PPT 2004 Unusable - 100% crash

[Joel Nelson]

I just installed PPT 2004 and find it unusable. First it entirely corrupted
a presentation I had spent weeks on. Then when I tried to rebuild the new
presentation from scratch (to replace the one PPT 2004 destroyed) I learned
that every time I click on a slide template/background PPT 2004 will
instantly crash. I have a big presentation coming up and am unsure if I
will be able to do it.

Joel Nelson

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Joel,

I have no help as to why it crashes...just a tip:

Save often......and give it a new name each time to save losing hours of work.

e.g.
Important-presentation-v01.ppt
Important-presentation-v02.ppt
Important-presentation-v03.ppt
Important-presentation-v04.ppt
Important-presentation-v05.ppt

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com

 

[Joel Nelson]

Joel,

I have no help as to why it crashes...just a tip:

Save often......and give it a new name each time to save losing hours of work.

e.g.
Important-presentation-v01.ppt
Important-presentation-v02.ppt
Important-presentation-v03.ppt
Important-presentation-v04.ppt
Important-presentation-v05.ppt

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com

I called Microsoft Support last night and got the following answer:

PowerPoint v.X and 2004 cannot co-exist. In the Microsoft Office 2004
folder, go to Additional Tools, Remove Office, and run the Remove Office
program. Remove everything having to do with Office v.X. Then move the
Microsoft Office v.X folder to Trash and empty Trash. PowerPoint should
then run properly. If it doesn't, run Remove Office again and this time
remove everything (both v.X and 2004) but do not drag the Microsoft Office
2004 folder to trash. Empty Trash, then try to run PowerPoint. It will
probably treat it like a new installation and reconfigure everything, but
PowerPoint should run right. It worked for me anyway.

Joel Nelson

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Joel,

Thanks for sharing this information with the mac ppt group