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September 17th, 2009, 02:37 AM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
Greetings:
After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger 
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September 17th, 2009, 01:36 PM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option?
When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 17th, 2009, 03:50 PM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder
Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 17th, 2009, 05:49 PM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
Try burning the CONTENTS of the folder to CD, NOT the folder itself.
-- john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoi...tutorials.html PPTLive Atlanta Oct 11-14 2009 "Jim Varner" wrote: Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 17th, 2009, 09:03 PM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
What I meant by that was not to copy the folder to you CD just the contents
-- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 18th, 2009, 03:36 AM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
John,Michael:
I did burn the files, not the folder. These are in the folder: AUTORUN.INF INTLDATE.DLL microsoft.vc80.crt.manifest msvcm80.dll msvcp80.dll MSVCR80.dll OGL.DLL play.bat playlist.txt PPTVIEW.EXE pptview.exe.manifest PPVWINTL.DLL PVREADME.HTM SAEXT.DLL + my .pps file Can you see any obvious omissions?? pinger "John Wilson" john AT technologytrish.co DOT uk wrote in message ... Try burning the CONTENTS of the folder to CD, NOT the folder itself. -- john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoi...tutorials.html PPTLive Atlanta Oct 11-14 2009 "Jim Varner" wrote: Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 18th, 2009, 03:20 PM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
Files look good. I have an intldate.dll file that your not showing. Which I
don't think has anything to do with the operation of the viewer. This is what should be in your play.bat file @pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt" What happens when you double click your play.bat file in your folder. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... John,Michael: I did burn the files, not the folder. These are in the folder: AUTORUN.INF INTLDATE.DLL microsoft.vc80.crt.manifest msvcm80.dll msvcp80.dll MSVCR80.dll OGL.DLL play.bat playlist.txt PPTVIEW.EXE pptview.exe.manifest PPVWINTL.DLL PVREADME.HTM SAEXT.DLL + my .pps file Can you see any obvious omissions?? pinger "John Wilson" john AT technologytrish.co DOT uk wrote in message ... Try burning the CONTENTS of the folder to CD, NOT the folder itself. -- john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoi...tutorials.html PPTLive Atlanta Oct 11-14 2009 "Jim Varner" wrote: Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 18th, 2009, 05:02 PM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
Hi Michael:
On my list of files I sent, the second one is intldate.dll. The batch file contains the string exactly as you have typed below. When I click on the play.bat, the ppviewer screen flashes on for, perhaps a second ,suggesting that PPViewer has started. Then goes off and nothing happens after that. Thanks, pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... Files look good. I have an intldate.dll file that your not showing. Which I don't think has anything to do with the operation of the viewer. This is what should be in your play.bat file @pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt" What happens when you double click your play.bat file in your folder. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... John,Michael: I did burn the files, not the folder. These are in the folder: AUTORUN.INF INTLDATE.DLL microsoft.vc80.crt.manifest msvcm80.dll msvcp80.dll MSVCR80.dll OGL.DLL play.bat playlist.txt PPTVIEW.EXE pptview.exe.manifest PPVWINTL.DLL PVREADME.HTM SAEXT.DLL + my .pps file Can you see any obvious omissions?? pinger "John Wilson" john AT technologytrish.co DOT uk wrote in message ... Try burning the CONTENTS of the folder to CD, NOT the folder itself. -- john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoi...tutorials.html PPTLive Atlanta Oct 11-14 2009 "Jim Varner" wrote: Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 18th, 2009, 09:50 PM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
What happens when you double click on the pptview.exe file in your folder?
