Media Clip, MIDI Sequence, and Video Clip ActiveX controls will no longer display in the Insert Object list in PowerPoint (884175)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, the Media Clip, MIDI Sequence, and Video Clip ActiveX controls do not load, and you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object.
Additionally, the following objects are no longer available in the Insert Object dialog box:
  • Media Clip
  • MIDI Sequence
  • Video Clip

CAUSE

This behavior occurs after you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Windows XP SP2 classifies several ActiveX controls as unsafe including the Media Clip, MIDI Sequence, and Video Clip controls. When you open a presentation that contains ActiveX controls, PowerPoint verifies if the controls can be loaded. PowerPoint will not load the control or make that control available as an object for you to insert on to a slide if Windows XP SP2 has marked the ActiveX control unsafe.

WORKAROUND

To play a media clip, such as a sound clip, a video clip, or a MIDI sequence in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
  1. On the Insert menu, click Movies and Sounds, and then click Movies from file or Sounds from file.

    If you choose Sounds from file, you can insert a sound or MIDI sequence. If you click Movies from file, you can insert a video clip.
  2. Locate the media clip, and then click Open.
  3. In PowerPoint 2000 and PowerPoint 2002, click Yes or click No to determine how to play the media clip throughout the slide show.

    In PowerPoint 2003, click Automatically or When Clicked to determine how to play the media clip throughout the slide show. The When Clicked option lets you start the media clip only when you click it.
  4. On the Slide Show menu, click Custom Animation.
  5. To set the timing, effects, play options, and display options, follow these steps:

    PowerPoint 2000

    1. In the Custom Animation dialog box, click the Timing tab. Make sure that the media object is selected.
    2. Click the Multimedia Settings tab, and then select the Play using animation order check box.

      Note By default, the Pause Slide Show option is selected on the Multimedia Settings tab. This setting stops the presentation when the media clip finishes playing or when the next slide advances. To play a sound or MIDI sequence across multiple slides, click Continue Slide Show.
    3. In the Stop Playing area on the Multimedia Settings tab, click After number_of_slides Slides, and then type the number of slides that you want the sound file to play on before stopping.

    PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003

    1. In the Custom Animation task pane, right-click the media clip on the list, click Effect Options, and then click the Effects tab.
    2. In the Stop playing area, specify the options that you want, and then click OK.
    3. Close the Custom Animation task pane.
    4. To play a sound or MIDI sequence across multiple slides, right-click the sound, and then click Edit Sound Object.
    5. Select the Loop until stopped check box, and then click OK.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/27/2005
Keywords:kbControl kbActiveXScript kbtshoot kbprb KB884175 kbAudEndUser kbAudDeveloper
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