Microsoft Forms Error Message

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Hello: I'm having the following problem (This problem was reported at
the end of 2004 without any fix posted to the group)... I'm including
the messages below dealing with this that I found in this group:

I am running OfficeXP (powerpoint 2002). I have SP3 installed

I was able to open the powerpoint after reinstalling and clicking many
times, but the message still comes up and I have to click a zillion
times to open a blank powerpoint presentation.

Can someone please help?

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karm56
Aug 24 2004, 4:01 pm

Hi Geetesh- I uninstalled and reinstalled Office 2003 and
downloaded/installed the
update. All went well. When I open PPT 2003, I still get the message,
"Could
not load an object because it is not available on this machine." error
message with 'Microsoft Forms' in the title bar. If I press the OK
button 4
times (the dialog box keeps reappearing) PPT opens on the 5th click.


I was at my wife's school today and took the disc (It's a Literature
Book
publisher's PPT presentation disc for various forms of writng) with me.
She
has the same Toshiba satellite laptop as me so I insert it into her
machine
and PPT opens it just fine with no error. This is drivin' me nuts!


Mark


"Geetesh Bajaj" wrote:
> Mark, it seems that the presentation has an ActiveX object on one of the
> slides - and you probably don't have that particular ActiveX control on your
> system. It could be the Microsoft Forms ActiveX control based on the info
> you provided - but when I checked on my system there are many Microsoft
> Forms controls installed.

> If that content is not very important, find out which slide contains that
> control and delete it. Then resave the presentation.


> Although you do mention you are using PowerPoint 2003 in your earlier post,
> I want to make sure you are not using PowerPoint 2003 Viewer to view the
> presentation - since the new 2003 Viewer does not support ActiveX controls.
> The earlier PowerPoint 97 Viewer however did support ActiveX controls - and
> you can still download it from Microsoft's site:


> Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows - http://snipurl.com/ppview97


> Do get back and let us know if this helps your problem.


> --
> Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> PowerPoint Notes: http://www.indezine.com/notes
> Free Templates:
> http://www.indezine.com/powerpoint/templates/freetemplates.html


> Technical Specialist, PowerPoint Live
> http://www.powerpointlive.com


> "karm56" <kar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:92C6FD57-1462-4433-999A-D79953631BB3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Sonia-
> > The error message says,"Could not load an object because it's not avaiable
> > on this machine." It does not refer to the object by name. However...


> > The title bar of the error message box has "Microdoft Forms" printed on
> it.


> > To my knowledge, its only this presentation. I haven't seen this one
> before,
> > but then again, I've only had ppt on this machine for about a month
> (Toshiba,
> > new).


> > It looks like it may have been created with an older version of ppt
> because
> > it has directions on the disc saying you have to have Microsoft®
> PowerPoint®
> > 97 Viewer in order to view the presentations. Could that cause the
> problem?


> > "Sonia" wrote:


> > > Let's back up. What object does it say is not on your computer? In
> fact,
> > > please give us the exact wording.


> > > Is it only this presentation that gives you a problem?


> > > Can you describe what you mean when you say there's a "Microsoft form
> thing"
> > > running?
> > > --


> > > Sonia Coleman
> > > Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
> > > Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials


> > > "karm56" <kar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:4D71FFE1-7A1A-4695-9D5D-E4E9779359FD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > I'm using PPT2003 (with the office update installed) and when trying
> to open
> > > > a ppt presentation on a CD from school, I get an error that it could
> not open
> > > > the file because an object is not on the computer. It then tries to
> open ppt
> > > > in safe mode. When I hit cntrl/alt/delete, there's a Microsoft form
> thing
> > > > running in addition to ppt. What's up with this?


> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mark




Rich
Oct 18 2004, 12:29 pm show options

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:29:05 -0700
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Hi I'm having the same problem. A dialog box which has Microsoft
Forms in
the title bar. The message in the box is "Could not load an object
bacause
it is not available on this machine"
This happened after I ran the recent update of Snagit. Running Office
2003,
O/S is XP SP2. Any ideas out there? Thanks Rich

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