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From: Lem on 7 May 2010 15:48 I'd appreciate any help in tracking this down, especially because, apparently, this problem is not unique to me. I could upload the ppt to Skydrive, but it's pretty big (11.4 MB). The organization that supplied the CD with the Powerpoint presentation including the following on its website. I tried the suggestion and it didn't help, but the version numbers below suggest that you may be on to something. The ppt file was created on 12/15/08 so it almost certainly uses an old version of flash/shockwave/whatever. The current version of the Flash activeX plugin is Flash10e.ocx <quote> > PowerPoint/Flash Problems > > If you have been trying to use PowerPoint for one of our courses or seminars and receive the error message "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They may not be registered on your computer.", try the following few steps from Microsoft Tech Services that should help resolve the problem: > > The error message you are seeing is usually related to a flash OCX file not being properly registered on your computer. You could try the following to resolve your issue: > > 1. > Quit PowerPoint. > 2. > Run the following command (using Start -> in the start search box, type in the following command): > regsvr32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx" > > Note that the exact path may vary and the command should be applied to any of the following files that exist in the noted directory: > > * flash.ocx > * flash8.ocx > * flash9.ocx </quote> Steve Rindsberg wrote: > I might be mistaken but I think aikido (substitute 1's for i's at will) is > suggesting that the shockwave object in PowerPoint may be asking for a version of > the player that's not installed on your PC. > > It seems odd that the newer player wouldn't register itself as the new "owner" of > stuff intended for the older player but it's always possible. > > Removing the player from your pc and reinstalling (unless you were able to find > and install the version it's after) wouldn't help. Installing the latest one > when the SWF is insisting on an older version won't get you there, if this is > indeed the cause. > > One of us could cobble you up a little macro that'd look at each OLE object and > give you a little info about it. That might help you narrow things down. > Perhaps it's not a shockwave object at all. > > > > > In article <ufw2ozg7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >> Good thought, but NOT the solution. >> >> I downloaded and ran the Flash Player uninstaller from Adobe and then >> rebooted. I checked the folder where the the Flash Player files had been >> located (%windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash) and nothing was left. >> Moreover, Secunia PSI, which had picked up the presence of old versions >> of both Flash Player and Shockwave hanging around even though Firefox >> and IE reported the latest versions, no longer showed the old versions. >> >> I then downloaded and installed the latest Flash Player. I checked in >> both Firefox and IE and confirmed that the latest version was installed. >> >> I opened the ppt file and got the same error message. The symptoms I >> described earlier are still present. >> >> For good measure, I also uninstalled Shockwave Player. I made the same >> checks, and it indeed was completely gone. I downloaded and installed >> the latest Shockwave Player. The ppt error is still there. >> >> Any other suggestions? >> >> a1k1do via OfficeKB.com wrote: >>> This relates to an old version of Adobe Flash player on you computer. >>> Although you may have upgraded your Adobe Flash player within your browser IE >>> or Firefox etc, Powerpoint might continued to hold on to the old flash >>> version. Although you might have upgraded your flash player within Internet >>> Explorer, Powerpoint might not seem didn�t seem to register it. Instead it >>> was could still be using an older flash player and therefore you will >>> continue get the message: Some controls on this presentation can�t be >>> activated. They might not be registered on this computer. You will need >>> manually perform a flash uninstall and a fresh reinstall. >>> Uninstalling Your Flash Player >>> For additional details about uninstalling your flash player, I recommend you >>> refer to this article: >>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html >>> Next, you will need to launch Internet Explorer and go to the adobe website. >>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ >>> In some cases, you may want to manually download the installer for use >>> offline. Consider going to this site and downloading the flash player >>> installer for manual installations. >>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ >>> >>> Hope it helps >>> >>> >>> Lem wrote: >>>> I have a Powerpoint presentation that I received from a 3rd party (*.ppt >>>> files). The presentation includes several animations that I *think* are >>>> Shockwave objects. When the file is first loaded, there is this popup >>>> error message: "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. >>>> They might not be registered on this computer." When I click on the >>>> object to run the animation, PP merely advances to the next slide, >>>> instead of running the Shockwave (or Flash, or whatever else it might >>>> be) animation. >>>> >>>> This behavior happens with this particular presentation on at least the >>>> following systems: