PPT97: Opening Folder May Cause PowerPoint to Hang
Article ID: 162095
Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q162095
SYMPTOMS
If you click Open on the File menu, and then try to open a particular
folder from the Open dialog box, PowerPoint may stop responding.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if you have an outdated or corrupted Windows
display driver and you click the Preview button in the Open dialog box.
When you open a folder in the Open dialog box, and click the Preview
button, PowerPoint tries to display a preview of the first presentation
in the folder. If you are having problems with your Windows video driver,
the preview may not display and PowerPoint may stop responding.
RESOLUTION
Before you open the folder that triggers the problem, click the Properties,
Details, or List button in the Open dialog box. When you are in these
views, PowerPoint doesn't try to display the preview.
To ultimately fix the problem, you should install the latest Windows
display driver for your particular display adapter.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem.
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