PPT4: Too Many Files Open Error Trying to Save File
  
PSS ID Number: Q114326
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use the MS-DOS Share utility (Share.exe) instead of the Virtual
Share file (Vshare.386) included with PowerPoint for Windows and Windows
for Workgroups, you may receive the following error message when trying to
save a PowerPoint file:
 
   Sorry, there are too many files open to complete this operation.
   Please close some files and try again.
 
You may also receive a sharing violation.
 
NOTE: In this situation, you should be able to save the presentation
successfully as a PowerPoint 3.0 file, although you will lose any
PowerPoint 4.0-only features (such as rotated text or dotted lines).
 
RESOLUTION
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1. Exit Windows.
 
2. Share is installed by either your Autoexec.bat or Config.sys file.
 
   a. If the following line is in your Autoexec.bat file
 
         [[drive:]path]SHARE.EXE
 
      change the line to read:
 
         [[drive:]path]SHARE.EXE /F:5100 /L:500
 
   b. If the following line is in your Config.sys file
 
          INSTALL =[[drive:]path]SHARE.EXE
 
      change the line to read:
 
          INSTALL =[[drive:]path]SHARE.EXE [/F:5100] [/L:500]
 
   c. If Share is not needed for any MS-DOS applications, remove it
      from Config.sys and/or Autoexec.bat, and install the Windows
      Virtual Share file. This can be done by installing the
      PowerPoint Viewer.
 
      To install the PowerPoint Viewer:
 
      1) Place the PowerPoint Viewer disk in drive A or B.
 
      2) From Program Manager or File Manager, run Vsetup.exe by
         choosing Run from the File menu and typing
 
            <drive>:\vsetup.exe
 
         in the Command Line box, where <drive> is the floppy disk
         drive. For example, if your PowerPoint Viewer disk is in
         disk drive A, type the following and press ENTER:
 
            a:\vsetup.exe
 
         You can check to see if this was successful by checking the
         System.ini file for the following line in the [386ENH] section
 
            device=vshare.386
 
         and by checking to ensure that the file exists in the
         Windows System subdirectory.
 
3. Restart your computer.
 
4. Retry the operation.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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In your Config.sys file, use the following syntax:
 
   INSTALL =[[drive:]path]SHARE.EXE [/F:space] [/L:locks]
 
In your Autoexec.bat file, use the following syntax:
 
   [[drive:]path]SHARE.EXE [/F:space] [/L:locks]
 
The following defines the syntax:
 
Parameter
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[drive:]path
Specifies the location of the Share.exe file.
 
Switches
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/F:space
Allocates file space (in bytes) for the MS-DOS storage area used to
record file-sharing information. The default value is 2048.
 
/L:locks
Sets the number of files that can be locked at one time. The
default value is 20.
 
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q106558
   TITLE     : Errors Opening or Saving Files in Word 6.0 for Windows
 
Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a power point powerpt winppt
4.00c
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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbusage kbdta
Version           : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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