Microsoft KB Archive/309655

= You receive the &quot;Your system is low on virtual memory&quot; error message when you open a presentation in PowerPoint 2000 =

Article ID: 309655

Article Last Modified on 1/6/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition 

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This article was previously published under Q309655



WARNING:This information is preliminary and has not been confirmed or tested by Microsoft. Use only with discretion.



SYMPTOMS
When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 presentation on a Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

Your system is low on virtual memory. To ensure that Windows runs properly, increase the size of your virtual memory paging file.

After you increase the size of the virtual memory, you continue to receive the error message.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if an object contained in the presentation is damaged in some way.

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RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, remove the damaged object from the presentation. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start PowerPoint 2000, and then open the presentation in which you receive the error message.

NOTE: Make sure that you open the presentation on the same computer on which you have already received the error message.

The computer stops responding (hangs) on the slide with the damaged object for a short time before you receive the error message.
 * 1) Make note of the offending object's location.
 * 2) Open the presentation on a Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98-based computer.
 * 3) Locate the offending object, and then delete it.

NOTE: This action removes this object from your presentation. If this object is an essential part of the presentation, you will need to reproduce it.
 * 1) On the File menu, click Save.
 * 2) Open the new presentation on the Windows NT or Windows 2000-based computer.

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords: kbtshoot kbopenfile kbcorrupt kberrmsg kbprb KB309655

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