You receive a "USP10.DLL was not found" error message when you use computer that is running Windows 98 to view a PowerPoint 2003 presentation (827763)

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Windows 98 to try to run a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation that was packaged to a CD, you receive the following error message:

A required .DLL file, USP10.DLL was not found.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer system requires Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition and later. If you try to run the Viewer on an earlier version of Microsoft Windows, you receive the error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, run the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer on a supported version of Microsoft Windows. Supported operating systems include:

Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) and later
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, download and install the Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable (this includes the Usp10.dll file).

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, 98, and Me package now.
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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