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I posted this question a while back, but I still have a problem. I can not
"open" any powerpoints from the internet. I have windows xp and powerpoint
is installed on my computer. I can make and view powerpoints from there.
However, when I am on a website that has powerpoint presentations, they will
not open. I have turned off my norton internet security settings. I have
turned off my firewall. I have turned off pop-up blocker. They still will
not open. Any suggestions? Thanks so much.
 
Yes, I have read this. I have made sure the PowerPoint presentation file
type is checked to browse in same window. Any other suggestions? This is
really bugging me that I can not get it figured out.
 
I posted this question a while back, but I still have a problem. I can not
"open" any powerpoints from the internet. I have windows xp and powerpoint
is installed on my computer. I can make and view powerpoints from there.
However, when I am on a website that has powerpoint presentations, they will
not open. I have turned off my norton internet security settings. I have
turned off my firewall. I have turned off pop-up blocker. They still will
not open. Any suggestions? Thanks so much.
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Have you tried downloading them to your PC instead of opening them directly?
(ie, rightclick the link and choose the browser's command for saving the file)

Then run the file from the PC directly.

Also, what exactly does "will not open" mean? Nothing at all happens? Error
messages?
 
Yes, I can click save and download a ppt to my computer. It works that way.
I had been able to just click "open" and it would open. That is what I
really want to do.

"will not open" means when I click on "open" the hour glass comes up, it
says down at the bottom of the screen that the ppt is downloading...then, I
see a quick flash like the ppt is going to open, but, then nothing. I don't
get an error message.

Thanks for your replies. I am just stumped and frustrated because I can
figure it out.
 
Yes, I can click save and download a ppt to my computer. It works that way.
I had been able to just click "open" and it would open. That is what I
really want to do.

"will not open" means when I click on "open" the hour glass comes up, it
says down at the bottom of the screen that the ppt is downloading...then, I
see a quick flash like the ppt is going to open, but, then nothing. I don't
get an error message.

Thanks for your replies. I am just stumped and frustrated because I can
figure it out.
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Happy to help. Now let's see if I can. <g>

What happens if you doubleclick the icon of a PPT file on your hard drive rather
than a link to one on the net?

And have you tried restarting Windows?
 
When I double click on a PPT file from my hard drive it opens...no problem.
I have restarted Windows, but that doesn't help.

Thanks for helping.
 
When I double click on a PPT file from my hard drive it opens...no problem.
I have restarted Windows, but that doesn't help.
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Hmm. What version (and SP) of PPT do you have?

And can you post a link to a sample PPT that you can't open?
 
I have Windows XP. PPT Version 10. Does SP mean Service Pack? I have
Service Pack 2.

Here is a link to a page on my website with several PPT presentations.
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<AHREF="http://teacherweb.com/MS/HillcrestChristian/MrsCraftsKindergartenClass/h
2.stm>click here said:
I don't know if I did that right! You may have to cut and paste. Sorry.
Thanks again.
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That was fine. I went to that url in MSIE and clicked the "back to school
powerpoint" link and it worked fine here (PPT2000, XP home in this case)

If none of the suggestions in the link Luc sent helped, I don't know what to
suggest, I'm afraid. Other than downloading and running them rather than just
clicking the link.
 
Thanks for your time, Steve. Do you know anywhere else I can go for help? I
am not ready to give up.

Thanks, again.
 
Do you have SP2 for Windows or for Office? You should have both. To check
which version and SP of Office you have: open PPT, go to Help--> About PPT,
and check the end of the first line.

If you don't have the Office SP installed, then go back to Help and this
time go to Check for Updates. Follow the links on the webpage that takes you
to.
--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived
 
Thanks, Kathy, I have WindowsXP 2003 with SP2 and I have SP3 for PPT. Is
there a SP3 for Windows I should download?
Thanks for your help.
 
No SP3 for Windows XP. Sounds like you are up to date for both Windows and
Office SPs.

--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived
 
I have a question. When you double click the link, do you get a warning bar
at the top of your browser window? I am wondering if your browser is set to
block PPT content....

--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived
 
I noticed earlier you said you turned off Norton. (Or something to that
effect.)

I've nooooo idea if this will work, but try disabling the plug-in using the
instructions at

Norton Anti-Virus and Office
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00387.htm

Also, check your firewall settings to see if PPT content is blocked somehow.

Ooooooh, and aren't there trusted locations or something in IE? Wonder what
happens if you add your site to trusted sites (ah, here it is:
Tools|Internet Options|Security) or temporarily turn your security level to
the lowest it will go...
 
Did you see my other question post? I am wondering if you are getting an
alert bar at the top of the screen and that is stopping the presentation
from playing.

(Echo's idea to check the trusted sites list is related to this in a warped
kind of way...)

--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived
 
Echo! That did it! Thank you so much. I had not thought to do that. It
seems like when I turned Norton off it would have turned that plug in off
also.
Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
--
cdc


Echo S said:
I noticed earlier you said you turned off Norton. (Or something to that
effect.)

I've nooooo idea if this will work, but try disabling the plug-in using the
instructions at

Norton Anti-Virus and Office
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00387.htm

Also, check your firewall settings to see if PPT content is blocked somehow.

Ooooooh, and aren't there trusted locations or something in IE? Wonder what
happens if you add your site to trusted sites (ah, here it is:
Tools|Internet Options|Security) or temporarily turn your security level to
the lowest it will go...

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
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