Opened 10 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#12494 closed defect (obsolete)
MS Powerpoint slide show screen is all black
| Reported by: | James Moe | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | VMM | Version: | VirtualBox 4.3.4 |
| Keywords: | powerpoint acceleration | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Windows | Host type: | Linux |
Description
inux v3.11.6-4-desktop x86_64 (happened on an OSX host 10.8.5) opensuse v13.1 (happened in 12.3 also) Vbox v4.3.4 (happened in 4.2.18 also) Windows XP guest w/latest updates MS Powerpoint 2010
When I select "Slide Show, begin at first slide" in Powerpoint, all I get is a black screen. It has been a while since I used PPT, and several VBox and Windows upgrades have happened in the meantime. Previously, running a slide show just worked.
The person who first experienced this issue reported this message: "Powerpoint has detected that your graphics card may not be configured properly for optimal slide show experience." Seriously? Anyway, I have not seen the message myself regardless of what I have tried to do.
- 3D Direct is enabled.
- I have tried using different monitor resolutions without success.
- An earlier version, PPT 2003, has no problem with a slide show.
- The same problem occurs with a WinXP guest on an OSX host (10.8.4).
This may be the result of WinXP updates. I have no way to easily discover this.
Later: A workaround for this issue is to "Disable hardware graphics acceleration" in PPT.
Attachments (3)
Change History (4)
by , 10 years ago
| Attachment: | VBoxSVC-stn15l.log added |
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by , 10 years ago
| Attachment: | VBoxSVC.log added |
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This is the real log. The other was for VirtualBox, not the VM.
comment:1 by , 8 years ago
| Resolution: | → obsolete |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.
Started VM, opened PPT, opened file, started slide show, waited (black screen), ESC'd, exited.