Every time I open PowerPoint, I get a "set profile first" error

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PowerPoint (Office 2003) was working fine. Then I replaced a 40GB hard drive
with a 300GB drive and installed a new copy of Windows XP Pro. After I
reinstalled Office, I get this stupid message -- it comes up for every single
presentation I open.

Echo S said:
Michael Heavener said:
There is nothing in the program help or online about this frustrating
dialog.
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Do you have any add-ins installed?

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Wow, not a clue. I've never seen anything like that. And I can't find
anything online, either. Is that the exact phrase shown in the message box?

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


Michael Heavener said:
PowerPoint (Office 2003) was working fine. Then I replaced a 40GB hard
drive
with a 300GB drive and installed a new copy of Windows XP Pro. After I
reinstalled Office, I get this stupid message -- it comes up for every
single
presentation I open.

Echo S said:
Michael Heavener said:
There is nothing in the program help or online about this frustrating
dialog.
Click to expand...

Do you have any add-ins installed?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
Click to expand...
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I posted the exact message (screen dump) at
http://www.heavenr.com/test/set.jpg -- sadly, it does not have a dialog ID or
any sort of tracking indice. Thanks for following up.

Echo S said:
Wow, not a clue. I've never seen anything like that. And I can't find
anything online, either. Is that the exact phrase shown in the message box?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


Michael Heavener said:
PowerPoint (Office 2003) was working fine. Then I replaced a 40GB hard
drive
with a 300GB drive and installed a new copy of Windows XP Pro. After I
reinstalled Office, I get this stupid message -- it comes up for every
single
presentation I open.

Echo S said:
message There is nothing in the program help or online about this frustrating
dialog.

Do you have any add-ins installed?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
Click to expand...
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Wow. Still not a clue. <g> But thanks for the screenshot!

Have you tried Help|Detect and Repair?

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Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


Michael Heavener said:
I posted the exact message (screen dump) at
http://www.heavenr.com/test/set.jpg -- sadly, it does not have a dialog ID
or
any sort of tracking indice. Thanks for following up.

Echo S said:
Wow, not a clue. I've never seen anything like that. And I can't find
anything online, either. Is that the exact phrase shown in the message
box?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


Michael Heavener said:
PowerPoint (Office 2003) was working fine. Then I replaced a 40GB hard
drive
with a 300GB drive and installed a new copy of Windows XP Pro. After I
reinstalled Office, I get this stupid message -- it comes up for every
single
presentation I open.

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message There is nothing in the program help or online about this
frustrating
dialog.

Do you have any add-ins installed?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
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There is nothing in the program help or online about this frustrating dialog.
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Sounds as though you have I-One's color mathing software installed.
Try setting a profile as it's asking you to do.
 
Steve,

I could kiss you! I've been digging through everything I know about
PowerPoint, trying to fathom the error. You solved it in 20 words. My
daughter does, indeed, have the I-One software installed -- she's a
second-year photography student at the Art Institute of Seattle ... went
cookoo about having a great big 300GB drive available for Photoshop ... and
you guessed the rest.

Thanks ever so much.
Michael
 
I could kiss you!

Hey hey ... don't mess the moustache!! ;-)
I've been digging through everything I know about
PowerPoint, trying to fathom the error. You solved it in 20 words. My
daughter does, indeed, have the I-One software installed -- she's a
second-year photography student at the Art Institute of Seattle ... went
cookoo about having a great big 300GB drive available for Photoshop ... and
you guessed the rest.
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A kind of educated guess. I had a hand in writing the add-in. ,-)

Glad that was the answer!
 
Michael,

There's a first. Absolutely top bloke but I wouldn't kiss him, personally!
<vbg>

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

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www.pptworkbench.com

glen at pptworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, or
anything else relevant
 
Steve Rindsberg said:
A kind of educated guess. I had a hand in writing the add-in. ,-)
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ROFL!

So is it a PPT add-in specifically, or is it a program that has a PPT add-in
option (like Adobe Acrobat)?

I need to figure out a better way to ask about add-ins, because that was my
first thought, but original poster Michael said no add-ins -- or at least I
thought that's what he was saying (although when I re-read the response, I
see that wasn't really the case).
 
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