PowerPoint Overloads Memory

[Ivo R. Wanderley]

I am trying to run PowerPoint XP on a Toshiba Satellite Notebook but it
freezes the computer frequently, mainly when I try to create or edit a slide
background. With ctrl+alt+del I see that PowerPoint is occupying 99% of
available memory and, for this reason, the computer freezes. To leave the
situation I have to select the PowerPoint process and end it. Has somebody
faced a similar problem or know the solution? Thank you very much.

 

[Joel B. Kohm]

I have the same problem when I am printing slides that have certain
animations (using images that dissolve in).


Joel B. Kohm

 

[Sonia]

Try the following steps:

1. Clean out your Temp folder.
2. Delete everything in your Recycle Bin
3. Run Defrag to defragment your hard drive.

Does that help?
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Ivo R. Wanderley]

Dear Sonia,

The problem seems to be more serious than a lack of space to PowerPoint
allocate its processes temporarily. I have tryed PowerPoint 2003 early and
the problem was worse. Each time PPT2003 was run it modified the display
resolution to a very poor level like 8 bit. It is very frustrating to face
this kind of problem and feel impotent to solve it. I thank you anyway for
your consideration and efforts in trying to help me.

Sincerely,

Ivo

"Sonia" escreveu:

 

[Sonia]

When did you last update your video driver? Go to the Toshiba download site
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modSel.jsp and look for an
updated display driver.
Also try lowering hardware acceleration:

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm

Although these steps may not fully resolve the problem, they may unmask some
conditions and get you closer to the real issue.