audio file not working in ppt 2010

[paul2011]

i have a music file that can run perfectly in windows media player but when I go to punt on my PowerPoint it comes up saying playback error how can I fix this???

 

[Morph666]

Maybe the audio file is not one of the supported formats? See Compatible multimedia file formats - PowerPoint - Microsoft Office

 

[paul2011]

I have tried mp3 and wma they both don't work (used RealPlayer Converter to change it)

 

[Morph666]

Perhaps try another converter? Since it was in a non-supported format before, perhaps it wasn't properly converted.

 

[paul2011]

i just went on my laptop (was on PC) and now it is working
is there any reason to this?? (my pc is better than my laptop)

 

[Morph666]

Are the versions of powerpoint different? Does your laptop have updated audio drivers and your pc doesn't? (Bit of guess work here)

 

[paul2011]

dont think so (havent updated drivers since installed windows 7)

and they are both 2010 pro plus

 

[whs]

Embedded music files in PP have to be .wav format. There is a tweak to use .mp3 by fooling PP with a .wav header: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/138058-powerpoint-embed-mp3-files.html