'Activate Contents' for inserted object (executable) in PowerPoint slide show fails

[Richard Middleton]

I have been successfully using inserted objects (executables) in
PowerPoint slide shows for the last couple of years, however, for the
last couple of months I have not been able to activate the contents of
the inserted objects. Old presentations that contain Visual Basic
executables now do not activate the contents, as well as for new
PowerPoint files. Currently, for example, if I insert a basic
executable into a slide (e.g. notepad.exe), the contents simply do not
activate.

I am running PowerPoint 2002 (Office XP) with Microsoft XP, Service
Pack 3. Office XP has been uninstalled/re-installed several times. I
am not sure if the problem is related to options I may have
inadvertently changed, licensing, corruption, viruses (computer is
virus free) etc.

Thanks in advance

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Check the security setting on your machine. It is located under Tools |
Macro | Security

Higher settings will protect the machine from possible harmful content, but
may prevent links and programs from executing.


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[Richard Middleton]

Typically I have macro security on low for PowerPoint since I've
previously used many executables within a presentation. Today I bought
the latest version of MS Office, but the problem continues.

I installed the previous version of Office on my wife's computer (same
problem, except the executable crashed the computer straight away),
laptop (blue screen of death immediantely) and home PC (where
executables in PowerPoint work fine). Each machine has XP (except my
wide's computer which has Windoes 2000 still).


I can only assume some setup on the machines is at fault?

Thanks