Microsoft KB Archive/121510

GP Fault in PowerPoint When Using FLOWCHRT.PPT PSS ID Number: Q121510 Article last modified on 11-11-1994 PSS database name: POWERPT

3.00 WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

You may receive the following error message when you add a slide to a presentation that contains one of the sample flowcharts from FLOWCHRT.PPT:

PP3 Caused a General Protection Fault in Module POWERPNT.EXE at XXXX:XXXX

= STEPS TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM =


 * 1) Open the file FLOWCHRT.PPT located in the TIMESAVR subdirectory.
 * 2) Go to slide 2 (examples). Click on one of the sample flowcharts.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose New.
 * 5) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 * 6) Duplicate this flowchart, then stack one above the other. You can use the Duplicate command from the Edit menu, or drag the flowchart with your mouse while holding down the CTRL key.
 * 7) Select both of these objects by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking both of them with your mouse.
 * 8) From the Arrange menu, choose Group, then choose Copy from the Edit menu.
 * 9) Insert a new slide into your presentation.

= MORE INFORMATION =

This is a problem with the flowchart samples on slide 2 that shipped with PowerPoint version 3.0 for Windows only. You may use the samples from any of the other slides to create a flow chart without receiving the general protection (GP) fault. This error does not occur with PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows, nor with PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh.

KBCategory: kbother kbprb kberrmsg KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 3.00 power point powerpt w_powerpt timesaver timesavers time saver savers GP GPF

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