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

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Hi again Sonia,
Since message below Ive tried the cd again at an internet cafe on about 4
machines with XP - this time sound was fine ..do you know if there have been
different upgrades of XP or service packs ..ie have Microsoft had any bugs
that would explain it .Only difference between the machines I can think of
is In the first 2 machines I tried it on powerpoint was installed on the
machine although the cd used its viewer anyway- I believe the last 4 I tried
it on didnt ...but the viewer would use the dlls on the cd in all cases
whether or not powerpoint was installed on the machine ? very perplexing ..
thanks again for your time ..much appreciated
Charles

"CHARLES E NICHOLLS" <charlesn1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eCpuXJCrFHA.3788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I tried it on the XP system that the cd was created on and also on another
> XP computer elsewhere - exactly same symptoms - I tried original cd I
burnt
> and also another I burnt using burning software on my 98 machine with same
> symptoms ...running the same files from hard drive okay but from files on
> cd - changes sound ... its strange it works fine from win 98 but not XP
and
> cd files were created on XP machine ! From memory I tried opening ppt file
> on cd with powerpoint and using view show with same results as using ppt
> viewer exe
> Maybe I should go back to XP machine and re insert the audio . The version
I
> am trying was from one created in 2000 and resaved in 2003 and using
package
> to cd - I didnt redo sound insertions.. or maybe I should try making an
exe
> or save wavs into ppt instead of it linking ? Would it be possible to
send
> you my ppt and 1 shortened wav for you to try ..I dont want to put you to
> too much trouble but it is an interesting phenomena - it would be about
3.8
> mb
> THANKS AGAIN ...Charles
>
> "Sonia" <scds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uGksIS9qFHA.3160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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
> > news:e4imZK6qFHA.3604@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > 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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