Curious window on opening PowerPoint

[RainPure]

I am running Vista Ultimate with all available updates and Microsoft Office
Ultimate.

When I try to open PowerPoint 2007 I get a window that says "Please wait
while Microsoft configures Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition".

If I click on "Cancel" the window closes and PowerPoint opens normally.

If I wait then I am eventually told that "The feature you are trying to use
is on a CD-ROM or other removable disk that is not available".

Does anyone have any suggestions for eliminating this annoyance?

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

I wonder what the source CD/DVD was you installed from? Or did you or
someone else do a custom install? Sounds like PowerPoint is looking for some
sort of programming files or setup. Maybe Detect and repair might get rid of
it. I know Detect and Repair is a bit lame, but I've found it actually solve
some problems.

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Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com

 

[RainPure]

I installed the program from the original "Genuine" Microsoft Office Ultimate
DVD over a year ago. It worked fine untiil this month when this problem
cropped up.

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Have you tried detect and repair?

--
Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com
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[RainPure]

I'm not familiar with detect and repair...where do I find it. Vista help
does not have it.

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Microsoft Office button| PowerPoint Options button| Resources tab, "Run
Microsoft Office Diagnostics button.

Sorry, it is called Detect and Repair in older versions.

--
Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com
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[RainPure]

The diagnostics program ran with no errors or problems found. I am still at
square one.

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi RainPure,

I kind of think there is some other program that is mucking with PowerPoint.
I would have thought that Diagnostics may have found it :-(

Can you please try one more thing? When you get the error box pop up, can
you please try this one?

http://www.pptworkbench.com/html/troubleshooting_2007_errors.htm

--
Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com
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