Autorun Powerpoint

[Otis Huddleson]

I am trying to burn a Powerpoint sideshow on a CD so
that it will open when inserted on any computer. I
created a folder called Autofolder. I created the file
autorun.inf in Notebook, [autorun] (return)
open=ppviewer.exe (return) open=multimedia show.pps.
I then created two subfolders within Autofolder. One is
named Installer in which I placed ppviewer.exe and
ppviewer.msi. The other is named Present in which I
placed the presentation named multimedia show.pps. I then
burned the cd and checked the contents and everything was
copied. I then placed the cd in other computers but the
presentation did not come up. Any suggestions?

 

[Kathy J]

I would start with the information and links provided in this PPT FAQ page:
Make an AutoRun CD
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00037.htm

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[Walter Donavan]

Another way to do it, which does not even require the recipient to have PPT
or a PPT viewer, is to save the presentation as a website and burn it to a
CD, along with the following autorun.inf file in the root folder.

[autorun]
shellexecute=index.htm

The presentation will open in Internet Explorer. The recipient must have a
late version of Internet Explorer (5? 6).

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]
[TOP ISSUE - Are you having difficulty opening presentations in PPT 2003
that you just created in PPT 2003? -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820]

Hello,

If you are using PowerPoint 2003, this capability is built into the product
(Package for CD command). This solution bundles the presentation and, by
default, all of it's supporting (linked) files as well as the new
PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to a CD so that when the CD is loaded on to a
supported system the presentation will be opened up automatically in
PowerPoint Viewer 2003. The same feature includes an option to Save to
Folder instead of CD so that you can create a portable, distributable
folder which can be moved to another system, server, etc.

For customers not using PowerPoint 2003 there are a variety manual
workarounds (multiple steps usually starting with using the Pack and Go
feature) and 3rd party workarounds that I will leave to others to suggest.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide additional options for distributing presentations in full fidelity,
don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft
at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

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[Steve Rindsberg]

Another way to do it, which does not even require the recipient to have PPT
or a PPT viewer, is to save the presentation as a website and burn it to a
CD, along with the following autorun.inf file in the root folder.

[autorun]
shellexecute=index.htm

The presentation will open in Internet Explorer. The recipient must have a
late version of Internet Explorer (5? 6).

Neat trick. One thing to watch out for: not all versions of Windows
understand shellexecute in an AutoRun file (wish I could remember when it first
became available, but I can't. Too much gray hair.)