My presentation will not play on other computers.

[denden]

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends coursework. I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
Denise

 

[Echo S]

Does your friend's computer have PowerPoint?

Which version of PowerPoint did you create the presentation on?

As for auto-starting from a USB, that's actually easier said than done. You
can create autorun CDs easily in PowerPoint by using File | Package for CD,
but the same is not true of USB sticks.

Anyway, let us know if your friend's system has PowerPoint or not and we'll
go from there.

If he does have PowerPoint, what happens when he tries to play the
presentation? What version of PowerPoint is it?

 

[denden]

I have Powerpoint 2007 I think another friend has answered this for me but
I will tell youo what she has said.
The file saved as a pptx file but for it to play on another computer it
needs to be a ppt file. I have changed the file to a ppt and re emailed it to
this friend and she says she can now open it, so do you think that might have
caused the problem? My friends powerpoint is 2003 version.
Thanks
Denise

Does your friend's computer have PowerPoint?

Which version of PowerPoint did you create the presentation on?

As for auto-starting from a USB, that's actually easier said than done. You
can create autorun CDs easily in PowerPoint by using File | Package for CD,
but the same is not true of USB sticks.

Anyway, let us know if your friend's system has PowerPoint or not and we'll
go from there.

If he does have PowerPoint, what happens when he tries to play the
presentation? What version of PowerPoint is it?


--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
Denise

 

[Echo S]

Yes, that's it.

There's a compatibility pack that users of previous versions of PPT can
install so they can open PPTX files. It's here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en

But saving as a PPT file is also a good solution for you, especially since
college computers often don't allow you to install things like this. Glad to
hear you got it worked out.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I have Powerpoint 2007 I think another friend has answered this for me
but
I will tell youo what she has said.
The file saved as a pptx file but for it to play on another computer it
needs to be a ppt file. I have changed the file to a ppt and re emailed it
to
this friend and she says she can now open it, so do you think that might
have
caused the problem? My friends powerpoint is 2003 version.
Thanks
Denise

Does your friend's computer have PowerPoint?

Which version of PowerPoint did you create the presentation on?

As for auto-starting from a USB, that's actually easier said than done.
You
can create autorun CDs easily in PowerPoint by using File | Package for
CD,
but the same is not true of USB sticks.

Anyway, let us know if your friend's system has PowerPoint or not and
we'll
go from there.

If he does have PowerPoint, what happens when he tries to play the
presentation? What version of PowerPoint is it?


--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends
coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when
he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
Denise

 

[denden]

Thanks for your help and the link. And thansk for taking the time to reply.
Denise

Yes, that's it.

There's a compatibility pack that users of previous versions of PPT can
install so they can open PPTX files. It's here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...70-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en

But saving as a PPT file is also a good solution for you, especially since
college computers often don't allow you to install things like this. Glad to
hear you got it worked out.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I have Powerpoint 2007 I think another friend has answered this for me
but
I will tell youo what she has said.
The file saved as a pptx file but for it to play on another computer it
needs to be a ppt file. I have changed the file to a ppt and re emailed it
to
this friend and she says she can now open it, so do you think that might
have
caused the problem? My friends powerpoint is 2003 version.
Thanks
Denise

Does your friend's computer have PowerPoint?

Which version of PowerPoint did you create the presentation on?

As for auto-starting from a USB, that's actually easier said than done.
You
can create autorun CDs easily in PowerPoint by using File | Package for
CD,
but the same is not true of USB sticks.

Anyway, let us know if your friend's system has PowerPoint or not and
we'll
go from there.

If he does have PowerPoint, what happens when he tries to play the
presentation? What version of PowerPoint is it?


--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends
coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when
he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
Denise

 

[Michael Koerner]

Steve;

I've used the procedure mentioned in your reference a number of times using
different USB drives and they all seem to work just fine, with one small
caveat When you insert the USB into the drive you will get the Windows "What
do you want me to do pop up" If you have it set up properly, the viewer
(which is the way I went) will be highlighted and all you need to do is
click OK.

Here is a copy of my autorun.INF file:

[autorun]
open=pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
action=Run pptview.exe program
icon=pptview.exe
label=My Portable Viewer

Reason I use "playlist.txt" is that once You have generated your first
package to CD and generated the required files, it is just a matter of
changing the file names of your presentations in the txt file and copy that
and your presentations to the USB

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.

