Microsoft KB Archive/69959

Windows PowerPoint Error Messages PSS ID Number: Q69959 Article last modified on 05-15-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

2.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

The following is a list of valid PowerPoint for Windows version 2.00 alert messages.

The word “filename” that appears in some of the alerts as listed here would be replaced by an appropriate name at the time of the error.

More Information:

Alert Messages
Insufficient memory to run POWERPNT

Memory is nearly full. You should close one of your windows now.

Memory is very full. PowerPoint will close a window and allow you to save your changes.

Sorry, memory is full. PowerPoint must quit immediately.

Sorry, the title cannot be cut or cleared.

Sorry, a picture cannot be the title.

Sorry, the slide picture cannot be cut or cleared.

Sorry, the file is already open.

Sorry, there was an error accessing the disk.

Sorry, you cannot ignore any more words.

Sorry, the file cannot be found.

There are too many filters installed under [PowerPoint Filters] section in the ‘POWERPNT.INI’ file. This section will be ignored.

There is an error in the [PowerPoint Filters] section of the ‘POWERPNT.INI’ file. This section will be ignored.

Sorry, the printer is not available. Please select a Draft printer or use the Printer Setup command to change your Target printer.

The target printers cannot be initialized. Run Printer Setup to select them.

The target printer drivers cannot be found. PowerPoint will compose the presentation for the Default Target.

Sorry, the editing application did not accept the data.

Sorry, the editing application did not respond.

Sorry, you cannot cut or clear a picture which is being edited.

Sorry, you have too many edit sessions already open. Close a session before starting a new one.

Sorry, unable to load the main spelling dictionary LEX-AM.DAT either because it was not found or there was not enough memory available.

Sorry, dictionary words must contain more than 2 letters.

Sorry, the path or file name is invalid.

Sorry, the picture in the clipboard is too large to paste.

The print job was canceled due to a problem with the file system.

Sorry, you cannot quit PowerPoint while dialogs or alerts are open.

Sorry, you cannot start another copy of PowerPoint while dialogs or alerts are open.

Sorry, there were insufficient system resources to print everything; some parts were not printed.

Sorry, the PowerPoint window may look incorrect owing to insufficient system resources.

Sorry, there were insufficient system resources to draw everything in the Slide Show; some parts were not shown.

Sorry, you cannot add any more objects to this slide.

Sorry, the file is write-protected.

Sorry, the disk volume is locked.

Sorry, the disk is write-protected.

Sorry, the disk volume is full. Please save to another disk.

Sorry, the file cannot be opened. Either it has been damaged or it was not created by PowerPoint.

Sorry, the file cannot be opened by this version of PowerPoint.

Sorry, this presentation has grown too big to save in one file.

Sorry, you already have too many files open.

Sorry, you cannot open the file because someone else already has it open for making changes.

Sorry, there are already too many files in that directory.

Sorry, the disk volume containing that file is no longer available.

Danger! The file system is not consistent! You should save all your documents with ‘Save as’ not ‘Save’ then Exit Windows.

Sorry, the file cannot be opened because part of it is missing.

Sorry, the file from which you pasted has a bad format.

Sorry, this presentation cannot hold any more pictures.

Sorry, this presentation cannot use any more colors.

Sorry, there is insufficient memory or other system resources to run PowerPoint.

Sorry, memory is too full to perform the operation.

Sorry, memory was too full to draw everything; some parts are not shown.

Sorry, memory is too full to save the clipboard for use by other applications.

Sorry, the chosen printer’s driver file cannot be found. Use Printer Setup to select a new printer.

Sorry, the disk is locked so a required print file cannot be created.

Sorry, the chosen printer cannot be found. Select a printer, or check the network.

Sorry, there’s not enough room on the disk to create a required print file.

There are no slides in the range of slide numbers you requested. Check your pages carefully.

Printing was restarted due to lost contact with the printer, and some pages may be duplicated or missing.

Sorry, the connection to the printer has been lost.

Sorry, you cannot paste all the objects to this slide; some have been pasted. Use Undo to recover the slide’s state before pasting.

Sorry, PowerPoint can only paste pictures which can be resized.

The target settings cannot be retained. Use Printer Setup to reselect your settings.

This outline is too long. Only 50 slides will be used from this outline.

Sorry, the word is too long to perform the requested operation.

Sorry, the cropped picture cannot be resized larger.

Sorry, this version of PowerPoint requires Enhanced-mode or Standard-mode Windows.

Sorry, the printer paper size is too large or is scaled too small.

Sorry, PowerPoint requires a display with greater resolution.

Sorry, memory is too full to perform the operation and the previous operation is no longer undoable.

If you continue this operation, you will not be able to undo it owing to insufficient memory.

Sorry, memory is too full to Cut to the clipboard; Clear the selection instead?

Sorry, this version of PowerPoint requires at least an 80286 CPU.

Sorry, this object cannot hold any more text.

Sorry, there is too much text on the current slide. Some of the text has been discarded.

The presentation contains one or more objects outside the printer’s printable area.

The presentation contains one or more objects outside the slide area as specified in Slide Setup.

Sorry, either memory is too full to print or the connection to the printer has been lost.

This picture has more than 64 colors or fills. Recolor Picture will list the first 64 colors and fills.

Set the default text ruler and line spacing to be those of the selection?

You must Save as another file because the original is write- protected, or someone else is using it, or the disk or volume is not present.

If you continue this operation, PowerPoint must discard the contents of the clipboard owing to insufficient memory.

Sorry, PowerPoint is unable to recolor this picture because it contains Encapsulated Postscript or it has no colors and no fills.

Text not found.

This presentation is from a previous version of PowerPoint. If you save it, it will be updated to the current version.

Sorry, there was an error accessing the file.

Your presentation on disk was destroyed by the error. The only copy is now in memory. You should Save as a new file.

Sorry, an error has occurred during printing. Try printing your document again.

The orientation of your slides or notes pages does not match the printer. You may need to edit all the slides to fit if you make this change to the slide size.

Draft and Target printers are different. The presentation may not fit well on the paper.

Changing the target printer or how it is set up may alter the appearance of text and the size of slides and notes pages.

Changing target printers or how they are set up may alter the appearance of text and the size of slides and notes pages.

Sorry, an error has occurred pasting in your file.

Sorry, “filename” was not found.

Sorry, “filename” contains features which are unsupported by this version of PowerPoint.

“filename” is a corrupted file.

“filename” was blank and not pasted in.

Sorry, “filename” is too big to paste into PowerPoint.

Sorry, “filename” is not a type of file which can be pasted into PowerPoint.

Sorry, unable to read “filename”. Make sure there is enough memory available.

Sorry, “filename” is not a PowerPoint filter. Check the [PowerPoint Filters] section in the ‘POWERPNT.INI’ file.

Sorry, “filename” is incompatible with this version of PowerPoint.

Sorry, unable to launch “filename”.

The requested operation requires closing all the edit sessions. Return the changes from the open edits?

Sorry, unable to insert a picture from “filename”. This application should not be listed in the [Embedding] section of WIN.INI.

Sorry, unable to find the editor for “filename”. Make sure the editor is installed.

Sorry, unable to launch “filename”. Make sure there is enough memory available.

Sorry, “filename” is busy and cannot be closed.

Sorry, unable to retrieve a picture from “filename”. Try reducing the size of the data or make sure there is enough memory available.

Sorry, the connection with “filename” has been lost.

Sorry, “filename” is not a speller.

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