PowerPoint Crashing frequently

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Barbara

I work in PowerPoint on extremely large files (40-60 mg)on
a regular basis. Does anyone know of an Auto-save other
than the one under Tools/Options? I have that one set at
2 minutes yet i have lost 1 1/2 hours at a whack. I had
even saved a recovered file over my main file at one point
yet when i opened it after one of the crashes it was at
least an hour behind the recovered file that i had
supposedly replaced it with. I am working on extrememly
tight dealines and am moving large blocks of slides from
one document to another. I do save fairly regularly but
this is ridiculous. It also does not always produce a
recovered file. it has crashed 4 times today alone! Help!

Barbara
 
PowerPoint shouldn't crash, so I would increase the frequency of saves until
you pin down the cause of the crashes. Is there a pattern? It might be a
good idea to start keeping notes on what you are doing just before it
crashes. What was the last action that didn't complete? Does it really
crash, or does it appear to be non-responsive? What else is running?

I would change that setting to Save AutoRecover info every 10 or 15 minutes.
Two minutes is awfully frequent and might even be exacerbating the problem.

I use Sequential Save - - http://www.mvps.org/skp/seqsave.htm, a free add-in
that will always keep your last good version plus the current version. It's
a good protection against corruption.

Are you confident that the files are an appropriate size? Forty to sixty MB
is extremely large and can contribute to performance and reliability issues.
You might want to check out these links:

Do this before using PowerPoint seriously
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00034.htm
Don't do this with PowerPoint. Seriously.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00511.htm

Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm
 
Make sure you Turn OFF Fast Saves, this is known to have messed up a number of
important presentations. You might also want to look at
http://www.mvps.org/skp/seqsave.htm the sequential save addin from Shyam's
selection of tools.
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I work in PowerPoint on extremely large files (40-60 mg)on
a regular basis. Does anyone know of an Auto-save other
than the one under Tools/Options? I have that one set at
2 minutes yet i have lost 1 1/2 hours at a whack. I had
even saved a recovered file over my main file at one point
yet when i opened it after one of the crashes it was at
least an hour behind the recovered file that i had
supposedly replaced it with. I am working on extrememly
tight dealines and am moving large blocks of slides from
one document to another. I do save fairly regularly but
this is ridiculous. It also does not always produce a
recovered file. it has crashed 4 times today alone! Help!

Barbara
 
-----Original Message-----
PowerPoint shouldn't crash, so I would increase the frequency of saves until
you pin down the cause of the crashes. Is there a pattern? It might be a
good idea to start keeping notes on what you are doing just before it
crashes. What was the last action that didn't complete? Does it really
crash, or does it appear to be non-responsive? What else is running?

I would change that setting to Save AutoRecover info every 10 or 15 minutes.
Two minutes is awfully frequent and might even be exacerbating the problem.

I use Sequential Save - -
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http://www.mvps.org/skp/seqsave.htm, a free add-in
that will always keep your last good version plus the current version. It's
a good protection against corruption.

Are you confident that the files are an appropriate size? Forty to sixty MB
is extremely large and can contribute to performance and reliability issues.
You might want to check out these links:

Do this before using PowerPoint seriously
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00034.htm
Don't do this with PowerPoint. Seriously.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00511.htm

Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/






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Sonia - thanks for the quick response. the files are so
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big because i lost the war on PageMaker. We do very large
seminar books - 3 full day courses soon to be some 2 week
courses! - and they are extremely graphic heavy. I have
reduced my graphics size to the lowest level but these
files are huge. They need them to be one unit because
they do net broadcasting and use projectors in the
classroom and do not want to have to keep switching files.

As for the crashing - i will change the save to every 10
minutes. I have resorted to saving every other time to my
desktop so that i might keep one copy semi-current. I
will check out the sequential save though - it sounds
interesting.

I really appreciate the response. It has been a bad week
with crashes in several different files - sometimes when i
am not even touching them - they are just open! I have
lost over 3 hours of work in total.

Thanks again!
Barbara
 
Sonia - thanks for the quick response. the files are so
big because i lost the war on PageMaker. We do very large
seminar books - 3 full day courses soon to be some 2 week
courses! - and they are extremely graphic heavy. I have
reduced my graphics size to the lowest level but these
files are huge. They need them to be one unit because
they do net broadcasting and use projectors in the
classroom and do not want to have to keep switching files.
Click to expand...

Oh, my. You poor thing.
As for the crashing - i will change the save to every 10
minutes. I have resorted to saving every other time to my
desktop so that i might keep one copy semi-current. I
will check out the sequential save though - it sounds
interesting.
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It's a good tool. Also try Michael's advice to check Tools/Options/Allow Fast Saves and make sure it's turned off.

You might also want to see it changing hardware acceleration helps. I know that sounds odd, but I also know that having it set to full acceleration often exacerbates any copy/paste and display issues. It won't hurt to try, that's for sure. http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm for instrux.
I really appreciate the response. It has been a bad week
with crashes in several different files - sometimes when i
am not even touching them - they are just open! I have
lost over 3 hours of work in total.
Click to expand...

That is so frustrating, I know. Crashing when you're not touching them is not a good thing. Do you have anything running in the background? Antivirus software, maybe?
 
-----Original Message----- files.

Oh, my. You poor thing.

It's a good tool. Also try Michael's advice to check
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Tools/Options/Allow Fast Saves and make sure it's turned
off.
You might also want to see it changing hardware
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acceleration helps. I know that sounds odd, but I also
know that having it set to full acceleration often
exacerbates any copy/paste and display issues. It won't
hurt to try, that's for sure.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm for instrux.
That is so frustrating, I know. Crashing when you're not
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touching them is not a good thing. Do you have anything
running in the background? Antivirus software, maybe?
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com
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Thanks for the suggestions. I made the adjustments just
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now and will see how things go from here. I really
appreciate all of the help!

Barbara
 
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