Does the viewer start, and list the files in your folder? -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Hi Michael: On my list of files I sent, the second one is intldate.dll. The batch file contains the string exactly as you have typed below. When I click on the play.bat, the ppviewer screen flashes on for, perhaps a second ,suggesting that PPViewer has started. Then goes off and nothing happens after that. Thanks, pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... Files look good. I have an intldate.dll file that your not showing. Which I don't think has anything to do with the operation of the viewer. This is what should be in your play.bat file @pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt" What happens when you double click your play.bat file in your folder. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... John,Michael: I did burn the files, not the folder. These are in the folder: AUTORUN.INF INTLDATE.DLL microsoft.vc80.crt.manifest msvcm80.dll msvcp80.dll MSVCR80.dll OGL.DLL play.bat playlist.txt PPTVIEW.EXE pptview.exe.manifest PPVWINTL.DLL PVREADME.HTM SAEXT.DLL + my .pps file Can you see any obvious omissions?? pinger "John Wilson" john AT technologytrish.co DOT uk wrote in message ... Try burning the CONTENTS of the folder to CD, NOT the folder itself. -- john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoi...tutorials.html PPTLive Atlanta Oct 11-14 2009 "Jim Varner" wrote: Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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September 19th, 2009, 02:42 AM
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! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt".
When I double click on pptview.exe, viewer opens and it shows ONLY my .pps
file. [ I have my presentation both in a .pps and a .ppt file. I'm quite sure that when I published, I published with the .ppt file open....but note that the list of files now shows a .pps file] pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... What happens when you double click on the pptview.exe file in your folder? Does the viewer start, and list the files in your folder? -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Hi Michael: On my list of files I sent, the second one is intldate.dll. The batch file contains the string exactly as you have typed below. When I click on the play.bat, the ppviewer screen flashes on for, perhaps a second ,suggesting that PPViewer has started. Then goes off and nothing happens after that. Thanks, pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... Files look good. I have an intldate.dll file that your not showing. Which I don't think has anything to do with the operation of the viewer. This is what should be in your play.bat file @pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt" What happens when you double click your play.bat file in your folder. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... John,Michael: I did burn the files, not the folder. These are in the folder: AUTORUN.INF INTLDATE.DLL microsoft.vc80.crt.manifest msvcm80.dll msvcp80.dll MSVCR80.dll OGL.DLL play.bat playlist.txt PPTVIEW.EXE pptview.exe.manifest PPVWINTL.DLL PVREADME.HTM SAEXT.DLL + my .pps file Can you see any obvious omissions?? pinger "John Wilson" john AT technologytrish.co DOT uk wrote in message ... Try burning the CONTENTS of the folder to CD, NOT the folder itself. -- john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoi...tutorials.html PPTLive Atlanta Oct 11-14 2009 "Jim Varner" wrote: Yes, I did use the Package for CD option....but did not copy to Folder Option at first. Based on your input here, though, I tried that. I no longer get the "missing file" warning, but now when I insert the CD, rather than the PPT presentation simply starting on auto-play, when I insert the CD, I get a window that shows me "files currently on CD". I must still have some setting incorrect. I did PUBLISH, PACKAGE FOR CD, ...package type Viewer Package PLAY ALL PRESENTATIONS AUTOMATICALLY IN THE SPECIFIED ORDER including LINKED FILES and EMBEDDED TRUE TYPE FONTS then COPY TO FOLDER. Then I burned it to CD with the XP utility. Does Microsoft have a program called PowerPoint for Dummies? What I don't understand about your reply is "burning to the ROOT directory." I simply burned it to a blank cd-r media....I did not pre-create any directory(ies). pinger "Michael Koerner" wrote in message ... When you created your presentation did you use the Package for CD option? When using that option you should always use the copy to Folder Option, then burn the contents of the folder to the root directory of your CD. This method seems to give the best results for this task. -- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "Jim Varner" wrote in message ... Greetings: After burning a CD with a PPT2007 .ppt file, I am having an issue while testing it. I see a flash on my screen indicating that PowerPoint Viewer has started, but then nothing happens. When I click the shortcut for my cd drive to look at the content, I get a message: ! PowerPoint Viewer cannot find the file "playlist.txt". I suspect that this is why it won't run (or at least the first issue encountered). Can anyone help? Thank you, pinger
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