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You receive a "Powerpnt.exe is not a valid Win32 application" error message when you double-the Powerpnt.exe file on the Office 2000 Small Business Edition CD

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Article ID:251032
Last Review:January 27, 2007
Revision:2.1
This article was previously published under Q251032

SYMPTOMS

If you double-click the Powerpnt.exe file on the Office 2000 Small Business Edition CD, you may receive the following error message:
\PFILES\MSOFFICE\OFFICE\powerpnt.exe is not a valid Win32 application

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CAUSE

This error message occurs because PowerPoint 2000 is not included with Office 2000 Small Business Edition. The Powerpnt.exe file on the CD-ROM, which is only 1 kilobyte (KB) in size, is a placeholder for the Windows Installer script and is not the actual program file.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition

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Keywords: 
kbtshoot kbstartprogram kberrmsg kbnofix kbprb KB251032

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