PPT2000: Hlink.dll Can't Be Loaded

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, you may receive one or both of the following errors.

Microsoft PowerPoint

"hlink.dll" can't be loaded.

-or-

Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint failed to load "hlink.dll".

CAUSE

The Hlink.dll file is missing, damaged, or the wrong version. You must reinstall it.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, delete the Hlink.dll file (if it exists) and replace it. The Hlink.dll file is stored in a compressed CAB file, which you install with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Save any open files, and close all running programs.



2. On the Start menu, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.



3. In the Named box, type hlink.dll. In the Look in box, make sure that drive C is selected. Click Find Now.



4. If the Hlink.dll file is found, right-click it, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu. Rename the file from Hlink.dll to Hlink.old.



5. Insert the Microsoft Office 2000 compact disc 1 into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.



6. On the Start menu, click Run.



7. In the Open box, type the following if you are running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98:

   extract drive:\IE5\En\IE_S1.cab IE_1.cab /l c:\windows\desktop

   If you are using Windows NT 4.0, type the following:

   extract drive:\IE5\En\IENT_S1.cab IENT_1.cab /l c:\windows\desktop

   NOTE: drive is the drive letter of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and windows is the folder that contains Windows.



8. Then, in the Open box, type the following to extract the Hlink.dll file, if you are running Windows 95/98:

   extract c:\windows\desktop\IE_1.cab hlink.dll /l c:\windows\system

   If you are using Windows NT 4.0, type the following:




extract c:\windows\desktop\IENT_1.cab hlink.dll /l c:\windows\system32

9. Next, use the Microsoft Register Server (Regsvr32.exe) to register the Hlink.dll file manually on your 32-bit operating system. To use Regsvr32.exe, type the following

   c:\windows\system\Regsvr32 [/u] [/s] Filename

   where:
   
   
   • /u unregisters the .dll file
   
   
   
   • /s uses silent mode (displays no messages)
   
   
   
   • Filename is the name and path of the file you want to register.
   
   
   
   For example, the following syntax registers the Microsoft Hlink.dll file, without displaying any messages, if you are running Windows 95/98:

   c:\windows\system\regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system\hlink.dll

   If you are using Windows NT, the syntax is:

   c:\windows\system32\regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\hlink.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: hlink hyperlink error ppt ppt9 ppt2k 2k 2000 ppt2000 powerpnt 9.0

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb