Description of the PowerPoint 2007 hotfix package: February 19, 2008

This article describes the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated February 19, 2008.

• The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.
• Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• In a PowerPoint 2007 presentation, when you try to update the file location of linked OLE objects that are hosted on a network or on an HTTP Web site, you receive the following error message:
  The linked file was unavailable and can’t be updated
  Alert ID 400272
  Note To access the Links dialog box, click the Microsoft Office Button, point to Prepare, and then click Edit Links to Files. The Edit Links to Files option is available when the PowerPoint 2007 presentation contains links.
• When you run a custom macro to insert a slide from another presentation in PowerPoint 2007, the text in the inserted slide is displayed correctly. However, the images in the inserted slide are displayed as red Xs. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
  The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again.
• On a client computer that has the 2007 Microsoft Office system and the 2007 Office system Administrative Templates installed, the Convert command is not disabled (dimmed) in PowerPoint 2007 after you enable the "Disallow Convert Document (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)" policy.
  
  To obtain the 2007 Office system Administrative Template files, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92d8519a-e143-4aee-8f7a-e4bbaeba13e7&DisplayLang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92d8519a-e143-4aee-8f7a-e4bbaeba13e7&DisplayLang=en)
• You run a macro to create a presentation in PowerPoint 2007. When you try to save the presentation to a SharePoint site, the presentation is not saved the first time.
• A macro that is assigned as the custom action to a shape in a presentation does not run in PowerPoint 2007. This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
  • The presentation is saved in the PowerPoint 2003 file format.
  • PowerPoint 2007 has one or more add-ins installed.
  Note This problem does not occur if other types of action settings are assigned to the shape in the presentation.

This hotfix fixes the following issue that was previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• 927284  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927284/ ) Error message when you try to update a link in a PowerPoint 2007 presentation: "Some linked files were unavailable and can't be updated"

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

PowerPoint 2007 must be installed before you apply this hotfix.

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

If you are experiencing the issue that is described in the third bullet in the list in the "Introduction" section, you must set the string value of the following registry subkey after you apply the hotfix: Set the string value to "BlockConvert."

Note This issue to which this procedure is related is the following issue: However, if you are experiencing only one or more of the other issues that are described in the "Introduction" section, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationAfter the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: