Microsoft KB Archive/141129

PPT4: “Not Enough Memory…” Error Using Quick Preview

PSS ID Number: Q141129 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

MACINTOSH:4.0

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When trying to run the Quick Preview from PowerPoint 4.0, you may receive a message similar to the following:

Not enough memory to run Macromedia Player.

With certain machine configurations, the Quick Preview requires more memory to operate.

= CAUSE =

The more pixels and the more colors the Quick Preview must output to the screen, the more memory it requires. The default Quick Preview memory setting of 2048K is enough for most configurations. However, if your monitor’s color depth is set to 24-bit (Millions of Colors), or has a high resolution selected (832 x 624 or greater), or both, the Quick Preview needs more memory available to display.

= RESOLUTION =

Three possible resolutions are listed below.

Method 1: Change Your Color Depth
Reduce the colors available to your System by changing the color depth.


 * 1) On the Apple menu, click Control Panels.
 * 2) Double-click Monitors.
 * 3) In the Settings section, click Thousands.

Try running the Quick Preview again. If you still receive the “Not enough memory” error message, return to the Monitors control panel and change the setting to 256 colors.

Method 2: Try Changing Your Resolution
Reduce the screen resolution used by the monitor. To do this:

  On the Apple menu, click Control Panels.   Double-click Monitors.   Click Options.   Select 640 x 480. Click OK. Some systems may not have the option to use 640 x 480. With those systems, you will need to use one of the other methods. 

Method 3: Allocate more memory to the Quick Preview
Allocate more memory to the Quick Preview. To do this:

  Navigate to the PowerPoint 4.0 Folder. </li>  Single-click Quick Preview to select it. </li>  On the File menu, click Get Info. </li>  Add 1000 to the Preferred Size. Keep adding 1000 to the preferred size until the Quick Preview runs. The additional amount of memory to add will vary based on the settings in the Monitors Control Panel. </li></ol>

= MORE INFORMATION =

Quick Preview was created using Macromedia Director.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q121284 TITLE : PPT4: Quick Preview Was Created Using Director by Macromedia

= Additional query words: 4.00 m_powerpt m_macsys macsys m_ppt4 =

Keywords : kbdisplay kbenv kberrmsg kbdta Version : MACINTOSH:4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH Hardware : MAC Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.