Self executing files

[emmarzheng]

If you want to make a photo slideshow to memorize someone or some
precious moments, maybe some photo slideshow VCD/DVD creator is a good
option. Convert your photos into slideshows and then burn them into
VCD/DVD with their built-in program.

For more detailed information: See: http://www.photo2VCD.com

 

[Joe Fisher]

At work, you would click Start, the menu pops up, the 2nd or 3rd item will
be Run.

At home, you must use the XP start menu. I despise it. I can't stand the
way all your programs obscure everthing else if you leave the cursor on All
Programs for a second. It just seems to "in your face."
I'm the network admin at school, the first thing that I do when setting up a
new XP machine is to right click on the Start button, choose Properties,
then click the *classic Start menu* radio button.

 

[Guest]

thanks for all your help guys. I tried all the fixes here - there doesn't
seem to be a "run" option here - they may have disabled that feature - they
(the IT people) keep a strict control on PC options. If I double click the
file from explorer and it plays, doesn't that do the same thing? I was hoping
that when I got in this am after rebooting, the problem would have fixed
itself, but no luck. I'm going to have someone else give it a try from their
machine to see if it works for them. After that, I'll give it back to my
colleague who built it in the first place and have him finish it.

 

[Echo S]

No, double-clicking doesn't do the same thing.

Before you have your colleague finish it, also have him create a folder on
his C drive and put the presentation and the sound there. Then insert the
sound into the presentation. You need to do that to maintain the integrity
of linked files (such as your sound file). This shouldn't be imperative,
since you're using Package for CD, but I believe it will resolve a couple of
potential issues for you -- 1) path length to the sound file (shouldn't be
over ~128 characters) and 2) it will make it easier for Package for CD to
locate the sound file and resolve the links as it does its thing (sometimes
Pack and Go and Package for CD can stumble when trying to find linked files
that are really buried on a server).

 

[Guest]

thanks for all your help. we're going to try what you've suggested and
failing that, just do the presentation sans music and have them play it on a
ghetto blaster. you can only do what you can do, right? BTW, i've gotten alot
of help from you guys - just wanted to let you know that you do a great job.

thx
JS

No, double-clicking doesn't do the same thing.

Before you have your colleague finish it, also have him create a folder on
his C drive and put the presentation and the sound there. Then insert the
sound into the presentation. You need to do that to maintain the integrity
of linked files (such as your sound file). This shouldn't be imperative,
since you're using Package for CD, but I believe it will resolve a couple of
potential issues for you -- 1) path length to the sound file (shouldn't be
over ~128 characters) and 2) it will make it easier for Package for CD to
locate the sound file and resolve the links as it does its thing (sometimes
Pack and Go and Package for CD can stumble when trying to find linked files
that are really buried on a server).

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

thanks for all your help guys. I tried all the fixes here - there doesn't
seem to be a "run" option here - they may have disabled that feature - they
(the IT people) keep a strict control on PC options. If I double click the
file from explorer and it plays, doesn't that do the same thing? I was hoping
that when I got in this am after rebooting, the problem would have fixed
itself, but no luck. I'm going to have someone else give it a try from their
machine to see if it works for them. After that, I'll give it back to my
colleague who built it in the first place and have him finish it.