Thanks very much, I think I'll give it a shot. Since I'm a sole
proprietor,
I have only myself to blame if the hotfix doesn't work... no IT guys to
pummel me.
thanks! I'll let the interested and crash-weary parties on this list
know
if it works.
:
PPT MVP Enric Mañas located this hotfix a few days ago.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;975021&sd=rss&spid=11264
It does not mention SP2, and I've been unable to confirm if it's
supposed
to
fix our problem with charts crashing or not. But I installed it on my
machine anyway, and it seems to have done the trick. I haven't tested
it
thoroughly, but in the few tests I did do, I wasn't able to make
charts
crash PPT -- by arrowing, clicking too much/too quickly, moving the
chart
on
the slide, etc.
I don't know how corporate IT staff will feel about installing a
hotfix,
but
I think it might be worth a try if you can.
--
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Same issue here. When you have to make little changes to 200-300
different
charts, this gets SOOOO annoying. For awhile I wasn't sending the
error
messages, but I started the last couple days in hopes that Microsoft
will
realize how often it happens (like every 30 seconds! lol). I read
on
another
site somebody said aroung Aug.20th that an updated was expected by
Microsoft
in the next month... I hope its sooner than later! I have the SP2
update
and had my IT person reinstall my Office Suite, but neither have
fixed
the
problem.
As for the hangup, its similar to everybody else, when I double
click
on
something in the chart or just get into a grove and am making
changes
pretty
quickly - it will hang up on me; forcing me to go into Task Manager
and
End
task. Usually will save my changes when it pulls up again, but when
you
are
making very slight changes and messing with tons of numbers, it
suchs
having
to check each chart to see if the numbers are new or old.
:
I feel your pain. I struggled mightily with the SP2 chart bugs last
weekend,
and it was just maddening. You are correct -- it seems clicking
almost
anything in one will generate a crash.
I don't know when there will be a fix for the charts, sure wish I
did.
I
just know they're aware of it and working on it. (I know that
doesn't
really
help either of us, and you have no idea how frustrating that is for
me.)
--
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http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
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Any idea of when the fix might be available. I've had numerous
issues/bugs
since the SP2 udpate. The pie chart crashes involve more normal
editing
behavior than moving the charts w/ arrows keys: multiple quick
clicks,
simply navigating between chart elements w/ arrows, changing
fonts
or
colors... all can generate crashes.
Every office 2007 program I use (XP-SP3: OL, XLS, Word, PPT)
generates
crashes lately w/ increasing frequency. Not a novice... I
regularly
update,
routinely troubleshoot problems and scour the net for insight on
problems.
But this is the buggiest patch I've ever installed. (I'm also
getting
multiple, mysterious .tmp files at every file save, same file
size,
in
the
same folder. Not traditional ~xxxxxxxx.tmp, small kb, files that
get
flushed
when the file is closed but eight-character .tmp files that have
to
be
manually removed.)
What's up? thanks for any insight.
:
I can tell you guys that yes, MS is aware of this and yes,
they're
working
on it.
(I also have had problems with this bug. It's incredibly
annoying.
The
only
fix I know of right now is to uninstall SP2.)
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14
Same issue here...if I click multiple times on a chart in
powerpoint
it
hangs
and I have to shut it down. ON the phone with MS now and its
not
getting
me
anywhere.
:
I have a user who is experiencing the same problem. The only
work
around
was
to edit the graphs using the format size inputs. I don't
know
if
this
is
a
great work around, but it allowed the user to finish the
project
without
further crashes.
Is MS working on this?
:
Hi There,
I'm experiencing a problem with PowerPoint where it crashes
when
I
click on
and move a Pie Chart within my presentation. I'm currently
running
Office
2007 (SP2) on Windows XP (SP3) and have 2 GB RAM, at least
1.2
GB
free
when
doing the operation.
Please could you let me know if this is a bug and if there
is
a
solution to
this issue?
Thank you.
Reuben