http://blogs.technet.com/arykhus/archive/tags/Errors/default.aspxTags: Errorsen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/arykhus/archive/2008/10/17/no-disk-message-launching-powerpoint-2003-or-2007.aspxSat, 18 Oct 2008 00:34:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3138170Aaron Rykhus0http://blogs.technet.com/arykhus/comments/3138170.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/arykhus/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3138170<BLOCKQUOTE> <H4>&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>UPDATE - we've got a knowledge base article with more information on this issue, see <A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961223">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961223</A></EM></H4></BLOCKQUOTE> <H4>Symptom</H4> <P>Start PowerPoint 2007 and get error message: <P>--------------------------------------- <P>POWERPNT.EXE - No Disk <P>There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive D:. <P>Cancel | Try Again | Continue <P>--------------------------------------- <P>*In this case drive D is the CD-ROM drive. <P><A href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/arykhus/WindowsLiveWriter/NoDiskmessagelaunchingPowerPoint2003or20_E90A/image_2.png" mce_href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/arykhus/WindowsLiveWriter/NoDiskmessagelaunchingPowerPoint2003or20_E90A/image_2.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=97 alt=image src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/arykhus/WindowsLiveWriter/NoDiskmessagelaunchingPowerPoint2003or20_E90A/image_thumb.png" width=244 border=0 mce_src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/arykhus/WindowsLiveWriter/NoDiskmessagelaunchingPowerPoint2003or20_E90A/image_thumb.png"></A> <P>Environment: <P>.NET Framework 3.0 and higher (shipped with Windows Vista, separate download with Windows XP) <P><A class="" title=KSIAnchor3 name=KSIAnchor3></A> <H4>Cause</H4> <P>Narrowed down to be the Microsoft XPS Writer printer object set as the default printer when PowerPoint is launched. <P>WORKAROUND - Make sure PowerPoint is closed and change the default printer to something else. For example, if you have OneNote installed you can change to the Send To OneNote printer. <P>Help file with steps on setting setting default printer&nbsp; - <A href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101028871033.aspx" mce_href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101028871033.aspx">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101028871033.aspx</A> <P><A class="" title=KSIAnchor4 name=KSIAnchor4></A> <H4>Resolution</H4> <P>Uninstall/Re-install the Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer in the Printers folder in Windows: <P>1) Control panel<BR>2) Click on Printers in Classic View<BR>3) On menu bar clicked on "Add a Printer"<BR>4) On the dialog box that pops up - click on "Add a local printer"<BR>5) Selected "Use an existing port:" and selected "XPS port: (local port)" from <BR>the drop down menu -- clicked next<BR>6) In the dialog box that pops up select "Microsoft" under Manufacturer and <BR>"Microsoft XPS Document Writer" under printers<BR>7) Click next and on next page select Replace the current driver<BR>8) Click next and finish <P><A class="" title=KSIAnchor5 name=KSIAnchor5></A> <H4>More Information</H4> <UL> <LI>About Microsoft XPS Document Writer - <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa964988(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa964988(VS.85).aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa964988(VS.85).aspx</A></LI></UL> <P><STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>UPDATE - we've got a knowledge base article with more information on this issue, see <A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961223">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961223</A></EM></STRONG></P><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3138170" width="1" height="1">PowerPointErrors