OK, it's not Windows, but Office 97 suffers from the same need for updates as the OS it rests on. Microsoft released a set of patches for Office 97 in its Service Release 1. And then they released patches for the patches. You can start down this journey of download discovery with the Help Channel's Office Add-ons section. Click for Office Add-Ons.

When you're working on PowerPoint slide shows, you might find it handy to start those shows from your desktop. Run Windows Explorer and locate your slide show data file. Use the right-mouse button to drag the file's icon to the desktop. Release the mouse button and, when the menu opens, choose Create Shortcut(s) Here. To run the slide show, right-click your new shortcut, and choose Show. PowerPoint will open, display your show, and then close.