Saving PPT to CD

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kcwbw

In my previous post I forgot to say that when I try to package my
presentation to a CD or do it from a folder I get the error message that my
files cannot be copied and that my CD may not be usable. I always use a new
blank CD-R. I can't understand why the first few times I put my presentation
on a CD I didn't have any problems and it won't do at all.

My presentation has audio with it in mp3 format. I have slide transitions
and they are timed to go along with the song. Can anyone tell me why
sometimes the timing is perfect and at times it is off? Thanks.
 
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Michael Koerner

Just because you have a CD Player on your system. You may not have a CD
Writer. Have you burnt CDs before?

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| In my previous post I forgot to say that when I try to package my
| presentation to a CD or do it from a folder I get the error message that
my
| files cannot be copied and that my CD may not be usable. I always use a
new
| blank CD-R. I can't understand why the first few times I put my
presentation
| on a CD I didn't have any problems and it won't do at all.
|
| My presentation has audio with it in mp3 format. I have slide transitions
| and they are timed to go along with the song. Can anyone tell me why
| sometimes the timing is perfect and at times it is off? Thanks.
 
S

Sandy

OK - I know this sounds too basic, but this same thing happened to me once on
my laptop. To resolve the problem, I removed the CD, then I rebooted my
computer. I've not had a problem since...
 
M

Michael Koerner

If you have done it before I would then check your CD burner software and
make sure that it recognizes your CDR The problem may be hardware related.

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|I have burnt many CD's before.
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > Just because you have a CD Player on your system. You may not have a CD
| > Writer. Have you burnt CDs before?
| >
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| > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| >
| >
| > | > | In my previous post I forgot to say that when I try to package my
| > | presentation to a CD or do it from a folder I get the error message
that
| > my
| > | files cannot be copied and that my CD may not be usable. I always use
a
| > new
| > | blank CD-R. I can't understand why the first few times I put my
| > presentation
| > | on a CD I didn't have any problems and it won't do at all.
| > |
| > | My presentation has audio with it in mp3 format. I have slide
transitions
| > | and they are timed to go along with the song. Can anyone tell me why
| > | sometimes the timing is perfect and at times it is off? Thanks.
| >
| >
| >
 
E

Echo S

So, lemme make sure I understand. When you do File|Package for CD and choose
to package to a folder, you get an error message then, too?
 
K

kcwbw

Yes, when I try to do it from a folder and the wizard comes up and I start
going thru the steps I get the message that it can't be done and that my Cd
may be unusable the thing is I have used the same brand of CD's and thaey
have worked before.

Echo S said:
So, lemme make sure I understand. When you do File|Package for CD and choose
to package to a folder, you get an error message then, too?

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http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8


kcwbw said:
In my previous post I forgot to say that when I try to package my
presentation to a CD or do it from a folder I get the error message that
my
files cannot be copied and that my CD may not be usable. I always use a
new
blank CD-R. I can't understand why the first few times I put my
presentation
on a CD I didn't have any problems and it won't do at all.

My presentation has audio with it in mp3 format. I have slide transitions
and they are timed to go along with the song. Can anyone tell me why
sometimes the timing is perfect and at times it is off? Thanks.
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E

Echo S

Wait, what exactly are you trying to do *from* a folder? I'm talking about
opening PPT and using File|Package for CD and choosing there to package to a
folder. When you do that, package to a folder on your harddrive, not on your
CD. You can burn the CD later using your CD burning software. Right now,
we're trying to get the actual packaging process to work, and to do that, we
need to take the CD out of the mix.

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Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

kcwbw said:
Yes, when I try to do it from a folder and the wizard comes up and I start
going thru the steps I get the message that it can't be done and that my
Cd
may be unusable the thing is I have used the same brand of CD's and thaey
have worked before.

Echo S said:
So, lemme make sure I understand. When you do File|Package for CD and
choose
to package to a folder, you get an error message then, too?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8


kcwbw said:
In my previous post I forgot to say that when I try to package my
presentation to a CD or do it from a folder I get the error message
that
my
files cannot be copied and that my CD may not be usable. I always use a
new
blank CD-R. I can't understand why the first few times I put my
presentation
on a CD I didn't have any problems and it won't do at all.

My presentation has audio with it in mp3 format. I have slide
transitions
and they are timed to go along with the song. Can anyone tell me why
sometimes the timing is perfect and at times it is off? Thanks.
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K

kcwbw

That's what I have done. The folder is on my hard drive and I still get the
error message when trying to use the wizard for putting my ppt on a CD from
the folder.

Echo S said:
Wait, what exactly are you trying to do *from* a folder? I'm talking about
opening PPT and using File|Package for CD and choosing there to package to a
folder. When you do that, package to a folder on your harddrive, not on your
CD. You can burn the CD later using your CD burning software. Right now,
we're trying to get the actual packaging process to work, and to do that, we
need to take the CD out of the mix.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

kcwbw said:
Yes, when I try to do it from a folder and the wizard comes up and I start
going thru the steps I get the message that it can't be done and that my
Cd
may be unusable the thing is I have used the same brand of CD's and thaey
have worked before.

Echo S said:
So, lemme make sure I understand. When you do File|Package for CD and
choose
to package to a folder, you get an error message then, too?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8


In my previous post I forgot to say that when I try to package my
presentation to a CD or do it from a folder I get the error message
that
my
files cannot be copied and that my CD may not be usable. I always use a
new
blank CD-R. I can't understand why the first few times I put my
presentation
on a CD I didn't have any problems and it won't do at all.

My presentation has audio with it in mp3 format. I have slide
transitions
and they are timed to go along with the song. Can anyone tell me why
sometimes the timing is perfect and at times it is off? Thanks.
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Echo S

I'm sorry, I'm still confused.

First go to your C drive proper and create a folder called test. So you'll
have C:\test

Then go to File|Package for CD and click Copy to Folder -- you should get a
dialog box with an option for folder name and location. If you use something
like kcwbwCD for the folder name and type in C:\test\ for the location,
click OK and then click Close, do you then receive an error message?

Go to C:\test\ and see if you now have a folder kcwbwCD inside it. If so,
look inside that folder. There should be a PPT file, an autorun.INF file,
pptview.exe, and some other DLL files and stuff. You want to burn those
files to CD using yoru CD burning software.

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Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

kcwbw said:
That's what I have done. The folder is on my hard drive and I still get
the
error message when trying to use the wizard for putting my ppt on a CD
from
the folder.

Echo S said:
Wait, what exactly are you trying to do *from* a folder? I'm talking
about
opening PPT and using File|Package for CD and choosing there to package
to a
folder. When you do that, package to a folder on your harddrive, not on
your
CD. You can burn the CD later using your CD burning software. Right now,
we're trying to get the actual packaging process to work, and to do that,
we
need to take the CD out of the mix.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

kcwbw said:
Yes, when I try to do it from a folder and the wizard comes up and I
start
going thru the steps I get the message that it can't be done and that
my
Cd
may be unusable the thing is I have used the same brand of CD's and
thaey
have worked before.

:

So, lemme make sure I understand. When you do File|Package for CD and
choose
to package to a folder, you get an error message then, too?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8


In my previous post I forgot to say that when I try to package my
presentation to a CD or do it from a folder I get the error message
that
my
files cannot be copied and that my CD may not be usable. I always
use a
new
blank CD-R. I can't understand why the first few times I put my
presentation
on a CD I didn't have any problems and it won't do at all.

My presentation has audio with it in mp3 format. I have slide
transitions
and they are timed to go along with the song. Can anyone tell me why
sometimes the timing is perfect and at times it is off? Thanks.
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