MOD2000: Errors When You Scan a PowerPoint Presentation for Dependencies (253366)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
This article was previously published under Q253366

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Package and Deployment Wizard in Microsoft PowerPoint to create a package, you may want to include other files in your package. On the Included Files page of the Package and Deployment Wizard, in addition to the main project file, you can add a PowerPoint file to the package. If that secondary PowerPoint file contains references to other files (DLLs, ActiveX Controls, Type Libraries, and so on), the wizard prompts you to scan for dependencies. If you choose to scan for dependencies, you may receive the following error message
Can't quit at this time
followed by:
PowerPoint found an error that it can't correct. You should save presentations, quit, and then restart PowerPoint.
You then see a Microsoft Windows error message which says that PowerPoint will be shut down. In Windows 2000, the message reads as follows:
POWERPNT.EXE has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program.

An error log is being created.
If you click OK or if you simply wait, PowerPoint shuts down.

In other versions of Windows, the text of the error message may be different. But PowerPoint still shuts down.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

253566 MOD2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Service Release 1 (SR-1)

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 corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Developer SR-1.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

WARNING: Following these steps will cause a Windows error on your computer. Make sure you save and close any open work on your computer before following these steps.
  1. Create a new, blank PowerPoint presentation.
  2. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.
  3. On the Insert menu, click UserForm, and then add the MSFlexGrid control to the form. This adds the Microsoft Hierarchical FlexGrid Control, version 6.0 to the References dialog box.NOTE: If the MSFlexGrid control does not appear in the toolbox, click Additional Controls on the Tools menu. Scroll down the list until you find Microsoft Hierarchical FlexGrid Control, version 6.0. Click to select the check box, and then click OK.

  4. Quit the Visual Basic Editor, save the new presentation as Blank1.ppt, and then close the presentation.
  5. Create a new, blank PowerPoint presentation.
  6. On the File menu, click Save As, and save the presentation as Blank2.ppt.
  7. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.
  8. On the Add-ins menu, click Package and Deployment Wizard.NOTE: If the Package and Deployment Wizard does not appear on the Add-ins menu, click Add-in Manager on the Add-ins menu, click VBA Package and Deployment Wizard in the list, click to select the Load on Startup check box, and then click OK.

  9. Click Package, click Next, click Next again, and then click Yes if you are prompted to create a Package folder.
  10. On the Package and Deployment Wizard - Included Files page, click Add, and then add the Blank1.ppt presentation.
  11. The Missing Dependency Information dialog box appears. In the list, click Blank1.ppt, and then click Scan.

    Note that you receive the errors described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information about a related issue, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

258481 MOD2000: Word and PowerPoint Files Are Not Scanned for Dependencies

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/6/2002
Keywords:kbAppSetup kbbug kbPDWizard kbwizard KB253366
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