Microsoft KB Archive/113472

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Last reviewed: May 1, 1998

Article ID: Q113472 The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft Office for Windows, version 4.2
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0a

SUMMARY
After you install Microsoft Office version 4.2, you may not be able to access Cue Cards in PowerPoint version 4.0a. You may receive the message:

PowerPoint could not locate or start the Cue Cards. It can be  installed using PowerPoint setup. Microsoft Office 4.2 contains a version of the POWERPNT.DLL file that is not compatible with Cue Cards. To correct this problem, Microsoft has produced an Application Note titled &quot;Correction to the POWERPNT.DLL File Included with Office 4.2&quot; (WT1017), which contains an updated version of the POWERPNT.DLL file. You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:


 * Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
 * The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
 * The Microsoft Network (MSN)
 * Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
 * Microsoft Product Support Services

For complete information, see the &quot;To Obtain This Application Note&quot; section at the end of this article.

TEXT OF WT1017
The following is the complete text of the Application Note WT1017.

Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) WT1017: CORRECTION TO THE POWERPNT.DLL FILE INCLUDED WITH OFFICE 4.2 Revision Date: 4/94 Disk Included The following information applies to Microsoft PowerPoint(R) for Windows(TM), version 4.0a.
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INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Office version 4.2 includes PowerPoint version 4.0a. A mistake was made when the PowerPoint files were added to Office, and the wrong version of the POWERPNT.DLL file was included. As a result, you will not be able to access Cue Cards in PowerPoint.

To resolve this problem, replace your current POWERPNT.DLL file with the correct version of POWERPNT.DLL, which is on the WT1017 disk included with this Application Note.

RESOLUTION
To replace your POWERPNT.DLL file, do the following:

 Exit PowerPoint if you have it running. Insert the enclosed WT1017 disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive.  At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER copy :\pptdll.exe where is the floppy disk drive containing the WT1017 disk and is the drive and directory where your POWERPNT.DLL file currently resides. For example, if POWERPNT.DLL is located in the POWERPNT directory on drive C and the WT1017 disk is in drive A, type the following command and press ENTER: copy a:\pptdll.exe c:\powerpnt   The file PPTDLL.EXE is a self-extracting file that allows a large file, which normally would not fit on a floppy disk, to be distributed in this manner. To extract the POWERPNT.DLL file from the PPTDLL.EXE self-extracting file, do the following: a. Change to your PowerPoint directory. For example, if your PowerPoint directory is on drive C and is named POWERPNT, type the following lines at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER after each line: c:        cd \powerpnt

b. Type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER.

pptdll.exe

c. If you are asked if you want to overwrite the existing POWERPNT.DLL file, choose Yes. 

You can now access PowerPoint's Cue Cards.

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE
The following file(s) are available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

~ PPTDLL.EXE (size: 1399573 bytes) For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE    : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services If you are unable to access the source(s) listed above, you can have this Application Note mailed to you by calling Microsoft Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at (425) 635-7145. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your areaTo locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm


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