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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / June 2007Editing spreadsheet & charts in Powerpoint
I run Microsoft Office XP Pro on a stand alone PC and have been developed problems with editing objects (such as spreadsheets or charts) in PowerPoint 2002. I used to be able to insert and edit spreadsheets and charts, but recently, when I attempt to insert or edit an embedded spreadsheet or chart, I get the following message: "Microsoft can't start the application required to open this object. An error occurred and this feature is no longer functioning properly. Would you like to repair this feature now? When I press YES, It gives the following message: The server application, source file, or item can't be found, or returned an unknown error. You may need to reinstall the server application. I have done a repair and a complete reinstallation of Microsoft Office to no avail. Would appreciate any help or files to fix this problem Alec Does this help? http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00236.htm  SignatureAmazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials-http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html email john AT technologytrish.co.uk > I run Microsoft Office XP Pro on a stand alone PC and have been developed > problems with editing objects (such as spreadsheets or charts) in PowerPoint [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Alec Not really. The problem is with spreadsheets and charts, not Org Charts. I cannot insert of edit them. Also I am running Powerpoint 2002 not 2003. > Does this help? > http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00236.htm [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > Alec There's a section about MS Graphs and Excel Charts in that FAQ, and the fixes apply to 2002 as well as 2003. SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com > Not really. The problem is with spreadsheets and charts, not Org Charts. I > cannot insert of edit them. Also I am running Powerpoint 2002 not 2003. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> > >> > Alec Thank you. The section refers to the impact of Norton Antivirus, which I have never used (I use AVG antivirus). Also I tried to run the fix, but it said it only applied to PowerPoint 2003 not 2002. > There's a section about MS Graphs and Excel Charts in that FAQ, and the > fixes apply to 2002 as well as 2003. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > >> > > >> > Alec > Thank you. > > The section refers to the impact of Norton Antivirus, which I have never > used (I use AVG antivirus). Not so. While it gives *specific* information for Norton Antivirus, it goes on to say: ======================================================== Again ... Norton isn't the only culprit Other antivirus programs include Office virus scanning features. It's always a good idea to disable them, if only temporarily, at the first sign of trouble with PowerPoint. ========================================================= If AVG has any office file scanning features, try turning them off. > Also I tried to run the fix, but it said it only applied to PowerPoint 2003 > not 2002. Which fix? There are scads of links on that page. Have you tried the links that specifically refer to 2002? For example: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q328613 > > There's a section about MS Graphs and Excel Charts in that FAQ, and the > > fixes apply to 2002 as well as 2003. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > >> > > > >> > Alec ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ I was referring to this document: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q328613 In any case, I tried disabling AVG Antivirus, installed OrgPlus Express, reinstalled Office without SP2, re-registered Graph.exe and all the other potential solutions. Alas, to no avail .... > > Thank you. > > [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ OK. Then the only other thing I can think to try is to start Excel, choose Help, Detect and Repair and let that run its course. If that doesn't help, you may want to give MS Tech support a call > I was referring to this document: > [quoted text clipped - 77 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Done a "Detect & Repair". But no joy here either. I have now tried PowerPoint 2003 and the same problem occurs and none of the potential solutions work either. Looking at other posts, it seems this is a recurring problemfor other users. Perhaps Microsoft should look at this and figure out a solution. I have posted a request which you might like to support. See: http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?&query=editing+spre adsheet&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.powerpoint&p=1&tid=04 08a379-fa4d-4e90-a2f5-f234fe64f0f0&mid=0408a379-fa4d-4e90-a2f5-f234fe64f0f0 > OK. Then the only other thing I can think to try is to start Excel, choose Help, > Detect and Repair and let that run its course. [quoted text clipped - 88 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > Done a "Detect & Repair". But no joy here either. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?&query=editing+spre adsheet&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.powerpoint&p=1&tid=04 08a379-fa4d-4e90-a2f5-f234fe64f0f0&mid=0408a379-fa4d-4e90-a2f5-f234fe64f0f0 Been there, done that. Thanks for posting it as a suggestion. |
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