Windows XP sp3 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; Vista >>>> sp2 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; and Windows 7 running Powerpoint 2007. >>>> The Vista and Windows 7 also pop up a warning about security level, >>>> but I don't have those either of those computers at the moment, so I >>>> can't give the exact error. >>>> >>>> On the XP box, the Adobe test page shows that Shockwave 11.5.6r606 is >>>> properly installed. Likewise, Flash 10,0,45,2 is properly installed. >>>> >>>> How do I determine what controls PP is complaining about and go about >>>> "registering" them? Or is this something that the author of the >>>> presentation needs to do? In the latter case, what do I need to tell >>>> him to do? >>>> > > > ============================== > PPT Frequently Asked Questions > http://www.pptfaq.com/ > > PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint > http://www.pptools.com/ > > -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
From: Steve Rindsberg on 8 May 2010 12:48 Try this: Start a new presentation Press Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor Insert a new module Copy/Paste the code below into the module Open your problem presentation Go back to the VB editor, put your cursor within the code you pasted in Press Ctrl+G if the IMMEDIATE window's not visible Press F5 to run the code Look in the immediate window for the results You'll get a list of slide numbers and the "ProgID" or Program ID of each OLE object on each slide in the pressie. That may give you a hint as to which is causing the issue. Sub ReportObjectProgIDs() ' Press Ctrl+G to open the IMMEDIATE window ' in the VBA editor ' Results will be displayed there Dim oSl As Slide Dim oSh As Shape For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes If oSh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject _ Or oSh.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then Debug.Print oSl.SlideIndex & _ vbtab & oSh.OLEFormat.ProgID End If Next ' Shape Next ' Slide End Sub In article <#E5qV5h7KHA.4508(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: > I'd appreciate any help in tracking this down, especially because, > apparently, this problem is not unique to me. I could upload the ppt to > Skydrive, but it's pretty big (11.4 MB). > > The organization that supplied the CD with the Powerpoint presentation > including the following on its website. I tried the suggestion and it > didn't help, but the version numbers below suggest that you may be on to > something. The ppt file was created on 12/15/08 so it almost certainly > uses an old version of flash/shockwave/whatever. The current version of > the Flash activeX plugin is Flash10e.ocx > <quote> > > PowerPoint/Flash Problems > > > > If you have been trying to use PowerPoint for one of our courses or seminars and receive the error message "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They may not be registered on your computer.", try the following few steps from Microsoft Tech Services that should help resolve the problem: > > > > The error message you are seeing is usually related to a flash OCX file not being properly registered on your computer. You could try the following to resolve your issue: > > > > 1. > > Quit PowerPoint. > > 2. > > Run the following command (using Start -> in the start search box, type in the following command): > > regsvr32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx" > > > > Note that the exact path may vary and the command should be applied to any of the following files that exist in the noted directory: > > > > * flash.ocx > > * flash8.ocx > > * flash9.ocx > </quote> > > Steve Rindsberg wrote: > > I might be mistaken but I think aikido (substitute 1's for i's at will) is > > suggesting that the shockwave object in PowerPoint may be asking for a version of > > the player that's not installed on your PC. > > > > It seems odd that the newer player wouldn't register itself as the new "owner" of > > stuff intended for the older player but it's always possible. > > > > Removing the player from your pc and reinstalling (unless you were able to find > > and install the version it's after) wouldn't help. Installing the latest one > > when the SWF is insisting on an older version won't get you there, if this is > > indeed the cause. > > > > One of us could cobble you up a little macro that'd look at each OLE object and > > give you a little info about it. That might help you narrow things down. > > Perhaps it's not a shockwave object at all. > > > > > > > > > > In article <ufw2ozg7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: > >> Good thought, but NOT the solution. > >> > >> I downloaded and ran the Flash Player uninstaller from Adobe and then > >> rebooted. I checked the folder where the the Flash Player files had been > >> located (%windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash) and nothing was left. > >> Moreover, Secunia PSI, which had picked up the presence of old versions > >> of both Flash Player and Shockwave hanging around even though Firefox > >> and IE reported the latest versions, no longer showed the old versions. > >> > >> I then downloaded and installed the latest Flash Player. I checked in > >> both Firefox and IE and confirmed that the latest version was installed. > >> > >> I opened the ppt file and got the same error message. The symptoms I > >> described earlier are still present. > >> > >> For good measure, I also uninstalled Shockwave