some controls on this presentation can't be activated....

[Guest]

.....They might not be registered on this computer.

I have a fully updated version of Office 2007 opening a 2003 version PPT
file. How do I get the ActiveX needed to have this work properly? Thanks!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

.....They might not be registered on this computer.

I have a fully updated version of Office 2007 opening a 2003 version PPT
file. How do I get the ActiveX needed to have this work properly? Thanks!

The author of the show may have used an ActiveX control that's not part of
Office 2007/Windows.

You might want to check with them to see what they've done.

 

[Guest]

Well two other people in my office with 2007 that are also up-to-date had no
trouble as well as my machine which is 2003 Office successfully used the file
and all I do is Windows and Office updating. Windows XP Pro and all copies of
Office are up-to-date. Is there anything else to consider? All macros are
allowed on the machine through PPT as well. Thanks for the help Steve!

 

[Echo S]

All that means is the other computers have the ActiveX control in question
installed already.

You're not using something like SwiffPoint Player, are you? Or is there any
Flash in the file? As Steve said, you need to check with the author of the
presentation and find out what kind of control he/she used.

 

[Guest]

I am waiting for word back, but I find it strange since I keep these machines
all updated together. I don't get why one would not have something the others
would if I update them the same. Thanks for the assistance!

All that means is the other computers have the ActiveX control in question
installed already.

You're not using something like SwiffPoint Player, are you? Or is there any
Flash in the file? As Steve said, you need to check with the author of the
presentation and find out what kind of control he/she used.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Well two other people in my office with 2007 that are also up-to-date had
no
trouble as well as my machine which is 2003 Office successfully used the
file
and all I do is Windows and Office updating. Windows XP Pro and all copies
of
Office are up-to-date. Is there anything else to consider? All macros are
allowed on the machine through PPT as well. Thanks for the help Steve!

 

[Echo S]

We're not talking about updates, though, Matt. We're talking (probably)
about an add-in -- or an ActiveX control of some sort, anyway -- the author
used when he/she created the file. If you don't have that ActiveX control
installed (and they're often installed via an add-in), you will see the type
of error message you're seeing.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

I am waiting for word back, but I find it strange since I keep these
machines
all updated together. I don't get why one would not have something the
others
would if I update them the same. Thanks for the assistance!

All that means is the other computers have the ActiveX control in
question
installed already.

You're not using something like SwiffPoint Player, are you? Or is there
any
Flash in the file? As Steve said, you need to check with the author of
the
presentation and find out what kind of control he/she used.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Well two other people in my office with 2007 that are also up-to-date
had
no
trouble as well as my machine which is 2003 Office successfully used
the
file
and all I do is Windows and Office updating. Windows XP Pro and all
copies
of
Office are up-to-date. Is there anything else to consider? All macros
are
allowed on the machine through PPT as well. Thanks for the help Steve!

:

.....They might not be registered on this computer.

I have a fully updated version of Office 2007 opening a 2003 version
PPT
file. How do I get the ActiveX needed to have this work properly?
Thanks!

The author of the show may have used an ActiveX control that's not
part
of
Office 2007/Windows.

You might want to check with them to see what they've done.



-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

 

[Guest]

I see... just really weird because the systems are essentially the same from
software. I will ask the author what they used though. Thanks again!

We're not talking about updates, though, Matt. We're talking (probably)
about an add-in -- or an ActiveX control of some sort, anyway -- the author
used when he/she created the file. If you don't have that ActiveX control
installed (and they're often installed via an add-in), you will see the type
of error message you're seeing.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

I am waiting for word back, but I find it strange since I keep these
machines
all updated together. I don't get why one would not have something the
others
would if I update them the same. Thanks for the assistance!

All that means is the other computers have the ActiveX control in
question
installed already.

You're not using something like SwiffPoint Player, are you? Or is there
any
Flash in the file? As Steve said, you need to check with the author of
the
presentation and find out what kind of control he/she used.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


Well two other people in my office with 2007 that are also up-to-date
had
no
trouble as well as my machine which is 2003 Office successfully used
the
file
and all I do is Windows and Office updating. Windows XP Pro and all
copies
of
Office are up-to-date. Is there anything else to consider? All macros
are
allowed on the machine through PPT as well. Thanks for the help Steve!

