Well, I really wouldn't worry about this too much. It could be just my VISTA
machine. I would expect MS PP Presentation to open the file with the default
application.
After all, I think I was the only one that had a problem?
Joe K0BX
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--- On Wed, 7/22/09, Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc@citlink.net> wrote:
> From: Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc@citlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WØDXCC Contest Central - RTTY Contesting presentation -
> Problem Solved
> To: dezrat1242@yahoo.com, rtty@contesting.com
> Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 10:18 AM
> I looked into this issue and didn't
> find an option to specify the audio
> player that PowerPoint will use.
>
> The closest you can achieve only works for the original
> audio files
> themselves (MP3's in this case, played outside of PP). You
> can right click
> an MP3 and then select "Open with..." from the helper menu.
> You then choose
> among the variety of players installed on your computer.
> This action does
> not change your setting for the default player, it only
> bypasses it.
>
> Of course this is of no help when viewing a PowerPoint
> presentation. As you
> discovered, it defaults to the Microsoft Medial Player.
> Maybe someone knows
> a work-around but I was not able to find anything.
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
> To: <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WØDXCC Contest Central - RTTY
> Contesting presentation -
> Problem Solved
>
>
> >
> >
> > ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:47:58 -0700 (PDT), "k0bx@arrl.net"
> <k0bx@arrl.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>I guess that the Power Point Player wanted Media
> Player or nothing
> >
> > REPLY:
> >
> > That's interesting Joe, thanks for the info. Does
> anyone know a way around
> > this
> > issue? I also use Winamp for mp3 files because with
> some internet radio
> > stations, that is the only player that works. I don't
> want to keep
> > changing back
> > and forth between Winamp and Windows Media Player.
> >
> > All suggestions appreciated.
> >
> > 73, Bill W6WRT
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