Player. I made the same > >> checks, and it indeed was completely gone. I downloaded and installed > >> the latest Shockwave Player. The ppt error is still there. > >> > >> Any other suggestions? > >> > >> a1k1do via OfficeKB.com wrote: > >>> This relates to an old version of Adobe Flash player on you computer. > >>> Although you may have upgraded your Adobe Flash player within your browser IE > >>> or Firefox etc, Powerpoint might continued to hold on to the old flash > >>> version. Although you might have upgraded your flash player within Internet > >>> Explorer, Powerpoint might not seem didn�t seem to register it. Instead it > >>> was could still be using an older flash player and therefore you will > >>> continue get the message: Some controls on this presentation can�t be > >>> activated. They might not be registered on this computer. You will need > >>> manually perform a flash uninstall and a fresh reinstall. > >>> Uninstalling Your Flash Player > >>> For additional details about uninstalling your flash player, I recommend you > >>> refer to this article: > >>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html > >>> Next, you will need to launch Internet Explorer and go to the adobe website. > >>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ > >>> In some cases, you may want to manually download the installer for use > >>> offline. Consider going to this site and downloading the flash player > >>> installer for manual installations. > >>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ > >>> > >>> Hope it helps > >>> > >>> > >>> Lem wrote: > >>>> I have a Powerpoint presentation that I received from a 3rd party (*.ppt > >>>> files). The presentation includes several animations that I *think* are > >>>> Shockwave objects. When the file is first loaded, there is this popup > >>>> error message: "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. > >>>> They might not be registered on this computer." When I click on the > >>>> object to run the animation, PP merely advances to the next slide, > >>>> instead of running the Shockwave (or Flash, or whatever else it might > >>>> be) animation. > >>>> > >>>> This behavior happens with this particular presentation on at least the > >>>> following systems: Windows XP sp3 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; Vista > >>>> sp2 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; and Windows 7 running Powerpoint 2007. > >>>> The Vista and Windows 7 also pop up a warning about security level, > >>>> but I don't have those either of those computers at the moment, so I > >>>> can't give the exact error. > >>>> > >>>> On the XP box, the Adobe test page shows that Shockwave 11.5.6r606 is > >>>> properly installed. Likewise, Flash 10,0,45,2 is properly installed. > >>>> > >>>> How do I determine what controls PP is complaining about and go about > >>>> "registering" them? Or is this something that the author of the > >>>> presentation needs to do? In the latter case, what do I need to tell > >>>> him to do? > >>>> > > > > > > ============================== > > PPT Frequently Asked Questions > > http://www.pptfaq.com/ > > > > PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint > > http://www.pptools.com/ > > > > ============================== PPT Frequently Asked Questions http://www.pptfaq.com/ PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint http://www.pptools.com/
From: Lem on 8 May 2010 15:17 Something happened ... but it's not what we expected. This is the complete output that appeared in the IMMEDIATE window: 26 Photoshop.Image.8 27 Photoshop.Image.8 27 Photoshop.Image.8 There are 42 slides in the problem presentation. I *think* that slides 26 and 27 are supposed to have some kind of "effect" that doesn't seem to be working quite properly, but it's not the type of animation that I originally was concerned with. Slide 9 is the first slide in the presentation that has that type of "problem animation." I modified your code a little to get some more info. For each shape in Slide 9, I printed oSh.Name and oSh.Type. Here's the output, but I don't know what to make of it: Slide Index is 9 Shape Name is Slide Number Placeholder 5 Shape Type is 17 Shape Name is Object 10 Shape Type is 13 Shape Name is Rectangle 2 Shape Type is 14 Shape Name is Text Box 8 Shape Type is 17 Shape Name is Line 9 Shape Type is 9 Shape Name is ShockwaveFlash1 Shape Type is 12 Steve Rindsberg wrote: > Try this: > > Start a new presentation > Press Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor > Insert a new module > Copy/Paste the code below into the module > > Open your problem presentation > Go back to the VB editor, put your cursor within the code you pasted in > Press Ctrl+G if the IMMEDIATE window's not visible > Press F5 to run the code > > Look in the immediate window for the results > You'll get a list of slide numbers and the "ProgID" > or Program ID of each OLE object on each slide in the pressie. > > That may give you a hint as to which is causing the issue. > > Sub ReportObjectProgIDs() > ' Press Ctrl+G to open the IMMEDIATE window > ' in the VBA editor > ' Results will be displayed there > > Dim oSl As Slide > Dim oSh As Shape > > For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides > For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes > If oSh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject _ > Or oSh.