PowerPoint 2003 Solution Center

Troubleshooting - PowerPoint 2003

• You receive an "Error 1606" error message when you try to install or remove a Microsoft program
  Discusses an issue where you receive an "Error 1606" error message when you try to install or remove a program such as Streets and Trips, MapPoint, Picture It!, Digital Image Pro, or Money.
• An Office program is slow or may appear to stop responding (hang) when you open a file from a network location
  Describes a problem in which Word, Excel, or PowerPoint is slow or hangs when you try to open a file through a network. Requires that you add the EnableShellDataCaching value to the Windows registry to resolve the problem.
• PowerPoint 2007 stops responding when you try to print or send a fax on a computer that is running Windows 7
  Provides a workaround for a problem in Windows 7 in which Office PowerPoint 2007 stops responding when you try to print or send a fax.
• Picture placeholder that contains a red X appears when you open an Office 2000 document in Office 2007 or Office 2003
  Describes a problem that occurs where an image placeholder that contains a red X appears when you open an Office 2000 document in an Office 2003 or Office 2007 program.
• You receive an error message when you try to open or to save a file type that was blocked by your registry policy settings in one of the Office 2010 programs, in one of the 2007 Office programs or in one of the Office 2003 programs
  Describes an issue that occurs when you try to open or to save a file type that has been blocked by your registry policy setting.
• Description of the PowerPoint 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: July 28, 2006
  Describes the PowerPoint 2003 issues that are fixed in the PowerPoint 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package that is dated July 28, 2006.
• Slides that are saved in TIFF format in PowerPoint 2003 and in PowerPoint 2002 are of a lower quality than the slides that are save in PowerPoint 2000
  Explains why a PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003 slide that is saved in TIFF format may not appear as sharp as a slide that is saved in PowerPoint 2000, and provides a workaround.
• Description of the Office 2003 Spanish Proofing Tools hotfix package: May 24, 2004
  Describes the issue that is fixed in the Office 2003 Proofing Tools hotfix package that is dated May 24, 2004.
• Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for the English language proofing tools (Msspell.msp): October 28, 2008
  Describes the issue that is fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for the English language proofing tools that is dated October 28, 2008.
• Transparency may not print in PowerPoint 2003
  When you print your presentation that contains an object that is formatted by using the Transparency feature in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, the transparency may not print and underlying objects and text may not print.
• Pictures that have certain shadow settings display incorrectly in PowerPoint 2003
  Discusses a problem in which pictures that have certain shadow settings display incorrectly in PowerPoint 2003. Provides a resolution.
• Description of the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: November 7, 2005
  Describes the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated November 7, 2005.
• PowerPoint Show (*.pps) file copies as a PowerPoint (.ppt) file from an IIS Web server
  Explains that a PowerPoint Show (.pps) file may be saved to a PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) file when you try to download it from an IIS server. Requires that you create a new MIME type on the IIS server that is specific for .pps files.
• "ERROR_INSTALL_ALREADY_RUNNING" error message when you run the Setup program to install Office programs
  Explains that you receive an error message when you run the Setup program to install Office programs. This issue occurs because Windows Installer can only run one installation at a time unless it is a nested installation.
• Description of the update for Office 2003: November 14, 2006
  Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2003 that fixes a problem in the Local Cache Cleanup Wizard plug-in for the Disk Cleanup Wizard. Some Office 2003 Setup files are deleted from the local installation source without user direction.
• Error message when you use an .odc file to connect to a specific table in a mail merge data source in a 2007 Office program or in Office 2003: "Record 'number' contained too few data fields"
  Describes a problem where you receive an error message when you try to use a .odc file to connect to a specific table in a mail merge data source in a 2007 Office program or in Office 2003. Provides a hotfix.
• Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: April 5, 2006
  Describes the Office 2003 issue that is fixed in the post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package that is dated April 5, 2006.
• Programmatic access to Office VBA project is denied
  Describes an issue that programmatic access to Office VBA project is denied. A resolution is provided.
• Description of the security update for Office 2003: August 8, 2006
  A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2003 that could allow arbitrary code to run when you open a maliciously modified Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 file. This update resolves that vulnerability.
• You receive an "Error 1926" error message when you try to install Office on your Windows XP-based computer or on your Windows 2000-based computer
  Discusses an issue where you receive an "Error 1926" error message when you try to install Office on your Windows XP-based or Windows 2000-based computer.
• Project Web access tab is blank when you double-click a Project Server 2003 Outlook calendar item
  Describes a problem that occurs when you try to open an Outlook calendar item in Project Server 2003, the Project Web access tab does not display the timesheet.
• How to troubleshoot problems that you may experience when you try to print to a local printer by using Office programs in Windows XP
  Provides troubleshooting tips for printing problems with Office programs in Windows XP.
• Text takes longer than expected to appear on the screen when you type in an Office program
  Describes a problem in which text appears on the screen slower than expected when you type text in an Office program.
• The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the "Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office 2003
  Describes an issue that occurs where the most recently used file list is missing from the File menu, and the "Recently used file list" check box is unavailable. This issue may occur if you customized your system by using TweakUI.
• The fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color of a WordArt or AutoShape object in an Office document does not change
  When you try to change the fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color of a WordArt or AutoShape object in one of the Microsoft Office programs listed in the "Applies To" section of this article, the fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color...