There was a recent patch that causes PowerPoint security to block unsecure ppts. For example if you have a ppt that you build yourself you should be fine, but if you insert a ppt into your ppt, then you get an error. The slides imported will not show up correctly (backgrounds and text are missing or distorted.)
-----Original Message----- From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 8:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: PowerPoint 2007 won't run I know there was a recent patch that caused Outlook 2007 to suffer printing problems, generating an error telling people to reinstall their printers. -----Original Message----- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 5:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: PowerPoint 2007 won't run Possibiity you patched it for the latest Microsoft Patch? Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:[email protected] Cell:401-639-3505 -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: PowerPoint 2007 won't run I tried doing the repair that way as well as through the "powerpoint didn't start in safe mode" dialogue box. -----Original Message----- From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: PowerPoint 2007 won't run That is obviously not the case. If you go into the control panel can you change/repair it? -----Original Message----- From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 April 2011 15:37 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: PowerPoint 2007 won't run Have you checked the task manager to see if multiple instances are running in processes? -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 April 2011 14:19 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: PowerPoint 2007 won't run One of our senior managers (and one of the owners of the company) asked me to look at his laptop (Windows XP) as he couldn't open a PowerPoint presentation (*.pps). I have tried repairing it several times, but it just won't run. It won't even run in "safe mode." I never get an error message, but after I repair it and try to launch, it pops up the splash screen then goes away. Nothing in the logs. I try to launch it again, it comes up with a message that Powerpoint failed to start properly, and do I want to start in safe mode, click yes, and nothing happens. The third time it comes up and says it failed to start in safe mode, do I want to try a repair install. Infinite loop. Now, I don't know if Powerpoint *ever* worked on this laptop. The manager got it used after the previous user left the company. I have not wiped and reinstalled as I was not sure where the reinstall media was for that laptop. :-( Any ideas? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1321 / Virus Database: 1500/3579 - Release Date: 04/17/11 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
