Microsoft KB Archive/68763

Running PowerPoint Minimized Using the File Run Command PSS ID Number: Q68763 Article last modified on 10-29-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

2.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

Starting up PowerPoint minimized by using the File Run command in Program Manager can prevent PowerPoint from repainting the screen correctly. Some of the symptoms include a very tiny, clipped presentation window and also invisible presentation windows.

More Information:

There are two ways to reproduce this problem.

Reproduction Sequence 1
  Use the File Run command in Program Manager to run PowerPoint for Windows in minimized mode.   Double-click the PowerPoint icon in Program Manager (not the PowerPoint icon on the desktop). PowerPoint will be restored with two presentations open. The initial presentation will be very tiny and clipped. To repaint the screen correctly, choose Presentation 2 from the Window menu, minimize the application to an icon, and then restore it. 

Reproduction Sequence 2
  Double-click the PowerPoint icon in Program Manager.   Minimize PowerPoint to an icon.   Use the File Run command in Program Manager to run PowerPoint for Windows in minimized mode.   Double-click the PowerPoint icon on the desktop to restore the application. The initial presentation is now invisible. It is listed under the Window menu; however, selecting the presentation does not make it visible. To restore any invisible windows, choose New from the File menu to create a new presentation. 

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PowerPoint for Windows version 2.00. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.