WMA videos "starting" slow in Powerpoint

[Chris T]

Greetings all!

Thanks very much for this helpful community.

I'm working with Powerpoint and Windows Media File videos formatted with PFC
Media (which I do recommend) that are embedded into the Powerpoint document.

The videos are playing fine, but are -starting- slow on a new laptop that my
boss just got. (Centrino X60s with Windows Media Player 10)

Someone suggested I start Windows Media at the time of boot up...does anyone
have any other suggestions or advice to help me increase the speed of startup?

Thanks!