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then > Debug.Print oSl.SlideIndex & _ > vbtab & oSh.OLEFormat.ProgID > End If > Next ' Shape > Next ' Slide > > End Sub > > > In article <#E5qV5h7KHA.4508(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >> I'd appreciate any help in tracking this down, especially because, >> apparently, this problem is not unique to me. I could upload the ppt to >> Skydrive, but it's pretty big (11.4 MB). >> >> The organization that supplied the CD with the Powerpoint presentation >> including the following on its website. I tried the suggestion and it >> didn't help, but the version numbers below suggest that you may be on to >> something. The ppt file was created on 12/15/08 so it almost certainly >> uses an old version of flash/shockwave/whatever. The current version of >> the Flash activeX plugin is Flash10e.ocx >> <quote> >>> PowerPoint/Flash Problems >>> >>> If you have been trying to use PowerPoint for one of our courses or seminars and receive the error message "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They may not be registered on your computer.", try the following few steps from Microsoft Tech Services that should help resolve the problem: >>> >>> The error message you are seeing is usually related to a flash OCX file not being properly registered on your computer. You could try the following to resolve your issue: >>> >>> 1. >>> Quit PowerPoint. >>> 2. >>> Run the following command (using Start -> in the start search box, type in the following command): >>> regsvr32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx" >>> >>> Note that the exact path may vary and the command should be applied to any of the following files that exist in the noted directory: >>> >>> * flash.ocx >>> * flash8.ocx >>> * flash9.ocx >> </quote> >> >> Steve Rindsberg wrote: >>> I might be mistaken but I think aikido (substitute 1's for i's at will) is >>> suggesting that the shockwave object in PowerPoint may be asking for a version of >>> the player that's not installed on your PC. >>> >>> It seems odd that the newer player wouldn't register itself as the new "owner" of >>> stuff intended for the older player but it's always possible. >>> >>> Removing the player from your pc and reinstalling (unless you were able to find >>> and install the version it's after) wouldn't help. Installing the latest one >>> when the SWF is insisting on an older version won't get you there, if this is >>> indeed the cause. >>> >>> One of us could cobble you up a little macro that'd look at each OLE object and >>> give you a little info about it. That might help you narrow things down. >>> Perhaps it's not a shockwave object at all. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> In article <ufw2ozg7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >>>> Good thought, but NOT the solution. >>>> >>>> I downloaded and ran the Flash Player uninstaller from Adobe and then >>>> rebooted. I checked the folder where the the Flash Player files had been >>>> located (%windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash) and nothing was left. >>>> Moreover, Secunia PSI, which had picked up the presence of old versions >>>> of both Flash Player and Shockwave hanging around even though Firefox >>>> and IE reported the latest versions, no longer showed the old versions. >>>> >>>> I then downloaded and installed the latest Flash Player. I checked in >>>> both Firefox and IE and confirmed that the latest version was installed. >>>> >>>> I opened the ppt file and got the same error message. The symptoms I >>>> described earlier are still present. >>>> >>>> For good measure, I also uninstalled Shockwave Player. I made the same >>>> checks, and it indeed was completely gone. I downloaded and installed >>>> the latest Shockwave Player. The ppt error is still there. >>>> >>>> Any other suggestions? >>>> >>>> a1k1do via OfficeKB.com wrote: >>>>> This relates to an old version of Adobe Flash player on you computer. >>>>> Although you may have upgraded your Adobe Flash player within your browser IE >>>>> or Firefox etc, Powerpoint might continued to hold on to the old flash >>>>> version. Although you might have upgraded your flash player within Internet >>>>> Explorer, Powerpoint might not seem didn�t seem to register it. Instead it >>>>> was could still be using an older flash player and therefore you will >>>>> continue get the message: Some controls on this presentation can�t be >>>>> activated. They might not be registered on this computer. You will need >>>>> manually perform a flash uninstall and a fresh reinstall. >>>>> Uninstalling Your Flash Player >>>>> For additional details about uninstalling your flash player, I recommend you >>>>> refer to this article: >>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html >>>>> Next, you will need to launch Internet Explorer and go to the adobe website. >>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ >>>>> In some cases, you may want to manually download the installer for use >>>>> offline. Consider going to this site and downloading the flash player >>>>> installer for manual installations. >>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ >>>>> >>>>> Hope it helps >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lem wrote: >>>>>> I have a Powerpoint presentation that I received from a 3rd party (*.ppt >>>>>> files). The presentation includes several animations that I *think* are >>>>>> Shockwave objects. When the file is first loaded, there is this popup >>>>>> error message: "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. >>>>>> They