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Q157474: PPT7: Can’t Change Linked File in Folder With "!" in Name

Article: Q157474
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbinterop kbole
Last Modified: 16-APR-2000

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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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If you click Links on the Edit menu and then click Change Source in the Links
dialog box, you may receive the following error message:

  The linked file was unavailable and could not be updated.

This error occurs if the file your presentation is linked to is in a folder with
an exclamation point (!) in its name.

CAUSE
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This is caused by a problem in Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51. Other programs
may also have problems linking to files in folders with this kind of name. This
problem does not occur in Windows NT 4.0.

RESOLUTION
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Do not link to files that are stored in a folder with an exclamation point in
its name.

Additional query words: 7.00 ppt95

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Keywords          : kbenv kbinterop kbole 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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