Problem description:
When you play a slide show (including the Vox Proxy tutorials), at some point the characters essentially stop. Voice either stops or skips very slowly. The problem seldom occurs using the Script Writer’s TEST button, but occurs while playing the slide show.

Cause:
This problem is experienced in only PowerPoint 2002 (in Office-XP) or in late service-packs of PowerPoint 2000. It is caused by PowerPoint getting into a CPU-bound loop, not leaving enough resources for the character animations or the Text-To-Speech to work.

Permanent Fix:
The fix is to turn on a PowerPoint feature called “Show All Scripts”. The problem is that this feature does not appear in the default PowerPoint menus. Here’s how you add it:

• In PowerPoint, click Tools/Customize
• Click on the Commands page (it is probably the default)
• In the “Categories” column, select “Tools”
  You will drag-and-drop the new menu item onto your Tools/Macro menu. In the “Commands” column, click on “Show All Scripts” and HOLD DOWN THE MOUSE BUTTON while you drag the command up onto PowerPoint’s “Tools” menu. The tools menu will drop down. Continue to hold the mouse button and move down to the “macro” menu. Move the cursor over the macro menu and release the button when you are pointing below the “Security” item. The Show All Scripts menu item will now appear on your Tools/Macro menu.
• After adding the menu item, make sure that Show All Scripts is turned ON. It will show a check-mark next to it when it is on. This will solve the halting slide show performance problems.