Re: powerpoint audio issues with XP, PPT 2003 package for cd - deteriorated sound etc

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How many Windows XP systems have you tested it on? Does the problem occur on
all of them, or is it specific to just one system?

"CHARLES E NICHOLLS" <charlesn1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> HI Sonia, Thanks..
> I wanted to use 2003 viewer as I have gifs in my pres which 97 viewer doesnt
> support . BY loading the presentation into 2003 ppt and resaving it - I can
> get sound to play and get around the 2000 / 2003 viewer bug - and works okay
> when I use cd presentation option in 2003 and copy resulting files from cd
> to hard drive in XP machine and windows 98 ..
> However if I try and play direct from cd - In xp machine the sounds are
> warbly
> and 98 machine wont play sound unless it is played from a directory on the
> cd ..
> So I can get around my probs if the cd files are copied to hard drive for an
> XP machine to get good sound again and I burn files to subdirectory on the
> cd for a win 98 machine .. but I really wanted to distribute it as a cd auto
> play type. THe win 98 prob is okay coz it will still run from cd as
> mentioned but I want to get around the bad sound from CD on XP machine ...
> THanks again ..any ideas ?
>
>
>
> "Sonia" <scds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%230BZjz1qFHA.3596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Use your original presentation that was created in PowerPoint 2000 and
> play it
>> in the PowerPoint 97 Viewer
>> (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Ppview97.aspx). The
> PowerPoint 2003
>> Viewer is not needed and has a bug that prevents the sound from being
> played in
>> a presentation that was created in PowerPoint 2000 or 97. Then let us
> know if
>> there are problems.
>> --
>>
>> Sonia Coleman
>> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
>> Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
>> http://www.soniacoleman.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "CHARLES E NICHOLLS" <charlesn1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eUnpTwxqFHA.2244@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi There ,
>> > I was wondering if anyone out there can shed light on some probs Ive
> been
>> > having :
>> > 1. I created a powerpoint presentation with linked wav files in
> powerpoint
>> > 2000 on a Windows 98 machine . Worked fine in powerpoint itself but no
> audio
>> > in 2003 viewer. I read that it had to be saved in powerpoint 2003 in
> order
>> > to get audio from that viewer- so took files to a friends pc which has
> XP
>> > and powerpoint 2003. I resaved my presentation in 2003 and used package
> for
>> > cd, with the following annoyances:
>> >
>> > 1. The cd will auto run in XP but the audio has deteriorated - almost
>> > distorted at times
>> > If I copy the files from the cd back on to hard drive and run from
> there -
>> > sound quality is fine again - ie prob is when its all running from cd .
> I
>> > tried it on another machine with XP with same results. SO at the moment
> if I
>> > want to distribute the cd presentation I'd have to get the recipients to
>> > load cd on to hard drive and play from there - which defeats the idea of
>> > having the auto run cd ...any ideas .. or bugs with XP ? I need the
> sound
>> > quality reasonable as its to promote my band ...
>> >
>> > 2 When I played the cd back on my win 98 machine - no audio . copied cd
>> > contents to hard drive - audio fine again .. I made a new cd on my 98
>> > machine but put everything in a folder on cd - and audio worked fine
> again -
>> > running from folder on cd and no deteriration in quality - I used this
> same
>> > CD then on an XP machine and again got deterirated sound. SO Ive got
> around
>> > this win 98 prob by having a batch file in root of cd which changes dir
> to
>> > the folder and then runs the viewer in the folder ...but Id be interestd
> to
>> > know if anyone out there could tell me why ..I think the links must be
> ok
>> > ...but why would it work from within a folder on cd and not from root of
> cd
>> > like it should ? And why is sound quality deteriorated using the CD on
> XP
>> > and its fine on WIN 98 ? and its fine on XP when CD is copied to hard
> drive
>> > ?
>> >
>> > Any help would be much appreciated -
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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