cannot open large files

[sanman99]

hi, i am using powerpoint (office 2000) in win98 in a laptop compaq
presario (128 Mb RAM). no problems with very small files, but i cannot
open even a 4 Mb powerpoint file (same problem with word files). i
have already enlarged the virtual memory, erased the tmp files, and
defragmented the hard disk, but the problem persists. "system
properties" says that there are 124 Mb free. any suggestions?

 

[Echo S]

What happens when you try to open larger-than-4-MB files? Do you get an
error message or anything?

 

[sanman99]

it freezes, and i get the "this program is not responding"
(same thing with word).

What happens when you try to open larger-than-4-MB files? Do you get an
error message or anything?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyanceshttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

hi, i am using powerpoint (office 2000) in win98 in a laptop compaq
presario (128 Mb RAM). no problems with very small files, but i cannot
open even a 4 Mb powerpoint file (same problem with word files). i
have already enlarged the virtual memory, erased the tmp files, and
defragmented the hard disk, but the problem persists. "system
properties" says that there are 124 Mb free. any suggestions?

 

[Echo S]

Are the files on your harddrive, or are they on removable media -- maybe a
USB drive or a network drive?

--
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/

it freezes, and i get the "this program is not responding"
(same thing with word).

What happens when you try to open larger-than-4-MB files? Do you get an
error message or anything?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint
Annoyanceshttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

hi, i am using powerpoint (office 2000) in win98 in a laptop compaq
presario (128 Mb RAM). no problems with very small files, but i cannot
open even a 4 Mb powerpoint file (same problem with word files). i
have already enlarged the virtual memory, erased the tmp files, and
defragmented the hard disk, but the problem persists. "system
properties" says that there are 124 Mb free. any suggestions?

 

[sanman99]

on the hard drive

Are the files on your harddrive, or are they on removable media -- maybe a
USB drive or a network drive?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyanceshttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

it freezes, and i get the "this program is not responding"
(same thing with word).

What happens when you try to open larger-than-4-MB files? Do you get an
error message or anything?
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint
Annoyanceshttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

hi, i am using powerpoint (office 2000) in win98 in a laptop compaq
presario (128 Mb RAM). no problems with very small files, but i cannot
open even a 4 Mb powerpoint file (same problem with word files). i
have already enlarged the virtual memory, erased the tmp files, and
defragmented the hard disk, but the problem persists. "system
properties" says that there are 124 Mb free. any suggestions?

 

[Echo S]

How are you opening the files? Double-clicking on the harddrive?

I wonder if opening PPT and then using File | Open would work any better?

Windows 98 and Office 2000, right? I think 128MB RAM is probably not very
much. But the 4MB limit seems very odd. I keep thinking about FAT drives vs
NTFS ones, but I don't know enough about that to know if it would cause
these problem. I would think not, as I know I used to have humongous files,
especially when I used Win98 / PPT 95.

--
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/

on the hard drive

Are the files on your harddrive, or are they on removable media -- maybe
a
USB drive or a network drive?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint
Annoyanceshttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

it freezes, and i get the "this program is not responding"
(same thing with word).

What happens when you try to open larger-than-4-MB files? Do you get
an
error message or anything?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint
Annoyanceshttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

hi, i am using powerpoint (office 2000) in win98 in a laptop compaq
presario (128 Mb RAM). no problems with very small files, but i
cannot
open even a 4 Mb powerpoint file (same problem with word files). i
have already enlarged the virtual memory, erased the tmp files, and
defragmented the hard disk, but the problem persists. "system
properties" says that there are 124 Mb free. any suggestions?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Sorry to chime in....

i have already enlarged the virtual memory,

Set the virtual memory to 'allow windows to manage it'

Then stop any un-necassary (I struggle with the spelling of that word)....
programs from running.

Try temporarily disabling your Anti Virus software.

And a question for you... does it have this problem on all ppt files over
4mb or just this particular one?

cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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[Echo S]

Sorry to chime in....

No sorry! Thank you!