SYMPTOMS
When you repeatedly open the printer
Properties dialog box (on the
File menu, click
Print, and then click
Properties) in PowerPoint 2002, you receive an access violation or the following error message:
Microsoft PowerPoint has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
When you click the link to view the details of the error, you receive an error signature that is similar to the following:
AppName | AppVer | ModName | ModVer | Offset |
Powerpnt.exe | 10.0.3506.0
| Mso.dll | 10.0.3501.0 | 00092c5c |
AppName | AppVer | ModName | ModVer | Offset |
Powerpnt.exe | 10.0.4205.0
| Mso.dll | 10.0.4219.0 | 00174619 |
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. 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
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24-May-2003 02:48:06 3,919,664 Powerpntop.msp (Client Patch)
24-May-2003 03:51:08 9,992,580 Powerpntff.msp (Full File Patch)
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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23-May-2003 10:38:30 10.0.5320.0 5,978,696 Powerpnt.exe
24-May-2003 18:44:40 10.0.41016.0 244.040 Msppt.olb
This fix is
a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have
Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2,
click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2
Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to
install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer
requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number
to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0