PPT2000: Mouse Pointer May Not Change When You Use IME (300888)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
This article was previously published under Q300888

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Input Method Editor (IME) to edit text in Microsoft PowerPoint, the mouse pointer may not change after you determine the characters.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the mouse pointer is on the undetermined characters when you determine them.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time     Size       File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   02-Jul-2001  02:06    1,262,080  Powerpnt.msp
   02-Jul-2001  02:58    2,456,576  Powerpnt_Admin.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later: 
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   29-Jun-2001  23:20  9.0.0.5428  4,251,700  Powerpnt.exe
   30-Jun-2000  12:59                  4,096  Pptsec.mst
   16-May-2000  11:10                476,672  Ppttools.ppa

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/25/2005
Keywords:kbOffice2000SP3Fix kbbug kbfix kbOffice2000preSP3fix KB300888
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