You receive a you must install PowerPoint 97 error message when you install the PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack add-in in PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2000 (218513)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
This article was previously published under Q218513 SYMPTOMS When you attempt to install the PowerPoint Custom
Soundtracks Add-in, you receive the following error message:
You must install PowerPoint 97 before installing the
Custom Soundtracks Add-in. When you click Exit Setup, the setup program for the Custom Soundtracks add-in quits and
the following message is displayed:
PowerPoint Custom Soundtracks Add-In Setup was not completed successfully.
CAUSE The setup program for the PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack
Add-In searches for PowerPoint 97. If it does not find the program, it quits.
The PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack Add-In cannot be installed in later versions
of Microsoft PowerPoint. WORKAROUND To workaround this problem, follow these steps:
- Install Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows.
- Install the PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack Add-In. To
install, run double-click Setup.exe in the following folder located on the CD-ROM:
- Upgrade to the later version of Microsoft
PowerPoint.
- Install the Updated Custom Soundtrack Add-in
(Pp2kmus.exe).For additional information, click the article number
below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
218525 PPT: SNDTRK: "PowerPoint couldn't open the Visual Basic for Applications project in presentation" Ppmusic.ppa
STATUSMicrosoft has
confirmed that this is a problem in the PowerPoint 97 Custom Soundtrack add-in.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/27/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbtshoot kbprb kberrmsg kbsetup kbAddIn kbpending KB218513 |
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