PowerPoint 2002

[Clar Freeston]

My laptop is using Windows ME. I uninstalled Office 2000
and installed Office XP. Word, Excel, Access and Outlook
open fine, but PowerPoint begins to open, then goes to a
blue screen that says there is an error. When I press any
key, I get a dialog that says: "POWERPNT executed an
invalid instruction in module GDI.EXE AT 0005:00002A51"

 

[Kathy J]

I am wondering if you need to update your video drivers or adjust your
hardware acceleration. It is a known problem with certain Org Chart setups
inside PPT, but from Google research it appears to also be a common problem
with many Win ME programs that are display intensive (which PPT most
certainly is.)

For information on hardware acceleration, see the following PPT FAQ entry:
How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm

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[Michael Koerner]

Your problem may be associated with a failure in the Graphical Device Interface,
or GDI, system.
The interface manages the way information, be it a letter, icon or graphic, is
presented on your monitor.
But the interface also preps information so that it can be printed, no matter
what program created the file.
So the first suspect is your video driver. It may be corrupted or unable to work
with newer versions of your programs. Reinstall the driver.

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My laptop is using Windows ME. I uninstalled Office 2000
and installed Office XP. Word, Excel, Access and Outlook
open fine, but PowerPoint begins to open, then goes to a
blue screen that says there is an error. When I press any
key, I get a dialog that says: "POWERPNT executed an
invalid instruction in module GDI.EXE AT 0005:00002A51"

 

[Sonia]

I would recommend upgrading to the latest driver, rather than just
re-installing. Check the computer manufacturer's website, if it's a laptop,
or the video card manufacturer's website for driver updates for versions of
Windows that include ME.