My WMV files won't play in my slideshow

[Guest]

Hi,

I have inserted a WMV file into a presentation, and it is set to start
automatically as the slide it is on appears. The file will play in Windows
Media player. What could I be doing wrong in PowerPoint. I have inserted
many of these in the past without problems. Since about 9p.m. last night, I
am now having this problem with every WMV file I try in any PowerPoint 2003
presentation. Any ideas? I'm hosting a seminar tomorrow and will be
demonstrating how to insert media. I usually have no problems, so this is
unusual.

Many thanks,

Karen.

 

[Kathy Jacobs]

Karen,
Have you installed any new software on your system? If so, that is very
likely to have affected how your videos play.

I would strongly suggest you read the tutorials on media that Austin has put
together. You can find them at: http://www.pfcmedia.com/Tutorial.htm

--
Kathy Jacobs, Microsoft MVP OneNote and PowerPoint
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
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[Guest]

Thanks very much Kathy. I haven't installed any new software. I am now
going to read Austin's tutorials though. Thanks very much for the tip.

Take care,

Karen

 

[Ute Simon]

Thanks very much Kathy. I haven't installed any new software. I am now

going to read Austin's tutorials though. Thanks very much for the tip.

Hi Karen,

but I suppose you created a new folder for the presentation? Sometimes it's
only the path which is too long. Multimedia files in PowerPoint do not work,
if the path is longer than 128 characters (incl. filename), and spaces in
file name may cause problems. So try moving your presentation and media
files to a folder C:\Test.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Guest]

Hi Ute,

Thanks very much for your advice. I'm going to give that a go now. I've
tried all of the other suggestions and it's still driving me mad!

Take care,

Karen