powerpoint flash player installation issue

[SteveC]

We've produced a powerpoint presentation that incorporates lots of flash
within it. we have hit a problem with distributing this powerpoint via cdrom
in that we need to include the appropriate flash player installation
program. so that it installs the flash player as well as the Active X
controls required by Power Point.



We have tried the standard IE FP set-up program. however this doesn't
install the Active X controls. what version of the player do we include, or
how do we ensure the active x controls are installed?



Help. this is proving to be much harder then it should be



Steve


Spec - Win XP - IE 6, PP2003, FP 8

 

[Echo S]

If you are using the PPT Viewer on the CD, it doesn't support ActiveX
controls -- the upshot is, Flash doesn't play in the PPT Viewer.

 

[SteveC]

We are not using the PP viewer...

We are using Power Point 2003... and we are including the Flash installation
program on the CD, this however fails to install the correct Active X
controls... hence the problem getting powerpoint to run showing the flash

Steve

 

[Echo S]

Generally, when people distribute PPT on CD and they created it using PPT
2003, they mean that they used File|Package for CD and created an autorun CD
that way. If that's the case, then that autorun CD relies on the PPT Viewer
to run, and the full PPT doesn't get added to the mix at all. (That's
assuming that you use the default options in Package for CD.)

Now, if there is not a PPT Viewer on your CD, then your users must have PPT
or a PPT Viewer installed on their system. Not to argue, but even though
*you* are using PPT 2003, it doesn't mean that the recipients of the CD are,
and if you created the CD using PPT 2003's Package for CD, then they
definitely are not -- because they're then using the PPT 2003 Viewer.

I believe that PPT (full program) uses the Active X control you get if you
install the Flash player in IE. So what Flash player are you installing, and
how do you know it's not installing the correct Active X controls? And how
do you know the recipients are using PPT, not the PPT Viewer?

 

[SteveC]

All recipients have PowerPoint 2003, Windows XP and a reasonable computer.
they are all employees of the same company, or associated with it and as
such we have a good understanding of the equipment involved.



How have we ourselves tested it, we have replicated the problem on a windows
XP machine. we reformatted it, installed Win XP, Powerpoint 2003. and then
we tried to view the presentation. no flash was shown as expected. although
Powerpoint does show an image.



We then installed flash player 8 for IE with active x, called I believe
install_flash_player_8_active_x.exe .



We again tried to view the presentation thinking it would work, only to find
that the flash within the PP still does not play, we even tried rebooting to
see if that did anything.. Nothing, no flash within the presentation.



We then went to adobe and reinstalled the flash player using the online
install procedures there. this installs flash complete with active x
controls with no problem. and the only difference I can find is that in the
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files now contains the shockwave flash object
whereas installing from the cd fails to install this, within this directory.



Any ideas, how we get everyone inside an organisation to install flash 8/9
without having to do so online, so that they can view a powerpoint.



Steve

 

[chainsaw]

All recipients have PowerPoint 2003, Windows XP and a reasonable computer.
they are all employees of the same company, or associated with it and as
such we have a good understanding of the equipment involved.



How have we ourselves tested it, we have replicated the problem on a windows
XP machine. we reformatted it, installed Win XP, Powerpoint 2003. and then
we tried to view the presentation. no flash was shown as expected. although
Powerpoint does show an image.



We then installed flash player 8 for IE with active x, called I believe
install_flash_player_8_active_x.exe .



We again tried to view the presentation thinking it would work, only to find
that the flash within the PP still does not play, we even tried rebooting to
see if that did anything.. Nothing, no flash within the presentation.



We then went to adobe and reinstalled the flash player using the online
install procedures there. this installs flash complete with active x
controls with no problem. and the only difference I can find is that in the
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files now contains the shockwave flash object
whereas installing from the cd fails to install this, within this directory.



Any ideas, how we get everyone inside an organisation to install flash 8/9
without having to do so online, so that they can view a powerpoint.



Steve

 

[Echo S]

Hm.

If I go to the Flash Player Downloads, I can eventually get to this page
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
where I can download the EXE -- I think it's the same one you mentioned.


Thing is, this particular EXE is for Non-IE or AOL browsers, which, I'd
imagine, is the problem.

I think you may need to contact Adobe to see if there's a downloadable
version of the IE Active X installer and if you can distribute it. I
couldn't locate it, though.

 

[SteveC]

Thanks for your help, but I actually have all the install programs, been
there and done that... this must just be one of those errors...

thanks

steve