2003 can't play mpgs, play in 2002

[Guest]

Currently running XP with Powerpoint 2003 sp2, Windows Media Player 11 and
the Directx 9.0c (the latest versions). When I insert a mpg into powerpoint
presentation, I get strange green box, the movie does show any video but I
can hear the sound on the movie. This mpg runs without issue in Powerpoint
2002. Any bright ideas?

 

[Ute Simon]

I had this green box on PCs where WinDVD was installed. Which other Media
Players or CD/DVD burning programs apart from Microsoft's WMP are installed
on the machine?

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Guest]

yes got WinDVD installed, plus itunes, roxio easy cd creater. How did you
get around the problem?

 

[Ute Simon]

Try to uninstall WinDVD completely. iTunes and Roxio do no harm as far as I
can tell.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Guest]

Thanks, uninstalled (was only a trial version anyway) and my mpgs now play
without a problem in PPT 2003.