pack and go

[mike]

When I choose the destination drive (CD-RW) in the pack
and go wizard, I get an error message 'Incorrect
funtion." This is followed by a message that I don't
have access to this folder and my administrator must give
me access. I am not on a network, and I use this drive
regularly for other things without problems. Also, I can
direct copy the presentation to the drive without
difficulty. Any suggestions?

 

[Michael Koerner]

Do the P&G to your HD, and then us your CD burning software to burn the files to
your CD.

I have to ask, if your putting it onto a CD, why use P&G?

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


When I choose the destination drive (CD-RW) in the pack
and go wizard, I get an error message 'Incorrect
funtion." This is followed by a message that I don't
have access to this folder and my administrator must give
me access. I am not on a network, and I use this drive
regularly for other things without problems. Also, I can
direct copy the presentation to the drive without
difficulty. Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

You asked why I would use it if I was putting the
presentation on a cd. I am not a powerpoint expert, but
I had been told that if one wanted to make sure that all
associated files (video clips, audio etc.) were copied,
that the best way to insure that was to use pack and go.
Am I wrong?

-----Original Message-----
Do the P&G to your HD, and then us your CD burning software to burn the files to
your CD.

I have to ask, if your putting it onto a CD, why use P&G?

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


When I choose the destination drive (CD-RW) in the pack
and go wizard, I get an error message 'Incorrect
funtion." This is followed by a message that I don't
have access to this folder and my administrator must give
me access. I am not on a network, and I use this drive
regularly for other things without problems. Also, I can
direct copy the presentation to the drive without
difficulty. Any suggestions?


.

 

[Sonia]

No, you're not wrong, but a step is missing if you want to make it easy for
the end user. Pack your presentation so that everything is gathered
together. Then unpack it to a folder using the .EXE file that was
generated. Then burn everything in the unpack folder to the CD.

Otherwise the end user will have to load the two pack and go files to their
hard drive, unpack the files and then run the presentation. This way they
can run the presentation directly from the CD.
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Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

You asked why I would use it if I was putting the
presentation on a cd. I am not a powerpoint expert, but
I had been told that if one wanted to make sure that all
associated files (video clips, audio etc.) were copied,
that the best way to insure that was to use pack and go.
Am I wrong?

-----Original Message-----
Do the P&G to your HD, and then us your CD burning software to burn the files to
your CD.

I have to ask, if your putting it onto a CD, why use P&G?

<><>Email unless specifically requested will not be

<><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


When I choose the destination drive (CD-RW) in the pack
and go wizard, I get an error message 'Incorrect
funtion." This is followed by a message that I don't
have access to this folder and my administrator must give
me access. I am not on a network, and I use this drive
regularly for other things without problems. Also, I can
direct copy the presentation to the drive without
difficulty. Any suggestions?


.

 

[Michael Koerner]

No, not wrong. But, a lot easier to put all your sound files, movie files, other
linked files into the same folder as your presentation before you make your
links. Then copy all the files to your CD, by passing Pack & Go. You might even
consider creating an Autorun CD which allows your presentation to run regardless
if the end user has PowerPoint installed on their system or not. See here

Make an AutoRun CD
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00037.htm



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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


You asked why I would use it if I was putting the
presentation on a cd. I am not a powerpoint expert, but
I had been told that if one wanted to make sure that all
associated files (video clips, audio etc.) were copied,
that the best way to insure that was to use pack and go.
Am I wrong?

-----Original Message-----
Do the P&G to your HD, and then us your CD burning software to burn the files to
your CD.

I have to ask, if your putting it onto a CD, why use P&G?

<><>Email unless specifically requested will not be

<><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


When I choose the destination drive (CD-RW) in the pack
and go wizard, I get an error message 'Incorrect
funtion." This is followed by a message that I don't
have access to this folder and my administrator must give
me access. I am not on a network, and I use this drive
regularly for other things without problems. Also, I can
direct copy the presentation to the drive without
difficulty. Any suggestions?


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