Microsoft KB Archive/321511

= PPT2000: Slides Advance Slowly When Presentation Is Embedded in Word =

Article ID: 321511

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q321511



SYMPTOMS
When you start a presentation that is embedded in a Microsoft Word document, it takes longer to advance to the next slide than is usual when you start the presentation directly in Microsoft PowerPoint.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time     Size       File name -  07-MAY-2002  02:55    1,261,256  Powerpnt.msp 07-MAY-2002 04:08    2,452,480  Powerpnt_admin.msp After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name ---  06-MAY-2002  22:22  9.0.0.6502  4,255,796  Powerpnt.exe 30-JUN-2000 19:59                  4,096  Pptsec.mst 16-MAY-2000 18:10                476,672  Ppttools.ppa



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods:
 * Use packager.exe to package the presentation before you embed the presentation in Word.

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 * Insert the presentation into a floating drawing layer (instead of inline).

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 * Insert a link to the presentation file instead of embedding the file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kboffice2000sp3fix kboffice2000presp3fix kbhotfixserver KB321511

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