Microsoft KB Archive/197351

= PPT98: Frequent Connect to Server or Insert Disk Messages =

Article ID: 197351

Article Last Modified on 1/28/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q197351



SYMPTOMS
If you start Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition and begin working on a presentation, you may see one of the following messages:

Connect to in zone.

-or-

Please insert the disk:

If you click Cancel, the message disappears and you can continue to work in PowerPoint.



CAUSE
This symptom occurs if you have an alias in your Preferences folder, and the disk or network volume to which the alias points to is unavailable (or requires a password).



WORKAROUND
Remove any aliases from your Preferences folder.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
When you start PowerPoint, it attempts to mount any volume that an alias points to. If the volume mounts correctly, you do not see a message. However, if an alias points to file on a removeable disk (and the disk is not in the drive), the system prompts you to insert it. If the file is on a network volume and you have to log onto that volume, the system displays the Connect to  message.

NOTE: You do not have to insert the requested disk or log on to the requested network volume. If you cancel this message, PowerPoint works correctly.

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