I am unable to access some PowerPoint files that I burned
onto a CD. I can see that the files are on the CD
(properties indicate the correct file size and the icon
is there) but when I open it, only a blank presentation
appears. I cannot copy and paste to a new location. When
I try it says it can't open the file and that
the "parameter is invalid." However, I can open other
files on the CD with no problem. Is there any way around
this? Any help would be much appreciated....Thanks.

Have you tried moving the file from the CD to your hard drive first, and
then opening it from PowerPoint? Did you burn the file to the CD from your
regular CD burning software, or did you save it to the CD from PowerPoint?
--

Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
http://www.soniacoleman.com
(Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003


"SDG2003" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am unable to access some PowerPoint files that I burned
> onto a CD. I can see that the files are on the CD
> (properties indicate the correct file size and the icon
> is there) but when I open it, only a blank presentation
> appears. I cannot copy and paste to a new location. When
> I try it says it can't open the file and that
> the "parameter is invalid." However, I can open other
> files on the CD with no problem. Is there any way around
> this? Any help would be much appreciated....Thanks.
>
>

Right click on one of the files on the CD and check the Properties.
Anything unusual?

Are you reading the CD from the same drive/burner it was created on? What
software did you use? Did you create a multi-session CD?


"SDG2003" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:325501c35520$065f2900$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, it won't move/copy/paste to another location. It
> says "cannot copy 'filename." The parameter is
> incorrect." This has happened with multiple files on
> multiple CDs that I burned--I can access some of the PPT
> files but not others; however I can see all of them with
> their properties. I originally burned the files to the CD-
> R from regular burning software. Any thoughts?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Have you tried moving the file from the CD to your hard
> drive first, and
> >then opening it from PowerPoint? Did you burn the file
> to the CD from your
> >regular CD burning software, or did you save it to the
> CD from PowerPoint?
> >--
> >
> >Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> >http://www.soniacoleman.com
> >(Tutorials and Autorun CD Project Creator)
> >PowerPoint Live! - Featured Speaker
> >Tucson, AZ; October 12-15, 2003
> >
> >
> >"SDG2003" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:2c8301c354c3$67ba3bc0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I am unable to access some PowerPoint files that I
> burned
> >> onto a CD. I can see that the files are on the CD
> >> (properties indicate the correct file size and the icon
> >> is there) but when I open it, only a blank presentation
> >> appears. I cannot copy and paste to a new location.
> When
> >> I try it says it can't open the file and that
> >> the "parameter is invalid." However, I can open other
> >> files on the CD with no problem. Is there any way
> around
> >> this? Any help would be much appreciated....Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >