Microsoft KB Archive/237700

= PPT2000: How to Re-register PowerPoint =

Article ID: 237700

Article Last Modified on 4/20/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q237700



For a Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 version of this article, see 291893.



SUMMARY
When you start Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, it does not make sure that all the keys it writes to the Windows Registry are correct. Many of the PowerPoint keys can be missing or corrupted, and PowerPoint will not automatically correct them. This behavior is different from earlier versions of PowerPoint and is intended to improve the performance of PowerPoint.

To make sure that PowerPoint is registered correctly, run the Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 or Microsoft Office 2000 Setup program.



MORE INFORMATION
If you have trouble opening files that have a .ppt extension (in PowerPoint), or inserting a PowerPoint Slide or PowerPoint Presentation into other programs, PowerPoint may not be registered correctly in the Windows registry. For example, after you install the 32-bit Viewer for PowerPoint version 7.0, you may need to re-register PowerPoint.

To re-register PowerPoint, run Powerpnt.exe with the /regserver command-line switch. To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, and then click Run. Click Browse. Navigate to the folder that contains Powerpnt.exe. By default, this is the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office

 Select the Powerpnt.exe file, and then click Open. In the Run dialog box, click at the end of the command line; type a space, and then type /regserver, so that the command line appears similar to the following:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Powerpnt.exe" /regserver

 Click OK.</li></ol>

The PowerPoint splash screen appears for a moment, and then disappears. PowerPoint 2000 is now registered correctly.

Additional query words: 9.00 ppt9 unregister corrupt reg.dat registration database registry user.dat system.dat ppt2k REG

Keywords: kbinfo kbualink97 kbsetup kbfaq KB237700

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