AFAIK, there is no way around the licensing feature. Hopefully MVP Austin
Myers will pop in and offer his opinion, he is much more versed on this
subject than I am.
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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| Okay. Very interesting and helpful to a point.
| The problem has been pinpointed.
|
| When I ran "mplay32.exe" the MP3 ran fine, the WMA files came back with
the
| following message "A problem occured in initializing MCI".
|
| Wait a minute. I think, I found the problem. When I go to file
properties,
| the WMA files I purchased (at least I think I purchased them) over the
| internet have "Protected Content" when looking at "License Detail" tab.
The
| few WMAs that seemed to come with the computer don't even have a "License
| Detail" tab, and I can insert these WMAs without the "License Detail" tab
| successfully into PowerPoint.
|
| Why can I play the WMAs outside of PowerPoint with Windows Media Player,
but
| not inside PowerPoint with mplay32.exe?
|
| Any easy way to get around this problem? I am not sure the few files I
want
| come as MP3s.
|
| Thank you very much for all your help.
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > Have a look here and see if this does not answer your question
| >
http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/PowerPoint/multimedia.htm
| >
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| >
| >
| > | > |I was there today.
| > |
| > | I upgraded to version 10 of Windows Media Player.
| > | When I double click it works.
| > | I have tried associating the WMA files with both Windows Media Player
and
| > | MusicMatch Jukebox. They both work outside of PowerPoint.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "Michael Koerner" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Looks like your posting there again today <g> On the 2002 machine
what
| > | > happens when you double click on the WMA file? Which version of
Windows
| > | > Media player is on the 2002 machine?
| > | >
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| > | > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > |I want to know more. I too am having trouble inserting a WMA file
(I
| > just
| > | > | posted my problem to the microsoft.public.powerpoint group
yesterday.)
| > On
| > | > a
| > | > | computer with PowerPoint 2002, I can not insert a WMA, but can
insert
| > | > MP3s.
| > | > | On the PowerPoint 2002 computer, PowerPoint does not even
recognize
| > that a
| > | > | WMA is a sound file.
| > | > |
| > | > | On the other computer with PowerPoint 2003, I can insert and run a
| > WMAs
| > | > and
| > | > | MP3s within the same PowerPoint presentation.
| > | > |
| > | > | Is there any way I can get the WMA to run on PowerPoint 2002
| > presentation?
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | "Michael Koerner" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > First, you cannot embed a wma file. The only files that are
embedded
| > are
| > | > | > ..wav. Put your sound file into the same folder as your
presentation
| > | > file
| > | > | > before you insert it. Insert your sound file, save the
presentation,
| > | > then
| > | > | > copy both the presentation and the sound file to your CD. You
might
| > want
| > | > to
| > | > | > look here for an alternative.
| > | > | > Make an AutoRun CD
| > | > | >
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00037.htm
| > | > | >
| > | > | > ..
| > | > | >
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| > | > | > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > |I have a very important slideshow that I want to burn to a CD
to
| > play
| > | > at my
| > | > | > | wedding reception. I inserted music files from my windows
media
| > | > player
| > | > | > and
| > | > | > | adjusted my "link sound" size to 50,000kb. I have also tried
| > saving
| > | > the
| > | > | > | music files and the presentation in the same folder and then
| > burning
| > | > to a
| > | > | > | disk but I still can't get the music to play with the
slideshow on
| > | > another
| > | > | > | computer. I also tried converting my .wma files to .wav but
that
| > | > won't
| > | > | > even
| > | > | > | play the music in the slideshow to begin with. And I can't
seem
| > to
| > | > find
| > | > | > how
| > | > | > | to actually embed files. I looked at
| > | > | > |
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm but didn't get
very
| > far
| > | > in
| > | > | > | answering my own question. I just want my music to play with
the
| > show
| > | > | > | without having to burn a slideshow CD and a music CD. Please
| > help!
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
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