There's a way of making USB drives autorun

http://blog.shankarganesh.com/2007/08/11/how-to-autorun-programs-from-usb-flash
-drive/

This requires Windows XP/SP2 (no mention of whether it works on VISTA)

It may not work with all USB drives.

The college computer would also need a copy of PowerPoint or the free Viewer
(or you could use Package For CD to create the files for the USB drive and
include a copy of the viewer).

Lotta work for something that may or may not work anyhow ... autorun might
be
disabled on the target PC.

Might be a lot simpler to send the USB along with a note telling the user to
insert the USB stick, open the USB drive and doubleclick
YourPresentation.PPS

 

[Echo S]

Well, dang. This is really just like an autorun.INF on a CD -- so why was I
thinking it is so hard to make an autorun USB? I know when I was looking
into this a few years ago, I kept hearing you'd have to partition the USB
for some reason (which I of course no longer remember, but I think it was
something about how systems recognize USBs)....

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Steve;

I've used the procedure mentioned in your reference a number of times
using
different USB drives and they all seem to work just fine, with one small
caveat When you insert the USB into the drive you will get the Windows
"What
do you want me to do pop up" If you have it set up properly, the viewer
(which is the way I went) will be highlighted and all you need to do is
click OK.

Here is a copy of my autorun.INF file:

[autorun]
open=pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
action=Run pptview.exe program
icon=pptview.exe
label=My Portable Viewer

Reason I use "playlist.txt" is that once You have generated your first
package to CD and generated the required files, it is just a matter of
changing the file names of your presentations in the txt file and copy
that
and your presentations to the USB

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends
coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.

There's a way of making USB drives autorun

http://blog.shankarganesh.com/2007/08/11/how-to-autorun-programs-from-usb-flash
-drive/

This requires Windows XP/SP2 (no mention of whether it works on VISTA)

It may not work with all USB drives.

The college computer would also need a copy of PowerPoint or the free
Viewer
(or you could use Package For CD to create the files for the USB drive and
include a copy of the viewer).

Lotta work for something that may or may not work anyhow ... autorun might
be
disabled on the target PC.

Might be a lot simpler to send the USB along with a note telling the user
to
insert the USB stick, open the USB drive and doubleclick
YourPresentation.PPS

-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

 

[Michael Koerner]

Quite true. Never heard about the partioning thing. Which is a good thing as
I don't know how I'd go about it <g> Like I said the only thing I have found
out is that you get the pop up window which if your inf is good it
automatically selects your usb and when you select of it runs the program.

I don't know if it works under Vista, as I'm still on XP.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Well, dang. This is really just like an autorun.INF on a CD -- so why was I
thinking it is so hard to make an autorun USB? I know when I was looking
into this a few years ago, I kept hearing you'd have to partition the USB
for some reason (which I of course no longer remember, but I think it was
something about how systems recognize USBs)....

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Steve;

I've used the procedure mentioned in your reference a number of times
using
different USB drives and they all seem to work just fine, with one small
caveat When you insert the USB into the drive you will get the Windows
"What
do you want me to do pop up" If you have it set up properly, the viewer
(which is the way I went) will be highlighted and all you need to do is
click OK.

Here is a copy of my autorun.INF file:

[autorun]
open=pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
action=Run pptview.exe program
icon=pptview.exe
label=My Portable Viewer

Reason I use "playlist.txt" is that once You have generated your first
package to CD and generated the required files, it is just a matter of
changing the file names of your presentations in the txt file and copy
that
and your presentations to the USB

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends
coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.

There's a way of making USB drives autorun

http://blog.shankarganesh.com/2007/08/11/how-to-autorun-programs-from-usb-flash
-drive/

This requires Windows XP/SP2 (no mention of whether it works on VISTA)

It may not work with all USB drives.

The college computer would also need a copy of PowerPoint or the free
Viewer
(or you could use Package For CD to create the files for the USB drive and
include a copy of the viewer).

Lotta work for something that may or may not work anyhow ... autorun might
be
disabled on the target PC.

