Bypass PPT Viewer User Agreement

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Michael Burns

We are using Package as CD to create PPT CD's that we send to PC's
without PPT installed.

We would like to override the user agreement splash screen that
appears the first time you run the viewer on a PC.

Is there some command we can add to the *.bat file so the user
agreement doesn't come up?

Thanks
|mb
 
In short, no. Or at least not with the New PowerPoint viewer (based on PP
2003). They do not appear in the old viewer (based on PP97), but then
again, neither do a lot on animations and transitions. More here:
** Download Free PowerPoint Viewers
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00153.htm

If you feel this is an issue that should be
addressed/changed/improved/whatever, please take a moment from your schedule
and explain to MS exactly why. It is important that they hear from users,
how to make PowerPoint more usable.
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

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Thanks for the quick answer. I was hoping we could bypass the user
agreement to cut down on tech support calls.

Most of our users won't know what to do when they see it.

Thanks
|mb
 
Michael Burns said:
Thanks for the quick answer. I was hoping we could bypass the user
agreement to cut down on tech support calls.

Most of our users won't know what to do when they see it.
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Hi Michael,

the PowerPoint viewer is a piece of software, so it is normal that it has
certain conditions of use to which you have to agree by accepting a license
agreement.

IMHO it is always better to "educate" the user than to disable software
functions. I would enclose a slip of paper in the CD case saying "How to get
started" (also for those users who disabled autostart function of their CD
drive) and tell the users that a EULA will pop up the first time they use
the viewer and that they should click "yes" to proceed.

Kind regards,
Ute
 
I tend to disagree with the statement that it's better to educate the user than to disable software functions. The viewer is not being installed on the end user's system. You are simply trying to allow a user to autorun your packaged PPT presentation with no intrusion. This should not be subject to that user needing to agree to a EULA. I believe this is simply Microsoft's way to say, "hey look, this is presented to you using another Microsoft product." I believe this causes confusion and we should not have require users to add another step, and ourselves the added "clunkiness" of having to include an insert explaining this within the CD. I was sorely dissappointed when I researched and found we could not disable this function. This is one reason my company prefers to design and distribute multimedia presentations using Macromedia's Flash or Director. Self contained projectors which they've had available for almost a decade.

OK enough of a rant. Thanks for listening... thems my 2 cents
----- Ute Simon wrote: ----

Thanks for the quick answer. I was hoping we could bypass the use
agreement to cut down on tech support calls
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Hi Michael

the PowerPoint viewer is a piece of software, so it is normal that it ha
certain conditions of use to which you have to agree by accepting a licens
agreement

IMHO it is always better to "educate" the user than to disable softwar
functions. I would enclose a slip of paper in the CD case saying "How to ge
started" (also for those users who disabled autostart function of their C
drive) and tell the users that a EULA will pop up the first time they us
the viewer and that they should click "yes" to proceed

Kind regards
Ut
 
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