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Q140846: PPT7: "Could Not Find Pngsetup.ex_" Using Pack And Go Wizard

Article: Q140846
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): 7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbpng
Last Modified: 05-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using the PowerPoint Pack And Go Wizard, you may receive the following
error message:

  There may not be enough free space on A:\ to allow storage of the
  presentation. Do you want to continue?

If you click Yes and continue, you may receive the following error message:

  Could not find Pngsetup.ex_. You may need to run Setup and reinstall.

CAUSE
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These error messages occur when there is not enough available disk space to
create the Pngsetup.ex_ file on the floppy disk or there are bad sectors on the
disk causing the writable disk space to be less than 53.3K.

RESOLUTION
==========

Test the floppy disk to make sure the disk has enough available space by trying
to copy a file larger than 53.3K to it.

MORE INFORMATION
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You must have enough disk space for the files Pngsetup.exe and Pres0.png. If
there is not enough disk space, you may not be able to unpack the presentation
successfully.

Additional query words: 7.00 ppt7 ppt95 png Pack and Go PowerPoint Powerpt pngsetup.ex_

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Keywords          : kbpng 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt95 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt95Search
Version           : :7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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