Microsoft KB Archive/137603

= PPT: Unpacked PPT4.0 Presentation Requires PPT95 =

Article ID: 137603

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c

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This article was previously published under Q137603



SYMPTOMS
If you use the PowerPoint 7.0 Pack And Go Wizard to pack a PowerPoint 4.0 presentation and then unpack that presentation on another computer, you may receive the following error message when you try to open the presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 or show it using PowerPoint Viewer version 4.0:

Sorry, this is not a PowerPoint presentation.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you do not include the 16-bit PowerPoint Viewer as part of the Pack And Go file.

The Pack And Go Wizard converts PowerPoint 4.0 presentations to PowerPoint for Windows 95 format. If you don't pack the Viewer along with the presentation, PowerPoint 4.0 won't be able to read the presentation when it is unpacked.

The 16-bit PowerPoint Viewer includes a file called Pp7trans.dll. This file enables PowerPoint 4.0 to open PowerPoint 7.0 presentations. In addition, if the Viewer is packed with the presentation, Pngsetup.exe modifies your Powerpnt.ini file so that your copy of PowerPoint 4.0 can read PowerPoint for Windows 95 presentations.



RESOLUTION
If you did not pack the Viewer, you can install the PowerPoint 7.0 Viewer by using a PowerPoint 7.0 Viewer disk.

The disk contents can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Library, MSDL, at (425) 936-6735, using 1200-14,000 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. After downloading the Viewer contents to a blank disk, install Viewer by switching to drive A, typing

vsetup

and pressing Enter.



MORE INFORMATION
If you use the PowerPoint 7.0 Pack And Go Wizard to include the 16-bit Viewer as part of the packed presentation, the Viewer will run correctly under Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51 (or later). It also runs correctly on Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 provided the OLE .dll files are installed. These files do not come with Windows 3.1 but are installed by many products. These files are normally located in the C:\Windows\System folder and include:

Compobj.dll

Ole2.dll

Ole2conv.dll

Ole2disp.dll

Ole2nls.dll

Ole2prox.dll

Stdole.tlb

Storage.dll

Ttpelib.dll

If these files are not present, you can't run Viewer without running Vsetup from a PowerPoint Viewer disk.

Additional query words: 7.00 unpacked Pack and Go PowerPoint 95 4.0 Viewer w_powerpt 4.00 4.00a 4.00c powerpnt

Keywords: kbinterop kbpng KB137603

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