Re: Self executing files

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ok, i did all that, but sorry, i don't know what you mean by start/run. can
you please enlighten me? thx

"Echo S" wrote:

> To add to my previous post, please create a folder on your C drive. Call it
> Test or something. So you'll have C:\Test.
>
> Copy both the presentation and the WMA file to that folder.
>
> Now go to Start/Run and type in mplay32.exe Try to play the WMA file that's
> in your C:\Test folder. Does it play?
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> http://www.echosvoice.com
>
> "JoAnne Sim" <JoAnneSim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2F0BA1AD-FBF6-45B3-B81A-36D45D4EA797@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > thanks for the condolences and all your help with this.
> >
> > he sent it to me after, and i tried to reinsert it then, (Insert > Movies
> &
> > sounds > sound from file) but with no luck. then I had him reinsert it on
> his
> > machine using the file I previously saved to our shared drive (we're on a
> > network) and resave it. everything went fine and the clip played from his
> > machine. when I open it up on mine, it doesn't play from ppt. it does,
> > however, when I double click it from explorer and boots up the media
> player.
> > I even changed the properties so that it boots up MS windows media player
> > rather than RealPlayer, but, nope, no such luck. If I can't get it to work
> > here, I don't want to give it over and have it not play at the service.
> >
> > "Echo S" wrote:
> >
> > > "JoAnne Sim" <JoAnneSim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:02E591B1-A8F2-418F-9939-14BD1C76DCE8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > i hate to say it, but a cd. i'm making a memorial slide show for a
> > > colleague
> > > > whose husband passed away. it's one of his favourite pieces of music,
> and
> > > she
> > > > wanted it to play over a montage of photos of him.
> > >
> > > Sorry to hear it's for a sad occasion.
> > >
> > > > the sound worked when
> > > > another colleague inserted it on his machine.
> > > > when he sent me the file, he
> > > > did so without including the clip. I tried re-inserting it, and that's
> > > where
> > > > I ran into difficulty.
> > >
> > > If he didn't send you the clip, how are you reinserting it? Did you
> download
> > > it from somewhere, or did he send the clip separately or something?
> > >
> > > Anyway, try going to Start/Run and type in mplay32.exe Try the WMA
> there.
> > > Does it play or not?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > > http://www.echosvoice.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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