Microsoft KB Archive/156162

= PPT: Error Opening Unpacked Presentation In Windows 3.1 =

Article ID: 156162

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q156162



SYMPTOMS
When you unpack a PowerPoint Pack and Go presentation onto a computer running Windows 3.1x, you may get the following error when you try to run the presentation in the PowerPoint Viewer:

Sorry, this is not a PowerPoint presentation.



CAUSE
The following is a list of possible causes of this error:  You did not follow the steps listed in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

140983 PPT7: Pack And Go Wizard Is Not Supported on Windows 3.1

 The following files, located in Windows\System folder, are not the proper size, date, or version:

Ole2.dll

Ole2prox.dll

Ole2disp.dll

Ole2conv.dll

Storage.dll

Compobj.dll

 The filename listed in the PowerPoint Presentation Playlist (*.lst) contains a long filename.



How to Install Correct Versions of OLE Files
NOTE: These steps assume that Windows is installed in the folder C:\Windows.  Exit Windows. At the command prompt, type:

cd \windows\system and then press ENTER

ren ole2*.* ole2*.old and then press ENTER

ren storage.dll storage.old and then press ENTER

ren compobj.dll compobj.old and then press ENTER

</li> Start Windows.</li> Insert the PowerPoint Viewer disk that ships with Office 95 into your disk drive.</li> Run the program called Vsetup.exe on this disk.</li></ol>

This procedure installs all of the PowerPoint viewer files and replaces the OLE files in Windows 3.1x.

Additional query words: 4.00 7.00 powerpt powerpnt ppt error 3.1 3.11 3.10 viewer

Keywords: kbprb kbpng kbusage KB156162

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