PowerPoint 2003 requires disk

[Robert]

When I attempt to start PowerPoint 2003, it says "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive F." If I click on cancel 16 times, it will start up without the disk. If the disk is in the drive, it will start up immediately. Any ideas how to correct the error?

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Something is trying to find a file on drive F. I would venture it is an
add-in or an installation file.

I would try...
Remove all the add-ins from your system
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00324.htm

Remove any macros
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00169.htm

Re-install PowerPoint with Run all from Hard drive options selected

Check the location of your default folders



If this does not get rid of the issue, please post back.

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When I attempt to start PowerPoint 2003, it says "There is no disk in the

drive. Please insert a disk into drive F." If I click on cancel 16 times,
it will start up without the disk. If the disk is in the drive, it will
start up immediately. Any ideas how to correct the error?

 

[Robert]

More info. Any disk in drive F will suffice to avoid the problem. It is not looking for any specific file - just a disk.

 

[Bill Foley]

Not sure if it is part of the problem or not, but click the "Tools" menu,
select "Options", click the "Save" TAB and see if the default save location
is the "F" drive. If so, change it to something like "C:\My Documents" (or
whatever folder you save your presentations to).

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Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
www.pttinc.com
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"Success, something you measure when you are through succeeding."

More info. Any disk in drive F will suffice to avoid the problem. It is

not looking for any specific file - just a disk.

 

[Robert]

I've checked. That's not the problem either. I'm thinking that something in the registry for PPT is requiring a disk in the F Drive, but I don't know what to look for or how to change it if that's the case. It doesn't affect any other office 2003 program except PPT.

 

[Bill Foley]

Sorry, I wasn't able to find anything on the Microsoft website. Have you
downloaded the latest update? If not, it might be worth a try. Here is the
link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...55-E541-44CC-97CB-572859346DEE&displaylang=en

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
"Success, something you measure when you are through succeeding."

I've checked. That's not the problem either. I'm thinking that something

in the registry for PPT is requiring a disk in the F Drive, but I don't know
what to look for or how to change it if that's the case. It doesn't affect
any other office 2003 program except PPT.

 

[Bill Foley]

I'm assuming this means that at one time he tried to open a file from the
CD-RW! If so, just another good reason to NEVER save directly to a CD or
floppy, or open from a CD or floppy. ALWAYS save to the hard drive, then
copy over to the other media type.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
"Success, something you measure when you are through succeeding."

 

[Robert]

Thanks very much for all the help!

As suggested, it turned out that one of the files listed in the PPT MRU was one that I had created at work. I had brought the file home on a CD and opened and printed from the CD. I found some other PPT files on my local HD and filled the MRU with them. The program now behaves fine.

Again, thank you very much! You were life savers!