Microsoft KB Archive/224467

= PPT2000: Error Message: You Don't Have ASDFileName Registered on Your Computer =

Article ID: 224467

Article Last Modified on 12/2/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224467



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



ERROR MESSAGE
When you do a presentation broadcast and use a microphone or a video camera, you may receive the following error message:

You don't have ASDFileName registered on your computer.

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8FBEE1D3-C5BB-4A36-A2F7-DC63DE2A818C

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.



CAUSE
This may occur if the registered location of the default audio.asd file is incorrect, or the file is missing.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

This may also happen if you change the default ASD path at the following registry location:

Where filename is the full path and filename of the custom audio.asd that you have created. If this path is incorrect, you will receive the error mentioned in the Symptoms section of this article.



Run Office Repair

 * 1) Close all programs that are open.
 * 2) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 3) In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
 * 4) In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click your Microsoft Office 2000 installation, and then click Add/Remove.
 * 5) In the Microsoft Office 2000 Maintenance Mode dialog box, click Repair Office.
 * 6) In the Reinstall/Repair Microsoft Office 2000 dialog box, click to select Repair errors in my Office installation, and then click Finish.
 * 7) When the Office Repair is finished, you may be prompted to restart Windows. If you are, click Yes and let Windows restart.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about troubleshooting Online Broadcasting, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

229951 PPT2000: Troubleshooting Online Broadcasting

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