Might be a lot simpler to send the USB along with a note telling the user
to
insert the USB stick, open the USB drive and doubleclick
YourPresentation.PPS

-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

 

[Echo S]

Maybe that was the problem -- you have to select it from the popup.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Quite true. Never heard about the partioning thing. Which is a good thing
as
I don't know how I'd go about it <g> Like I said the only thing I have
found
out is that you get the pop up window which if your inf is good it
automatically selects your usb and when you select of it runs the program.

I don't know if it works under Vista, as I'm still on XP.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Well, dang. This is really just like an autorun.INF on a CD -- so why was
I
thinking it is so hard to make an autorun USB? I know when I was looking
into this a few years ago, I kept hearing you'd have to partition the USB
for some reason (which I of course no longer remember, but I think it was
something about how systems recognize USBs)....

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Steve;

I've used the procedure mentioned in your reference a number of times
using
different USB drives and they all seem to work just fine, with one small
caveat When you insert the USB into the drive you will get the Windows
"What
do you want me to do pop up" If you have it set up properly, the viewer
(which is the way I went) will be highlighted and all you need to do is
click OK.

Here is a copy of my autorun.INF file:

[autorun]
open=pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
action=Run pptview.exe program
icon=pptview.exe
label=My Portable Viewer

Reason I use "playlist.txt" is that once You have generated your first
package to CD and generated the required files, it is just a matter of
changing the file names of your presentations in the txt file and copy
that
and your presentations to the USB

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends
coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.

There's a way of making USB drives autorun

http://blog.shankarganesh.com/2007/08/11/how-to-autorun-programs-from-usb-flash
-drive/

This requires Windows XP/SP2 (no mention of whether it works on VISTA)

It may not work with all USB drives.

The college computer would also need a copy of PowerPoint or the free
Viewer
(or you could use Package For CD to create the files for the USB drive
and
include a copy of the viewer).

Lotta work for something that may or may not work anyhow ... autorun
might
be
disabled on the target PC.

Might be a lot simpler to send the USB along with a note telling the user
to
insert the USB stick, open the USB drive and doubleclick
YourPresentation.PPS

-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

 

[Michael Koerner]

I'm going to try it on other computers today. On mine, it is automatically
selected. will let post results.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Maybe that was the problem -- you have to select it from the popup.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Quite true. Never heard about the partioning thing. Which is a good thing
as
I don't know how I'd go about it <g> Like I said the only thing I have
found
out is that you get the pop up window which if your inf is good it
automatically selects your usb and when you select of it runs the program.

I don't know if it works under Vista, as I'm still on XP.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Well, dang. This is really just like an autorun.INF on a CD -- so why was
I
thinking it is so hard to make an autorun USB? I know when I was looking
into this a few years ago, I kept hearing you'd have to partition the USB
for some reason (which I of course no longer remember, but I think it was
something about how systems recognize USBs)....

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Steve;

I've used the procedure mentioned in your reference a number of times
using
different USB drives and they all seem to work just fine, with one small
caveat When you insert the USB into the drive you will get the Windows
"What
do you want me to do pop up" If you have it set up properly, the viewer
(which is the way I went) will be highlighted and all you need to do is
click OK.

Here is a copy of my autorun.INF file:

[autorun]
open=pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
action=Run pptview.exe program
icon=pptview.exe
label=My Portable Viewer

Reason I use "playlist.txt" is that once You have generated your first
package to CD and generated the required files, it is just a matter of
changing the file names of your presentations in the txt file and copy
that
and your presentations to the USB

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint

Hi,
I recently done my first powerpoint presentation for a friends
coursework.
I
saved it to a USB memory stick and it played back fine. However when he
tries to play it back on his laptop or his college computer it doesn't
work.
Please could someone help me to find out what I have done wrong? And to
then
advise me how to save it on the USB memory stick so he can just plug it
into
his college computer and it just starts the slideshow.

There's a way of making USB drives autorun

http://blog.shankarganesh.com/2007/08/11/how-to-autorun-programs-from-usb-flash
-drive/

This requires Windows XP/SP2 (no mention of whether it works on VISTA)

It may not work with all USB drives.

The college computer would also need a copy of PowerPoint or the free
Viewer
(or you could use Package For CD to create the files for the USB drive
and
include a copy of the viewer).

Lotta work for something that may or may not work anyhow ... autorun
might
be
disabled on the target PC.

Might be a lot simpler to send the USB along with a note telling the user
to
insert the USB stick, open the USB drive and doubleclick
YourPresentation.PPS

-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================