy of your Win.ini file.   Open your Win.ini file in Notepad. On the Search menu, click Find. Type “[embedding]” without the quotation marks, and click Find Next.   Move to the next section of the Win.ini file, and then select all lines from that point to the end of the file. Cut those lines, and paste them in a new file. Save that file as Backup.txt.   Delete the following line from the graph5.ini: [Microsoft Graph] Options5=27   Run PowerPoint Setup.   Once Setup completes, open Backup.txt, copy all of its contents, and then paste them to the end of the Win.ini file. </li>  Save the Win.ini file. </li></ol>

= MORE INFORMATION =

For additional information on this error, and other possible resolutions, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q89688 TITLE : PPT: “Cannot Write to WIN.INI” Error during Setup

Additional query words: 3.00 4.00 4.00a 4.00c ppt powerpt powerpnt graph ini graph.ini extensions fonts font genigraphics installation ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup kbdta Version : windows:3.0,4.0 Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.