PPT97: Default Location Changes to Local Disk Starting PowerPoint

ID: Q186730

The information in this article applies to:
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you start PowerPoint for the first time, the default file location for the personal folder of the user is changed from the network location to a hard disk location on the computer where the user is logged on to the network. This behavior only occurs if you are using roaming user profiles.


WORKAROUND

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Change the following registry keys so that PowerPoint can properly read the network location for the default user location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Recent Folder List\Default

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\New User Settings\PowerPoint\Recent Folder List\Default


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: powerpnt ppt ppt97 8.0 ppt8 powerpoint97 file open save folders directories directory defaults changed different local network "Cannot new presentation" roaming profiles 


Keywords          : kbnetwork kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 3, 1999