:

.....They might not be registered on this computer.

I have a fully updated version of Office 2007 opening a 2003 version
PPT
file. How do I get the ActiveX needed to have this work properly?
Thanks!

The author of the show may have used an ActiveX control that's not
part
of
Office 2007/Windows.

You might want to check with them to see what they've done.



-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I'd guess that the machines where the presentation works ok have the active-x
control it wants. Again, check with the author, or open the presentation on a
computer where it works and look for controls.

This little macro will help you locate them:

Sub ListControls()

Dim oSh As Shape
Dim oSl As Slide

For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides
For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes
If oSh.Type = msoOLEControlObject Then
' display the slide, select the shape and msgbox:
ActiveWindow.View.GotoSlide (oSl.SlideIndex)
oSh.Select msoTrue
MsgBox "Slide " & CStr(oSl.SlideIndex)
End If
Next
Next

End Sub

 

[Guest]

Hey Steve, thanks for the macro. I ran it, but all that came up was the slide
changes. To make things easy, is there a way to reinstall the ActiveX
controls related to Office 2007? Can I just do run the repair tool? thanks!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hey Steve, thanks for the macro. I ran it, but all that came up was the slide
changes.

Maybe the control's grouped with other objects. That'd prevent the macro from
seeing it.

To make things easy, is there a way to reinstall the ActiveX
controls related to Office 2007? Can I just do run the repair tool? thanks!

Detect and Repair certainly shouldn't hurt anything, but it might be better to
re-run Setup. Choose a custom setup and ... well, add whatever's missing to the
list of stuff to install. And w/o knowing what's missing, it's hard to say what
that might be.

Is there anything on any of the slides that you can't easily re-create yourself
using PPT's normal drawing tools? That might be the control you're after.

 

[Guest]

Hey Steve!

Thanks for the suggestions. Earlier today I ran a Flash Player update and
everything worked out fine. Most times that seems automatic as my users go
through different things each day, so it was one of those things I conisder
last obviously. It all worked out. Thanks steve!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Aha! Hey, thanks for coming back with that!

Thanks for the suggestions. Earlier today I ran a Flash Player update and
everything worked out fine. Most times that seems automatic as my users go
through different things each day, so it was one of those things I conisder
last obviously. It all worked out. Thanks steve!

 

[Echo S]

Glad to hear it. Thanks for posting back, Matt.

 

[gareth duffy]

Just had a school with this issue, problem is with version of flash player google flash player uninstall run this and reinstall a correct version of flash player.

....They might not be registered on this computer.

I have a fully updated version of Office 2007 opening a 2003 version PPT
file. How do I get the ActiveX needed to have this work properly? Thanks!

On Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:38 AM Mat wrote:
Well two other people in my office with 2007 that are also up-to-date had no
trouble as well as my machine which is 2003 Office successfully used the file
and all I do is Windows and Office updating. Windows XP Pro and all copies of
Office are up-to-date. Is there anything else to consider? All macros are
allowed on the machine through PPT as well. Thanks for the help Steve!

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

On Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:51 PM Echo S wrote:
All that means is the other computers have the ActiveX control in question
installed already.

You're not using something like SwiffPoint Player, are you? Or is there any
Flash in the file? As Steve said, you need to check with the author of the
presentation and find out what kind of control he/she used.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


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On Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:04 PM Echo S wrote:
We're not talking about updates, though, Matt. We're talking (probably)
about an add-in -- or an ActiveX control of some sort, anyway -- the author
used when he/she created the file. If you don't have that ActiveX control
installed (and they're often installed via an add-in), you will see the type
of error message you're seeing.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

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On Saturday, September 15, 2007 3:22 PM Echo S wrote:
Glad to hear it. Thanks for posting back, Matt.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


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[LVTravel]

Great, answering a 4 year old post. Great Job.