powerpoint Mpeg2 file won't play in PowerPoint

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9/28/2005 2:10:07 PM Mpeg2 file won't play in PowerPoint

Hi, I am trying to get an mpeg2 file to play in PowerPoint without success.  
  
I have done this many times without a problem previously and, even now, if I  
  
replace the video with another it works fine!  
  
The clip appears in slide 3, slides 1 & 2 play fine (text & images); when I  
  
try to play slide 3 (the video file) the HDD clicks a couple of times then  
  
nothing happens. If I then move to slide 4 and return to slide 3 (Right  
  
click>previous) the video clip plays without a problem.  
  
Can anyone please suggest what is wrong?  
  
For info I am using PowerPoint 2003, Windows XP Pro, HDD is 70% full, video  
  
file is encoded at 720x576, 44,000 audio. I'm not sure which codec is used  
  
but windows obviously supports it because the file will play (also plays fine  
  
in Media Player).  
  
Many thanks  
  
Tony

9/28/2005 3:25:41 PM Re: Mpeg2 file won't play in PowerPoint

Does it play fine if you go to Start > Run, type mplay32.exe and then open and  
  
play the file?  That's the player that PowerPoint uses, not the Windows Media  
  
Player.  
  
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9/28/2005 9:11:46 PM Re: Mpeg2 file won't play in PowerPoint

www.pfcmedia.com  
  
I hate to sound repeditive but, thry this  
  
Thurlowe  
  
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