Won't play wav file larger than 1,000 kb

[Charlie]

As an addendum to my post below about sound issues, further investigation
shows I can insert a sound file as long as it is less than one megabyte. If I
add a sound file any largerthan that it just does not play. I verified this
by starting with a 5mb sound file (which would not play) and repeatedly
editing it and trying it again. Once the file got smaller than 1 mb, it would
work perfectly.

As I said in my earlier post, this is a new problem. Presentations I
previously created with large wav files, which played perfectly on my system,
no longer play sound. I have not changed any system system settings or
PowerPoint options that I'm aware of. It is definitely not a file corruption
issue because any of these files plays normally on another computer.

 

[John Wilson]

I'm betting that in tools > options>general the setting for "link sounds with
filesize greater" than is set to 999kb. If so what youre seeing is a
difference between linked and embedded sounds. Is the path to the linked
sounds very long? - move the file and make it shorter ideally in the same
folder as the presentation.

 

[Charlie]

Good thought, but we're talking embedded files here. And my setting is at
50,000.

 

[John Wilson]

Ah well!!

Do the large files play in mplay32.exe?

 

[Charlie]

Yes, perfectly! Every other aspect of sound handling on my system seems to be
normal...the problem is confined to PowerPoint.

 

[tohlz]

The presentation with the sound embedded play on other computers except yours?
Try removing all files from the Windows Temp folder and see if it works.
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[Charlie]

Plays fine on other computers. I emptied the Windows temp folder as you
suggested, but no change. Thanks for your efforts...this is a real stumper to
me.

 

[Michael Koerner]

Have you tried doing a Detect and Repair in PowerPoint?

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|
| Plays fine on other computers. I emptied the Windows temp folder as you
| suggested, but no change. Thanks for your efforts...this is a real stumper
to
| me.
|

 

[Charlie]

It gets REALLY odd now. After running Detect and Repair, I can now embed a
3.8 mb file (which would not work before), but when I jump up to the next
larger wav files I have saved, which are in the 25 to 30 mb range, they still
won't play.

 

[Michael Koerner]

When you double click the sound file outside of PowerPoint what do they play
in? You may also want to look here
http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppmultimedia.html

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| It gets REALLY odd now. After running Detect and Repair, I can now embed
a
| 3.8 mb file (which would not work before), but when I jump up to the next
| larger wav files I have saved, which are in the 25 to 30 mb range, they
still
| won't play.
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > Have you tried doing a Detect and Repair in PowerPoint?
| >
| > --
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| >
| >
| > | > |
| > | Plays fine on other computers. I emptied the Windows temp folder as
you
| > | suggested, but no change. Thanks for your efforts...this is a real
stumper
| > to
| > | me.
| > |
| >
| >
| >

 

[Charlie]

Yes, sounds play fine in Media Player or mplay32.exe.

After reading the info site you sent me to, I even removed all other players
from my system in case there was a conflict. Still no good....although I now
suspect that the problem may be related to a new version of RealPlayer I
installed a few weeks ago.

I'm going to go back and look for a restore point and try that.

 

[Michael Koerner]

Is that what opens them up when you double click on them? Or, is it Real
Player?

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| Yes, sounds play fine in Media Player or mplay32.exe.
|
| After reading the info site you sent me to, I even removed all other
players
| from my system in case there was a conflict. Still no good....although I
now
| suspect that the problem may be related to a new version of RealPlayer I
| installed a few weeks ago.
|
| I'm going to go back and look for a restore point and try that.
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > When you double click the sound file outside of PowerPoint what do they
play
| > in? You may also want to look here
| > http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppmultimedia.html
| >
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| >
| >
| > | > | It gets REALLY odd now. After running Detect and Repair, I can now
embed
| > a
| > | 3.8 mb file (which would not work before), but when I jump up to the
next
| > | larger wav files I have saved, which are in the 25 to 30 mb range,
they
| > still
| > | won't play.
| > |
| > | "Michael Koerner" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Have you tried doing a Detect and Repair in PowerPoint?
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > <>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
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| > | > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | Plays fine on other computers. I emptied the Windows temp folder
as
| > you
| > | > | suggested, but no change. Thanks for your efforts...this is a real
| > stumper
| > | > to
| > | > | me.
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >

 

[Charlie]

Windows Media Player is my default player that opens when I double-click on
the file, but I know that PowerPoint supposedly uses mplayer32.exe.

Is that what opens them up when you double click on them? Or, is it Real
Player?

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| Yes, sounds play fine in Media Player or mplay32.exe.
|
| After reading the info site you sent me to, I even removed all other
players
| from my system in case there was a conflict. Still no good....although I
now
| suspect that the problem may be related to a new version of RealPlayer I
| installed a few weeks ago.
|
| I'm going to go back and look for a restore point and try that.
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > When you double click the sound file outside of PowerPoint what do they
play
| > in? You may also want to look here
| > http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppmultimedia.html
| >
| > --
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| > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| >
| >
| > | > | It gets REALLY odd now. After running Detect and Repair, I can now
embed
| > a
| > | 3.8 mb file (which would not work before), but when I jump up to the
next
| > | larger wav files I have saved, which are in the 25 to 30 mb range,
they
| > still
| > | won't play.
| > |
| > | "Michael Koerner" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Have you tried doing a Detect and Repair in PowerPoint?
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > <>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
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| > | > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | Plays fine on other computers. I emptied the Windows temp folder
as
| > you
| > | > | suggested, but no change. Thanks for your efforts...this is a real
| > stumper
| > | > to
| > | > | me.
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >

 

[Michael Koerner]

You might want to look at that link I sent you. Real Player has a tendency
to muck up some of the settings

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| Windows Media Player is my default player that opens when I double-click
on
| the file, but I know that PowerPoint supposedly uses mplayer32.exe.
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > Is that what opens them up when you double click on them? Or, is it Real
| > Player?
| >
| > --
| > <>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
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| > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| >
| >
| > | > | Yes, sounds play fine in Media Player or mplay32.exe.
| > |
| > | After reading the info site you sent me to, I even removed all other
| > players
| > | from my system in case there was a conflict. Still no good....although
I
| > now
| > | suspect that the problem may be related to a new version of RealPlayer
I
| > | installed a few weeks ago.
| > |
| > | I'm going to go back and look for a restore point and try that.
| > |
| > | "Michael Koerner" wrote:
| > |
| > | > When you double click the sound file outside of PowerPoint what do
they
| > play
| > | > in? You may also want to look here
| > | > http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppmultimedia.html
| > | >
| > | > --
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| > | > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | It gets REALLY odd now. After running Detect and Repair, I can
now
| > embed
| > | > a
| > | > | 3.8 mb file (which would not work before), but when I jump up to
the
| > next
| > | > | larger wav files I have saved, which are in the 25 to 30 mb range,
| > they
| > | > still
| > | > | won't play.
| > | > |
| > | > | "Michael Koerner" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > Have you tried doing a Detect and Repair in PowerPoint?
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
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| > | > | > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Plays fine on other computers. I emptied the Windows temp
folder
| > as
| > | > you
| > | > | > | suggested, but no change. Thanks for your efforts...this is a
real
| > | > stumper
| > | > | > to
| > | > | > | me.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
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