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This is done by:
1. Open My Computer, 2. Under devices with Removable Storage, right click your CD-ROM Drive, 3. On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change, 4. Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it detects the media type. -- Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup Email unless specifically requested will not be opened Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] "Lori" wrote in message news How do you check to see if autorun is turned on the system? Thank you so much for your help. "Echo S" wrote: I doubt that this would affect your autorun. As long as you copied all the files to the CD that the Package for CD (copy to folder) created -- the BAT file, the INF, etc. -- it should autorun *as long as you have autorun turned on on your system.* If you've turned off autorun, then you would indeed have to go through the steps you described. Also, if you don't opt to include the PPT Viewer when you Package for CD (copy to folder), you won't have those files. PPT relies on the PPT Viewer and those support files in order to autorun a CD. So be sure to hit the Options button on the Package for CD dialog box before you click Copy to Folder. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com presenter, PPT Live '04 Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com "Lori" wrote: Sorry--I was looking at the speed for the CD-RW blank discs. The one that I used for the last copy was up to 48x. The CD's I've used for the others that haven't worked were much slower than that. Does that make a difference? "Lori" wrote: I did this and it worked fine. It doesn't start up automatically, however. I have to go to "my computer", then highlight the folder, then click on "open", and then click on the presentation. This is maybe a dumb question, but can the age or speed of the CD used to burn onto affect how successful creating a CD is? I just bought some new CD-R blanks and they have a writing speed of 2x-4x. I have older ones and they don't have any speed written on them. What happens if you use a music CD instead of a data CD? I appreciate the time you have taken to help me. "Geetesh Bajaj" wrote: Lori, try the 'Copy to Folder' option in the Package for CD feature and then burn the contents of that folder to the root of a blank CD. Does this solve your problem or not? -- Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP PowerPoint Notes: http://www.indezine.com/notes Free Templates: http://www.indezine.com/powerpoint/t...templates.html Technical Specialist, PowerPoint Live http://www.powerpointlive.com "Lori" wrote in message ... I have used the Package for CD option on my office 2003 program, but have not had the best success with it. I have the options checked to include the viewer and to play automatically every time. I've tried to play the CD's on two different computers and they seem to hang up. The viewer box comes up, but the CD doesn't start. It sounds like it tries to, but it can't quite get going. Finally, it will stall to the point that nothing responds. If I go to my computer and click on the CD drive and then try to open the file from the CD drive, I will get the message that trying to open it has caused a serious error and do I want to continue, or do I want Power Point to start in safe mode. I have done a few CD's that have worked, but most of the time it has been unsuccessful. Any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong? |
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In article , Lori wrote:
Sorry--I was looking at the speed for the CD-RW blank discs. The one that I used for the last copy was up to 48x. The CD's I've used for the others that haven't worked were much slower than that. Does that make a difference? It can. If the recorder's running at a higher speed than the CDs are rated for, you can get bad CDs, but as I recall, the time I ran into this, the recording software would detect the problem and abort the copy. It wasn't as though it was letting bad CDs out the door. But if you're using one of these direct write to cd programs that lets you treat your CD like a removable drive, you may not be able to play the CDs on another computer unless you "close" the CD. It's better to avoid that and use the regular dedicated CD burning app intead. And set it up not to leave the session open. -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================ |
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In article , Lori wrote:
How do you check to see if autorun is turned on the system? Thank you so much for your help. That depends. Which version of Windows do you have on the PC where this isn't working? If you're in a hurry, just pop your Office CD into the CD drive. It's set up to autorun. If it doesn't, it's reasonable to assume that AutoRun is turned off on that computer. -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================ |
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"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
In article , Lori wrote: How do you check to see if autorun is turned on the system? Thank you so much for your help. That depends. Which version of Windows do you have on the PC where this isn't working? If you're in a hurry, just pop your Office CD into the CD drive. It's set up to autorun. If it doesn't, it's reasonable to assume that AutoRun is turned off on that computer. I don't think all the Office CDs autorun, Steve. Echo |
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I don't think all the Office CDs autorun, Steve. Shirley, you jest? I haven't seen one that doesn't, I guess. Other than on the boxes where I've turned Autorun off, of course. Have you tried changing your hardware acceleration settings before inserting the CD? -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================ |
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I didn't have any of the media set up properly--thank you so much for this information. Now I know how to change things. I did have the recording set on the fastest speed--it did say that sometimes that causes errors on slower CD's. Some of mine were pretty old and pretty slow! I really qppreciate all the help I've received.
"Echo S" wrote: "Steve Rindsberg" wrote: In article , Lori wrote: How do you check to see if autorun is turned on the system? Thank you so much for your help. That depends. Which version of Windows do you have on the PC where this isn't working? If you're in a hurry, just pop your Office CD into the CD drive. It's set up to autorun. If it doesn't, it's reasonable to assume that AutoRun is turned off on that computer. I don't think all the Office CDs autorun, Steve. Echo |
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Thank you, Michael. I have changed my settings on both of my computers. Hopefully, all will run as it should now!
