PPT4: Cannot Change Properties of IMHGL.DLL During Setup
  
PSS ID Number: Q129585
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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SYMPTOM
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When installing PowerPoint 4.0, you may receive an error similar to:
 
   Cannot change the properties of <Network Drive>:<Path>IMHGL.DLL
 
This message may occur if you are running Windows and/or PowerPoint from a
network server.
 
CAUSE
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PowerPoint 4.0 Setup tries to delete certain files installed by PowerPoint
3.0. These files include the graphics import filters, including IMHGL.DLL
(part of PowerPoint 3.0's HPGL filter). If these filters are in a read-only
directory, Setup can't delete the file and gives the error message. Instead
of IMHGL.DLL, the error might be about one of the other graphics import
filters installed by PowerPoint 3.0. These also include:
 
   PICTIMP.FLT
   ADIMPORT.FLT
   CGMIMP.FLT
   DRWIMP.FLT
   EPSIMP.FLT
   HPGLIMP.FLT
   WPGIMP.FLT
   LOTUSIMP.FLT
   PCXIMP.FLT
   TIFFIMP.FLT
   CGI_GDI.DLL
   IMDRW.DLL
   IMDXF.DLL
   IMWPG.DLL
 
RESOLUTION
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Log on to your network as an administrator (or in some other way give
yourself full rights to the directory specified in the error message). You
should now be able to install PowerPoint 4.0 successfully. After one
successful install of PowerPoint 4.0, you can do additional installations
without having administrator rights to that directory, as the old graphics
filters will have been replaced by the first install.
 
Additional query words: Setup HGL network 4.00 4.00a 4.00x  winppt
macppt
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Keywords          : kbinterop kbsetup
Version           : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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