might not be registered on this computer." When I click on the >>>>>> object to run the animation, PP merely advances to the next slide, >>>>>> instead of running the Shockwave (or Flash, or whatever else it might >>>>>> be) animation. >>>>>> >>>>>> This behavior happens with this particular presentation on at least the >>>>>> following systems: Windows XP sp3 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; Vista >>>>>> sp2 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; and Windows 7 running Powerpoint 2007. >>>>>> The Vista and Windows 7 also pop up a warning about security level, >>>>>> but I don't have those either of those computers at the moment, so I >>>>>> can't give the exact error. >>>>>> >>>>>> On the XP box, the Adobe test page shows that Shockwave 11.5.6r606 is >>>>>> properly installed. Likewise, Flash 10,0,45,2 is properly installed. >>>>>> >>>>>> How do I determine what controls PP is complaining about and go about >>>>>> "registering" them? Or is this something that the author of the >>>>>> presentation needs to do? In the latter case, what do I need to tell >>>>>> him to do? >>>>>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> PPT Frequently Asked Questions >>> http://www.pptfaq.com/ >>> >>> PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint >>> http://www.pptools.com/ >>> >>> > > > ============================== > PPT Frequently Asked Questions > http://www.pptfaq.com/ > > PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint > http://www.pptools.com/ > > -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
From: Lem on 8 May 2010 16:14 Here's some more information. First, if I View > Toolbars > Control Toolbox and then click on the "More Controls" button, both "Shockwave Active X Control" and "Shockwave Flash Object" are listed. Second, when I right click on the area of the slide that has what is supposed to be the animation and select "Properties," the properties window that pops up is entirely empty. There also is an entry in that context menu named "Shockwave Flash Object Object". That leads to a submenu with two entries, "Edit" (which is active) and "Convert" (which is greyed out). Clicking on "Edit" results in the error message "An error occurred during creation of an ActiveX control." It seems as if the author of this presentation has been a bit too tricky. A person connected with the author told me that there should have been a *.mwv file or files (which he said was "wave files") associated with the presentation. He said that "the PPT goes out and looks for the mwv file so if they are in different locations (files) they can not connect." There was no such mwv file on the CD that I was given; I'm looking for it. Is it possible that the Flash movie is not embedded in the presentation but somehow linked to an external file? Shouldn't I at least be able to see the reference to such a file? Steve Rindsberg wrote: > Try this: > > Start a new presentation > Press Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor > Insert a new module > Copy/Paste the code below into the module > > Open your problem presentation > Go back to the VB editor, put your cursor within the code you pasted in > Press Ctrl+G if the IMMEDIATE window's not visible > Press F5 to run the code > > Look in the immediate window for the results > You'll get a list of slide numbers and the "ProgID" > or Program ID of each OLE object on each slide in the pressie. > > That may give you a hint as to which is causing the issue. > > Sub ReportObjectProgIDs() > ' Press Ctrl+G to open the IMMEDIATE window > ' in the VBA editor > ' Results will be displayed there > > Dim oSl As Slide > Dim oSh As Shape > > For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides > For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes > If oSh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject _ > Or oSh.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then > Debug.Print oSl.SlideIndex & _ > vbtab & oSh.OLEFormat.ProgID > End If > Next ' Shape > Next ' Slide > > End Sub > > > In article <#E5qV5h7KHA.4508(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >> I'd appreciate any help in tracking this down, especially because, >> apparently, this problem is not unique to me. I could upload the ppt to >> Skydrive, but it's pretty big (11.4 MB). >> >> The organization that supplied the CD with the Powerpoint presentation >> including the following on its website. I tried the suggestion and it >> didn't help, but the version numbers below suggest that you may be on to >> something. The ppt file was created on 12/15/08 so it almost certainly >> uses an old version of flash/shockwave/whatever. The current version of >> the Flash activeX plugin is Flash10e.ocx >> <quote> >>> PowerPoint/Flash Problems >>> >>> If you have been trying to use PowerPoint for one of our courses or seminars and receive the error message "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They may not be registered on your computer.", try the following few steps from Microsoft Tech Services that should help resolve the problem: >>> >>> The error message you are seeing is usually related to a flash OCX file not being properly registered on your computer. You could try the following to resolve your issue: >>> >>> 1. >>> Quit PowerPoint. >>> 2. >>> Run the following command (using Start -> in the start search box, type in the following command): >>> regsvr32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx" >>> >>> Note