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SYMPTOMSWhen you use Windows Explorer to view the settings for the following file types
This error occurs when you click OK to exit the "Editing Action for Type" dialog box. NOTE: To locate the "Editing Action for Type" dialog box, in Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu, and click the File Types tab. In the Registered File Types list, click Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation, and then click Edit. CAUSEThis error occurs because PowerPoint was installed in a folder with a long file name and the path to the executable file was not enclosed in quotation marks (") when the program was registered. WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, use either of the following methods: Method 1. Cancel the Error MessageWhen you receive the error message, click Cancel rather than OK.Method 2. Enclose the Path in Quotation MarksUse the following procedure to add the quotation marks to the Open action for the Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation file type. The procedure for correcting the other actions for the other file types is similar.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 SR-1. Additional query words: ppt97 ppt95 ppt8 ppt8.0 ppt7.0 8.00 file locked can't be found netware dcl408.exe cannot kberrmsg kbnetwork
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