Can I launch apps from backup hard drive?

i just started using Time Machine and an external drive. Shortly after that, PowerPoint 2004 is acting srangely. It takes a long time to load, then will only let me open from templates, etc. When I click 'Open Other', I get a HUGE window with no info. Also tried using OPEN from the file menu, and then it hangs. Only way I can open a presentation is by clicking on the presentation icon and letting that launch PowerPoint.
I'm not super technically inclined so I need some help. I'd like to know if I can launch PowerPoint from my external drive, to make sure that the Time Machine version is OK. If so, can I restore PowerPoint using Time Machine?

Wandatoo wrote:
i just started using Time Machine and an external drive. Shortly after that, PowerPoint 2004 is acting srangely. It takes a long time to load, then will only let me open from templates, etc. When I click 'Open Other', I get a HUGE window with no info. Also tried using OPEN from the file menu, and then it hangs. Only way I can open a presentation is by clicking on the presentation icon and letting that launch PowerPoint.
I'm not super technically inclined so I need some help. I'd like to know if I can launch PowerPoint from my external drive, to make sure that the Time Machine version is OK.
NO. you can't do that. what you can do is restore the application from the TM and launch it from your main drive. However, most likely the problem is not with the application itself but with some preference files in your home directory. to test that create a new user account and try running Power Point there.
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