Auto-shapes freezes Powerpoint 2003

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Daniel

Hi,

I've searched the forum but couldn't find a post related to this problem.
When trying to add auto-shapes to a PPT presentation (both existing and new),
the cursor turns into the hourglass and Powerpoint stays put, doing nothing,
forcing me to kill it after a few minutes.

I've disabled the "Online Content" in the Services Options, under the
General Tab, hoping that was causing it, but unfortunately the problem
remains. I've also tried a repair to the Office installation and even an
uninstall/reinstall.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Daniel
 
Hi Daniel,

First, do you have a local printer installed and set as default?

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Glen Millar
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Hi Glen, thanks for the speedy reply.

No local printer installed (not counting Microsoft's own Doc Imaging Writer
and
PDFCreator's software based printers), only network based.

Thanks,
Daniel
 
Hi,

Install one proper printer and set it as default. Then see if the problem
continues. PowerPoint spends ages looking for printers that are networked
and can slow down considerably.

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Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

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Hi again,

Unfortunately atm I don't have the opportunity to install a local printer. Is
there another test I can do?

Thanks,
Daniel
 
Hi again Glen,

Problem solved. I didn't install a local printer as you suggested, but
taking the
same suggestion as a basis, I removed the logon script from the profile,
logged
in and the Auto-shapes worked perfectly. Re-inserted the script in the
profile, logged back in and it kept on working just fine. Thanks for the help
and tips.

Also thanks to Echo S for your reply. Didn't get to try it out, but I
appreciate it.

Take care,
Daniel
 
Hi Daniel,

Thanks for the feedback!

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Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Please tell us your PowerPoint version

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com
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No worries. Just glad to hear you resolved the issue. Thanks for posting
back and letting us know what was causing the problem!
 
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