ClipArt Gallery Cannot Find <FILENAME.PCS>Last reviewed: February 25, 1998Article ID: Q114373 |
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SYMPTOMSMicrosoft PowerPoint for Windows ships with a version of Microsoft ClipArt Gallery 1.1 that can work with files in the PictureStore (.PCS) format. When you use ClipArt Gallery 1.1 to insert an image from a .PCS file, you may receive one of the following error messages
The file <PATH><FILENAME.PCS> cannot be found. Do you want to remove the thumbnail for this picture from the ClipArt Gallery. -or- The ClipArt Gallery could not read the file <PATH><FILENAME.PCS>. -or- The file <PATH><FILENAME.PCS> could not be read.where <FILENAME.PCS> is the name of the .PCS image file installed by PowerPoint 4.0 and <PATH> is the location of the image file. If you try to save a presentation, you may also receive the first error message along with the error messsage:
Too many files open. RESOLUTIONIf <FILENAME.PCS> is in the correct location and is the right size (see the "More Information" section in this article below) follow these steps. NOTE: The following steps assume you have Windows 3.1 installed in the WINDOWS directory on drive C, and your floppy disk drive is drive A. If Windows 3.1 is loaded in a different drive/directory, substitute the correct location. If you are using floppy disk drive B instead of drive A, substitute B for A.
NOTE: If this is a workstation installation, the location of these files will vary. Consult you PowerPoint Help file for the locations of these files on a network.
Files Location -------------------------------------- All Files WINDOWS\MSAPPS\ARTGALRY ARTGALRY.INI WINDOWS All Files POWERPNT\SETUP PICSTORE.DLL WINDOWS\SYSTEM PUBOLE.DLL COMPOBJ.DLL OLE2.DLL OLE2CONV.DLL OLE2DISP.DLL OLE2NLS.DLL OLE2PROX.DLL STORAGE.DLL TYPELIB.DLLNOTE: Deleting ARTGALRY.INI prevents other applications' clip art from being represented in the ClipArt Gallery. Also, deleting ARTGALRY.IDX and ARTGALRY.THM causes the loss of any other images previously registered in ClipArt Gallery. If you have any other applications that use the ClipArt Gallery, you will need to reinstall them to ensure that their thumbnails are represented in the ClipArt Gallery. To resolve the error message "Too many files open" you should:
MORE INFORMATIONClipArt Gallery uses the PICSTORE.DLL file to display .PCS files. If PICSTORE.DLL is corrupt, ClipArt Gallery will fail. A full installation of PowerPoint 4.0 or 4.0a includes the following .PCS files: File Size in Bytes Setup Option Filename 4.0 4.0a ------------------------------------------------------------ Academic ACADEMIC.PCS 110592 177664 Animals ANIMALS.PCS 105472 156672 Background BACKGRND.PCS 273408 506368 Buildings BUILDING.PCS 185856 480768 Business BUSINESS.PCS 146432 299008 Cartoons CARTOONS.PCS 303104 522752 Communications COMM.PCS 79360 181248 Currencies CURRENCY.PCS 285696 496128 Electronics ELECTRNC.PCS 56832 119808 Energy ENERGY.PCS 122368 202240 Entertainment ENTRTAIN.PCS 117248 271872 Flags FLAGS.PCS 99328 172544 Gestures GESTURES.PCS 61440 90112 Hardware HARDWARE.PCS 56320 86528 Household HOUSEHLD.PCS 331776 608256 International Maps INTLMAPS.PCS 371712 535552 Landmarks LANDMARK.PCS 455680 981504 People PEOPLE.PCS 554496 846848 Plants PLANTS.PCS 394752 552960 Science & Medicine SCIENCE.PCS 190976 358400 Shapes SHAPES.PCS 176640 309248 Signs SIGNS.PCS 132608 238080 Sports SPORTS.PCS 162816 284672 Technology TECHNOL.PCS 195072 500224 Transportation TRANSPRT.PCS 276992 630784 U.S. Maps USMAPS.PCS 94208 163840 Default PPT Images PP400.PCS 7680 10240 |
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