that the exact path may vary and the command should be applied to any of the following files that exist in the noted directory: >>> >>> * flash.ocx >>> * flash8.ocx >>> * flash9.ocx >> </quote> >> >> Steve Rindsberg wrote: >>> I might be mistaken but I think aikido (substitute 1's for i's at will) is >>> suggesting that the shockwave object in PowerPoint may be asking for a version of >>> the player that's not installed on your PC. >>> >>> It seems odd that the newer player wouldn't register itself as the new "owner" of >>> stuff intended for the older player but it's always possible. >>> >>> Removing the player from your pc and reinstalling (unless you were able to find >>> and install the version it's after) wouldn't help. Installing the latest one >>> when the SWF is insisting on an older version won't get you there, if this is >>> indeed the cause. >>> >>> One of us could cobble you up a little macro that'd look at each OLE object and >>> give you a little info about it. That might help you narrow things down. >>> Perhaps it's not a shockwave object at all. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> In article <ufw2ozg7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >>>> Good thought, but NOT the solution. >>>> >>>> I downloaded and ran the Flash Player uninstaller from Adobe and then >>>> rebooted. I checked the folder where the the Flash Player files had been >>>> located (%windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash) and nothing was left. >>>> Moreover, Secunia PSI, which had picked up the presence of old versions >>>> of both Flash Player and Shockwave hanging around even though Firefox >>>> and IE reported the latest versions, no longer showed the old versions. >>>> >>>> I then downloaded and installed the latest Flash Player. I checked in >>>> both Firefox and IE and confirmed that the latest version was installed. >>>> >>>> I opened the ppt file and got the same error message. The symptoms I >>>> described earlier are still present. >>>> >>>> For good measure, I also uninstalled Shockwave Player. I made the same >>>> checks, and it indeed was completely gone. I downloaded and installed >>>> the latest Shockwave Player. The ppt error is still there. >>>> >>>> Any other suggestions? >>>> >>>> a1k1do via OfficeKB.com wrote: >>>>> This relates to an old version of Adobe Flash player on you computer. >>>>> Although you may have upgraded your Adobe Flash player within your browser IE >>>>> or Firefox etc, Powerpoint might continued to hold on to the old flash >>>>> version. Although you might have upgraded your flash player within Internet >>>>> Explorer, Powerpoint might not seem didn�t seem to register it. Instead it >>>>> was could still be using an older flash player and therefore you will >>>>> continue get the message: Some controls on this presentation can�t be >>>>> activated. They might not be registered on this computer. You will need >>>>> manually perform a flash uninstall and a fresh reinstall. >>>>> Uninstalling Your Flash Player >>>>> For additional details about uninstalling your flash player, I recommend you >>>>> refer to this article: >>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html >>>>> Next, you will need to launch Internet Explorer and go to the adobe website. >>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ >>>>> In some cases, you may want to manually download the installer for use >>>>> offline. Consider going to this site and downloading the flash player >>>>> installer for manual installations. >>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ >>>>> >>>>> Hope it helps >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lem wrote: >>>>>> I have a Powerpoint presentation that I received from a 3rd party (*.ppt >>>>>> files). The presentation includes several animations that I *think* are >>>>>> Shockwave objects. When the file is first loaded, there is this popup >>>>>> error message: "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. >>>>>> They might not be registered on this computer." When I click on the >>>>>> object to run the animation, PP merely advances to the next slide, >>>>>> instead of running the Shockwave (or Flash, or whatever else it might >>>>>> be) animation. >>>>>> >>>>>> This behavior happens with this particular presentation on at least the >>>>>> following systems: Windows XP sp3 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; Vista >>>>>> sp2 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; and Windows 7 running Powerpoint 2007. >>>>>> The Vista and Windows 7 also pop up a warning about security level, >>>>>> but I don't have those either of those computers at the moment, so I >>>>>> can't give the exact error. >>>>>> >>>>>> On the XP box, the Adobe test page shows that Shockwave 11.5.6r606 is >>>>>> properly installed. Likewise, Flash 10,0,45,2 is properly installed. >>>>>> >>>>>> How do I determine what controls PP is complaining about and go about >>>>>> "registering" them? Or is this something that the author of the >>>>>> presentation needs to do? In the latter case, what do I need to tell >>>>>> him to do? >>>>>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> PPT Frequently Asked Questions >>> http://www.pptfaq.com/ >>> >>> PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint >>> http://www.pptools.com/ >>> >>> > > > ============================== > PPT Frequently Asked Questions > http://www.pptfaq.com/ > > PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint > http://www.pptools.com/ > > -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