"Michael Koerner" wrote: This is done by: 1. Open My Computer, 2. Under devices with Removable Storage, right click your CD-ROM Drive, 3. On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change, 4. Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it detects the media type. -- Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup Email unless specifically requested will not be opened Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP] "Lori" wrote in message news How do you check to see if autorun is turned on the system? Thank you so much for your help. "Echo S" wrote: I doubt that this would affect your autorun. As long as you copied all the files to the CD that the Package for CD (copy to folder) created -- the BAT file, the INF, etc. -- it should autorun *as long as you have autorun turned on on your system.* If you've turned off autorun, then you would indeed have to go through the steps you described. Also, if you don't opt to include the PPT Viewer when you Package for CD (copy to folder), you won't have those files. PPT relies on the PPT Viewer and those support files in order to autorun a CD. So be sure to hit the Options button on the Package for CD dialog box before you click Copy to Folder. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com presenter, PPT Live '04 Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com "Lori" wrote: Sorry--I was looking at the speed for the CD-RW blank discs. The one that I used for the last copy was up to 48x. The CD's I've used for the others that haven't worked were much slower than that. Does that make a difference? "Lori" wrote: I did this and it worked fine. It doesn't start up automatically, however. I have to go to "my computer", then highlight the folder, then click on "open", and then click on the presentation. This is maybe a dumb question, but can the age or speed of the CD used to burn onto affect how successful creating a CD is? I just bought some new CD-R blanks and they have a writing speed of 2x-4x. I have older ones and they don't have any speed written on them. What happens if you use a music CD instead of a data CD? I appreciate the time you have taken to help me. "Geetesh Bajaj" wrote: Lori, try the 'Copy to Folder' option in the Package for CD feature and then burn the contents of that folder to the root of a blank CD. Does this solve your problem or not? -- Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP PowerPoint Notes: http://www.indezine.com/notes Free Templates: http://www.indezine.com/powerpoint/t...templates.html Technical Specialist, PowerPoint Live http://www.powerpointlive.com "Lori" wrote in message ... I have used the Package for CD option on my office 2003 program, but have not had the best success with it. I have the options checked to include the viewer and to play automatically every time. I've tried to play the CD's on two different computers and they seem to hang up. The viewer box comes up, but the CD doesn't start. It sounds like it tries to, but it can't quite get going. Finally, it will stall to the point that nothing responds. If I go to my computer and click on the CD drive and then try to open the file from the CD drive, I will get the message that trying to open it has caused a serious error and do I want to continue, or do I want Power Point to start in safe mode. I have done a few CD's that have worked, but most of the time it has been unsuccessful. Any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong? |
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Thanks, Michael! I would have had to go looking for this, because I sure
didn't know off the top of my head. Echo "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... This is done by: 1. Open My Computer, 2. Under devices with Removable Storage, right click your CD-ROM Drive, 3. On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change, 4. Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it detects the media type. |
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So! How do you think I found it (LOL)
On my 98 machine it's simple, it is either on or off. On the XP machine I looked at, there are more options. Life is no longer simple. "Echo S" wrote in message ... Thanks, Michael! I would have had to go looking for this, because I sure didn't know off the top of my head. Echo "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... This is done by: 1. Open My Computer, 2. Under devices with Removable Storage, right click your CD-ROM Drive, 3. On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change, 4. Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it detects the media type. |
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Lori, when you create your CD, don't copy the *folder* to the CD. Copy the
*CONTENTS* of the folder to the CD. See the distinction? The autorun.inf file must be in the root directory of the CD. To check whether you CD drive is set for autorun, the easiest thing is to download TweakUI. See the details at: CD's won't autorun - Windows XP Tweak UI http://www.soniacoleman.com/FAQs/FAQ00158.htm -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Lori" wrote in message ... I did this and it worked fine. It doesn't start up automatically, however. I have to go to "my computer", then highlight the folder, then click on "open", and then click on the presentation. This is maybe a dumb question, but can the age or speed of the CD used to burn onto affect how successful creating a CD is? I just bought some new CD-R blanks and they have a writing speed of 2x-4x. I have older ones and they don't have any speed written on them. What happens if you use a music CD instead of a data CD? I appreciate the time you have taken to help me. "Geetesh Bajaj" wrote: Lori, try the 'Copy to Folder' option in the Package for CD feature and then burn the contents of that folder to the root of a blank CD. Does this solve your problem or not? -- Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP PowerPoint Notes: http://www.indezine.com/notes Free Templates: http://www.indezine.com/powerpoint/t...templates.html Technical Specialist, PowerPoint Live http://www.powerpointlive.com "Lori" wrote in message ... I have used the Package for CD option on my office 2003 program, but have not had the best success with it. I have the options checked to include the viewer and to play automatically every time. I've tried to play the CD's on two different computers and they seem to hang up. The viewer box comes up, but the CD doesn't start. It sounds like it tries to, but it can't quite get going. Finally, it will stall to the point that nothing responds. If I go to my computer and click on the CD drive and then try to open the file from the CD drive, I will get the message that trying to open it has caused a serious error and do I want to continue, or do I want Power Point to start in safe mode. I have done a few CD's that have worked, but most of the time it has been unsuccessful. Any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong? |
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