[senit] Re: Powerpoint on CD

will it autoplay the file when the cd is put in a

Any .exe file on a CD can be made to autoplay by creating an autorun.inf
file and copying this to the CD too.

Details of how to do this here:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips427.html

Fil McIntyre
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From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of david fettes
Sent: 08 February 2008 12:58
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] Re: Powerpoint on CD

>will it autoplay the file when the cd is put in a

>computer by people who don't know how to find their

>cd/dvd drive icon & click on a file?

>david
--- Mike Hague <mikeh2 at ashgatecroft.derbyshire.sch.uk>
wrote:

> Like iPhoto there is a free program from Microsoft called Photo Story 
> 3 for windows. This converts photographs into a video - you can add 
> music, commentary, texts etc and is very easy to use. We use it in 
> school for exactly the same thing.
> 
> Mike Hague, Ashgate Croft Special School
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>   >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:07:20 +0000
>   >From: nicola robinson <nicolaxx74 at hotmail.com>
>   >Subject: RE: [senit] powerpoint on cd
>   >To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
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>   >
>   >Hi
>   >Have you tried 'Package for CD' this can then be
>   played on a computer without powerpoint.> From:
>   webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk> To:
>   senit at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: Re: [senit]
>   powerpoint on cd> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:44:31
>   +0000> > In iPhoto you can create a slideshow with
>   music and save as> a quicktime movie> > -----
>   Original Message -----> From: david fettes
>   <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk>> To:
>   senit at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: [senit]
>   powerpoint on cd> Date: 05-Feb-2008 21:15:21 GMT>
>   > > hello, we have a parents ICT coffee morning
>   and> > thinking of giving parents each a CD of
>   powerpoints> > with photos of their child to take
>   home. However I> > think some don't have
>   powerpoint at home. Also some> > have no ICT
>   skills so just including a viewer on the> > CD
>   (its PPT 2003,windows) wouldnt work for them as i>
>   > expect it has to be installed. Is there some way
>   of> > making the CD completely self playing
>   without> > installing anything even though
>   powerpoint not on> > their computers?> > david> >
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