From: Steve Rindsberg on 8 May 2010 18:18
My mistake ... I forgot that inserted flash objects are OLE Controls. This might help a bit more: Sub ReportObjectProgIDs() ' Press Ctrl+G to open the IMMEDIATE window ' in the VBA editor ' Results will be displayed there Dim oSl As Slide Dim oSh As Shape For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes If oSh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject _ Or oSh.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then Debug.Print oSl.SlideIndex & _ vbTab & oSh.OLEFormat.ProgID End If If oSh.Type = msoOLEControlObject Then Debug.Print oSl.SlideIndex & _ vbTab & oSh.Name & _ vbTab & oSh.OLEFormat.Object.Movie & _ vbTab & oSh.OLEFormat.Object.MovieData End If Next ' Shape Next ' Slide End Sub If you rightclick on the flash object and choose Properties you'll get a list of some of the other stuff you can look at by tacking their names onto: oSh.OLEFormat.Objext. I don't see anything that gives the required/expected Shockwave object version though. In article <O0JsiMu7KHA.720(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: > Something happened ... but it's not what we expected. This is the > complete output that appeared in the IMMEDIATE window: > > 26 Photoshop.Image.8 > 27 Photoshop.Image.8 > 27 Photoshop.Image.8 > > There are 42 slides in the problem presentation. I *think* that slides > 26 and 27 are supposed to have some kind of "effect" that doesn't seem > to be working quite properly, but it's not the type of animation that I > originally was concerned with. Slide 9 is the first slide in the > presentation that has that type of "problem animation." > > I modified your code a little to get some more info. For each shape in > Slide 9, I printed oSh.Name and oSh.Type. Here's the output, but I don't > know what to make of it: > > Slide Index is 9 > Shape Name is Slide Number Placeholder 5 > Shape Type is 17 > Shape Name is Object 10 > Shape Type is 13 > Shape Name is Rectangle 2 > Shape Type is 14 > Shape Name is Text Box 8 > Shape Type is 17 > Shape Name is Line 9 > Shape Type is 9 > Shape Name is ShockwaveFlash1 > Shape Type is 12 > > Steve Rindsberg wrote: > > Try this: > > > > Start a new presentation > > Press Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor > > Insert a new module > > Copy/Paste the code below into the module > > > > Open your problem presentation > > Go back to the VB editor, put your cursor within the code you pasted in > > Press Ctrl+G if the IMMEDIATE window's not visible > > Press F5 to run the code > > > > Look in the immediate window for the results > > You'll get a list of slide numbers and the "ProgID" > > or Program ID of each OLE object on each slide in the pressie. > > > > That may give you a hint as to which is causing the issue. > > > > Sub ReportObjectProgIDs() > > ' Press Ctrl+G to open the IMMEDIATE window > > ' in the VBA editor > > ' Results will be displayed there > > > > Dim oSl As Slide > > Dim oSh As Shape > > > > For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides > > For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes > > If oSh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject _ > > Or oSh.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then > > Debug.Print oSl.SlideIndex & _ > > vbtab & oSh.OLEFormat.ProgID > > End If > > Next ' Shape > > Next ' Slide > > > > End Sub > > > > > > In article <#E5qV5h7KHA.4508(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: > >> I'd appreciate any help in tracking this down, especially because, > >> apparently, this problem is not unique to me. I could upload the ppt to > >> Skydrive, but it's pretty big (11.4 MB). > >> > >> The organization that supplied the CD with the Powerpoint presentation > >> including the following on its website. I tried the suggestion and it > >> didn't help, but the version numbers below suggest that you may be on to > >> something. The ppt file was created on 12/15/08 so it almost certainly > >> uses an old version of flash/shockwave/whatever. The current version of > >> the Flash activeX plugin is Flash10e.ocx > >> <quote> > >>> PowerPoint/Flash Problems > >>> > >>> If you have been trying to use PowerPoint for one of our courses or seminars and receive the error message "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They may not be registered on your computer.", try the following few steps from Microsoft Tech Services that should help resolve the problem: > >>> > >>> The error message you are seeing is usually related to a flash OCX file not being properly registered on your computer. You could try the following to resolve your issue: > >>> > >>> 1. > >>> Quit PowerPoint. > >>> 2. > >>> Run the following command (using Start -> in the start search box, type in the following command): > >>> regsvr32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx" > >>> > >>> Note that the exact path may vary and the command should be applied to any of the following files that exist in the noted directory: > >>> > >>> * flash.ocx > >>> * flash8.ocx > >>> * flash9.ocx > >> </quote> > >> > >> Steve Rindsberg wrote: > >>> I might be mistaken but I think aikido (substitute 1's for i's at will) is > >>> suggesting that the shockwave object in PowerPoint may be asking for a version of > >>> the player that's not installed on your PC. > >>> > >>> It seems odd that the newer player wouldn't register itself as the new "owner" of > >>> stuff intended for the older player but it's always possible. > >>> > >>> Removing the player from your pc and reinstalling (unless you were able to find > >>> and install the version it's after) wouldn't help. Installing the latest one > >>> when the SWF is insisting on an older version won't get you there, if this is > >>> indeed the cause. > >>> > >>> One of us could cobble you up a little macro that'd look at each OLE object and > >>> give you a little info about it. That might help you narrow things down. > >>> Perhaps it's not a shockwave object at all. