Microsoft KB Archive/129585

PPT4: Cannot Change Properties of IMHGL.DLL During Setup

PSS ID Number: Q129585 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOM =

When installing PowerPoint 4.0, you may receive an error similar to:

Cannot change the properties of :IMHGL.DLL

This message may occur if you are running Windows and/or PowerPoint from a network server.

= CAUSE =

PowerPoint 4.0 Setup tries to delete certain files installed by PowerPoint 3.0. These files include the graphics import filters, including IMHGL.DLL (part of PowerPoint 3.0’s HPGL filter). If these filters are in a read-only directory, Setup can’t delete the file and gives the error message. Instead of IMHGL.DLL, the error might be about one of the other graphics import filters installed by PowerPoint 3.0. These also include:

PICTIMP.FLT ADIMPORT.FLT CGMIMP.FLT DRWIMP.FLT EPSIMP.FLT HPGLIMP.FLT WPGIMP.FLT LOTUSIMP.FLT PCXIMP.FLT TIFFIMP.FLT CGI_GDI.DLL IMDRW.DLL IMDXF.DLL IMWPG.DLL

= RESOLUTION =

Log on to your network as an administrator (or in some other way give yourself full rights to the directory specified in the error message). You should now be able to install PowerPoint 4.0 successfully. After one successful install of PowerPoint 4.0, you can do additional installations without having administrator rights to that directory, as the old graphics filters will have been replaced by the first install.

Additional query words: Setup HGL network 4.00 4.00a 4.00x winppt macppt ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbsetup Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.