PPT2000: Consecutive Slides Containing MPEG Movie Files Do Not Advance in Slide Show View (295810)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q295810

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in slide show view, you are unable to advance past a slide that contains a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) movie file.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur when all of the following conditions are true:
  • The operating system is Microsoft Windows 2000.

    -and-
  • The presentation includes consecutive slides that contain MPEG movies.

    -and-
  • DirectX 8.0 is not installed.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, install DirectX 8.0. DirectX 8.0 can be downloaded from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/directx/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/28/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB295810
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