Article ID: 937204
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 issue that is fixed in the PowerPoint 2007 hotfix package that is dated May 15, 2007.
This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
- The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
- The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
- Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package.
- Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
- Whether you must make any registry changes.
- The files that the hotfix package contains.
INTRODUCTION
Issue that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
When you programmatically use the parent property of the Hyperlinks Collection Object in the PowerPoint 2007 object model, PowerPoint closes unexpectedly. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
When you view the data in the error report, the report contains an error signature that resembles the following error signature.
| Application name | Application version | Module name | Module version | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerpnt.exe | 12.0.4518.1014 | Ppcore.dll | 12.0.4518.1014 | 0004122d |
MORE INFORMATION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.
Restart information
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.
Registry information
You do not have to create any registry keys or modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that this package contains.
File information
This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists.
The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
Download information
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office-kb937204-fullfile-x86-glb.exe | 12.0.6015.5000 | 4,961,944 | 17-May-2007 | 01:27 |
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
| File name | File size | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerpoint.msp | 4,829,696 | 15-May-2007 | 22:40 |
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ppcore.dll | 12.0.6021.5000 | 7,986,560 | 12-May-2007 | 03:43 |
Additional notes
- For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
- For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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