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> In article <ufw2ozg7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: > >>>> Good thought, but NOT the solution. > >>>> > >>>> I downloaded and ran the Flash Player uninstaller from Adobe and then > >>>> rebooted. I checked the folder where the the Flash Player files had been > >>>> located (%windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash) and nothing was left. > >>>> Moreover, Secunia PSI, which had picked up the presence of old versions > >>>> of both Flash Player and Shockwave hanging around even though Firefox > >>>> and IE reported the latest versions, no longer showed the old versions. > >>>> > >>>> I then downloaded and installed the latest Flash Player. I checked in > >>>> both Firefox and IE and confirmed that the latest version was installed. > >>>> > >>>> I opened the ppt file and got the same error message. The symptoms I > >>>> described earlier are still present. > >>>> > >>>> For good measure, I also uninstalled Shockwave Player. I made the same > >>>> checks, and it indeed was completely gone. I downloaded and installed > >>>> the latest Shockwave Player. The ppt error is still there. > >>>> > >>>> Any other suggestions? > >>>> > >>>> a1k1do via OfficeKB.com wrote: > >>>>> This relates to an old version of Adobe Flash player on you computer. > >>>>> Although you may have upgraded your Adobe Flash player within your browser IE > >>>>> or Firefox etc, Powerpoint might continued to hold on to the old flash > >>>>> version. Although you might have upgraded your flash player within Internet > >>>>> Explorer, Powerpoint might not seem didn�t seem to register it. Instead it > >>>>> was could still be using an older flash player and therefore you will > >>>>> continue get the message: Some controls on this presentation can�t be > >>>>> activated. They might not be registered on this computer. You will need > >>>>> manually perform a flash uninstall and a fresh reinstall. > >>>>> Uninstalling Your Flash Player > >>>>> For additional details about uninstalling your flash player, I recommend you > >>>>> refer to this article: > >>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html > >>>>> Next, you will need to launch Internet Explorer and go to the adobe website. > >>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ > >>>>> In some cases, you may want to manually download the installer for use > >>>>> offline. Consider going to this site and downloading the flash player > >>>>> installer for manual installations. > >>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ > >>>>> > >>>>> Hope it helps > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Lem wrote: > >>>>>> I have a Powerpoint presentation that I received from a 3rd party (*.ppt > >>>>>> files). The presentation includes several animations that I *think* are > >>>>>> Shockwave objects. When the file is first loaded, there is this popup > >>>>>> error message: "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. > >>>>>> They might not be registered on this computer." When I click on the > >>>>>> object to run the animation, PP merely advances to the next slide, > >>>>>> instead of running the Shockwave (or Flash, or whatever else it might > >>>>>> be) animation. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This behavior happens with this particular presentation on at least the > >>>>>> following systems: Windows XP sp3 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; Vista > >>>>>> sp2 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; and Windows 7 running Powerpoint 2007. > >>>>>> The Vista and Windows 7 also pop up a warning about security level, > >>>>>> but I don't have those either of those computers at the moment, so I > >>>>>> can't give the exact error. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On the XP box, the Adobe test page shows that Shockwave 11.5.6r606 is > >>>>>> properly installed. Likewise, Flash 10,0,45,2 is properly installed. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> How do I determine what controls PP is complaining about and go about > >>>>>> "registering" them? Or is this something that the author of the > >>>>>> presentation needs to do? In the latter case, what do I need to tell > >>>>>> him to do? > >>>>>> > >>> > >>> ============================== > >>> PPT Frequently Asked Questions > >>> http://www.pptfaq.com/ > >>> > >>> PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint > >>> http://www.pptools.com/ > >>> > >>> > > > > > > ============================== > > PPT Frequently Asked Questions > > http://www.pptfaq.com/ > > > > PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint > > http://www.pptools.com/ > > > > ============================== PPT Frequently Asked Questions http://www.pptfaq.com/ PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint http://www.pptools.com/ |