Microsoft KB Archive/114373

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ClipArt Gallery Cannot Find 

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Q114373

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a
 * Microsoft ClipArt Gallery, version 1.1

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows ships with a version of Microsoft ClipArt Gallery 1.1 that can work with files in the PictureStore (.PCS) format. When you use ClipArt Gallery 1.1 to insert an image from a .PCS file, you may receive one of the following error messages

The file  cannot be found. Do you want to remove the thumbnail for this picture from the ClipArt Gallery.

"-or-"

The ClipArt Gallery could not read the file .

"-or-"

The file  could not be read.

where  is the name of the .PCS image file installed by PowerPoint 4.0 and  is the location of the image file.

If you try to save a presentation, you may also receive the first error message along with the error messsage:

Too many files open.

RESOLUTION
If  is in the correct location and is the right size (see the "More Information" section in this article below) follow these steps.

NOTE: The following steps assume you have Windows 3.1 installed in the WINDOWS directory on drive C, and your floppy disk drive is drive A. If Windows 3.1 is loaded in a different drive/directory, substitute the correct location. If you are using floppy disk drive B instead of drive A, substitute B for A.

 Retrieve the PowerPoint 4.0 Setup disks. Exit Windows.  Rename the current PICSTORE.DLL file to PICSTORE.OLD by typing the following command and pressing ENTER: "REN C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PICSTORE.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PICSTORE.OLD"</li></ol>

(If Windows is installed into a different directory than C:\WINDOWS, modify the above command as necessary.)

<ol> Place PowerPoint 4.0 Setup disk 1 in drive A.</li>  At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and press ENTER: "a:\decomp a:\picstore.dl_ c:\windows\system\picstore.dll"</li> Return to Windows and try using ClipArt Gallery again.</li></ol>

If the error message is regenerated after step 6, Windows may be experiencing an OLE conflict. At this point, back up all .PPT files, delete the following files and directories, and reinstall PowerPoint 4.0.

NOTE: If this is a workstation installation, the location of these files will vary. Consult you PowerPoint Help file for the locations of these files on a network.

<pre class="FIXEDTEXT">  Files                        Location --  All Files                    WINDOWS\MSAPPS\ARTGALRY ARTGALRY.INI                WINDOWS All Files                   POWERPNT\SETUP PICSTORE.DLL                WINDOWS\SYSTEM PUBOLE.DLL COMPOBJ.DLL OLE2.DLL OLE2CONV.DLL OLE2DISP.DLL OLE2NLS.DLL OLE2PROX.DLL STORAGE.DLL TYPELIB.DLL NOTE: Deleting ARTGALRY.INI prevents other applications' clip art from being represented in the ClipArt Gallery. Also, deleting ARTGALRY.IDX and ARTGALRY.THM causes the loss of any other images previously registered in ClipArt Gallery. If you have any other applications that use the ClipArt Gallery, you will need to reinstall them to ensure that their thumbnails are represented in the ClipArt Gallery. To resolve the error message "Too many files open" you should:

<ol>  Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include the following: <pre class="FIXEDTEXT">  SHARE.EXE /L:500 /F:5100 </li> Set FILES=60 in your CONFIG.SYS file (unless you have a software application that requires a higher setting).</li></ol>

MORE INFORMATION
ClipArt Gallery uses the PICSTORE.DLL file to display .PCS files. If PICSTORE.DLL is corrupt, ClipArt Gallery will fail.

A full installation of PowerPoint 4.0 or 4.0a includes the following .PCS files:

<pre class="FIXEDTEXT">                                            File Size in Bytes Setup Option            Filename         4.0       4.0a Academic                ACADEMIC.PCS     110592    177664 Animals                 ANIMALS.PCS      105472    156672 Background              BACKGRND.PCS     273408    506368 Buildings               BUILDING.PCS     185856    480768 Business                BUSINESS.PCS     146432    299008 Cartoons                CARTOONS.PCS     303104    522752 Communications          COMM.PCS          79360    181248 Currencies              CURRENCY.PCS     285696    496128 Electronics             ELECTRNC.PCS      56832    119808 Energy                  ENERGY.PCS       122368    202240 Entertainment           ENTRTAIN.PCS     117248    271872 Flags                   FLAGS.PCS         99328    172544 Gestures                GESTURES.PCS      61440     90112 Hardware                HARDWARE.PCS      56320     86528 Household               HOUSEHLD.PCS     331776    608256 International Maps      INTLMAPS.PCS     371712    535552 Landmarks               LANDMARK.PCS     455680    981504 People                  PEOPLE.PCS       554496    846848 Plants                  PLANTS.PCS       394752    552960 Science & Medicine      SCIENCE.PCS      190976    358400 Shapes                  SHAPES.PCS       176640    309248 Signs                   SIGNS.PCS        132608    238080 Sports                  SPORTS.PCS       162816    284672 Technology              TECHNOL.PCS      195072    500224 Transportation          TRANSPRT.PCS     276992    630784 U.S. Maps               USMAPS.PCS        94208    163840 Default PPT Images      PP400.PCS          7680     10240 Additional query words: 1.0 1.1 power point powerpt CAG ClipGal macppt winppt artgalry Publisher Works PowerPoint W_PowerPnt W_Works W_MSpub Word Workgroups clip art errmsg

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