MPG in powerpoint 2003 problem

[Tony]

Powerpoint 2003 crashes everytime I try to view a
slideshow with a .mpg video file. When the slideshow
arrives to the slide with the movie inserted in it,
powerpoint crashes. Powerpoint can play .avi's just fine,
but it crashes each time it plays a .mpg.

Is this a bug in powerpoint? Or is another program i have
installed causing it? I would really appreciate any help,
this problem is driving me crazy to no end. Thanks.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Try playing the MPG file in Media Player (not Windows Media Player) and let
us know if it works.

To run Media Player in Windows XP, click the Start menu | Run and then type
mplay32.exe

You'll find more info at:

http://snipurl.com/ppmultimedia

 

[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".]

Hello,

If you have a sample *.MPG (less than 1 MByte in size) which exhibits this
problem in PowerPoint 2003, I would be glad to have testing look at it to
determine whether there is a known root cause or it's something new.

Just send it to me at the following address (after unscrambling) with the
word NEWSGROUP at the beginning of the e-mail title/subject line:

john_a_langhans
AT
hotmail
DOT
com

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

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