PowerPoint for Windows Files Won't Open from CD-ROM Drives
PSS ID Number: Q104427
Article last modified on 09-15-1994
PSS database name: POWERPT

3.00 3.00a 3.00b
MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.0a, and
   3.0b
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SYMPTOMS
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A PowerPoint for Windows file cannot be read off of a CD-ROM drive
connected to a Macintosh. Trying to access a Windows PowerPoint file
from the CD-ROM drive will result in a message stating that the "File
is locked and cannot be read."
This is because the Macintosh computer requires a resource fork to
open the file, and you cannot write to most CD-ROM drives.

WORKAROUND
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To open the file from the CD-ROM, copy the file to your hard drive,
and then open it from PowerPoint. This PowerPoint for Windows file
will read without any problem.

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Additional reference words: 3.0, 3.0x power point powerpt mac ppt
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