Description of the PowerPoint 2010 hotfix package (powerpoint-x-none.msp, pptview-x-none.msp): February 22, 2011

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

• Consider the following scenario:
  

  • You implement Information Rights Management (IRM) protection on a Microsoft SharePoint document library.

  • You try to open an Office PowerPoint presentation from the document library by using the Download a copy feature on a computer that has PowerPoint 2010 installed.

  In this scenario, PowerPoint 2010 cannot open the presentation. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
  
  
  

  Filename.pptx is currently in use. PowerPoint cannot modify it at this time.
  

  
  

• Consider the following scenario:

  • You have a Visual Basic add-in that starts together with Office PowerPoint 2010.

  • Your default printer is a network printer. The network printer takes a long time to connect.

  • You start Office PowerPoint 2010.

  In this scenario, Office PowerPoint 2010 may stop responding.
  

• 2500676 A placeholder in an Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation may not have the same properties when you alter the copied placeholder in the presentation in PowerPoint 2010

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 the problem described in this article. 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote 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.