Autoplay PowerPoint Presentation on USB flash drive...

Try the following steps and check if it helps.

Try using the package to CD feature in PowerPoint 2007 and burn the files to a CD. After the files are burnt on to the CD browse to the CD and copy all the contents of the CD into the flash drive.

Note:  Make sure that the flash drive does not contain any other files on it.

Refer the link on how to use package to CD in PowerPoint:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/copy-a-presentation-to-a-cd-network-or-local-disk-drive-HA010096696.aspx

I wouldn't spend too much time trying to get the package to CD work on a USB pen, it won't.

Adding an autorun.inf to usb pens will not suppress the "what do you want to do" dialogue as it will on a CD. Before windows 7 it was possible (with difficulty) to hack around this , in Windows 7 it's impossible (AFAIK) as it's a major security risk

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Glad you posted that, John, I was just about to.

While it *seems* like it should work, it doesn't. That's why you'd have to repartition the USB drive -- to suppress the "what do you want to do" dialog and force it to autorun. I didn't know that Win7 makes it almost impossible. That's good info to know....

I researched this a few years ago, and IIRC, you had to partition the USB in order to make Windows see it as a CD drive and, therefore, autorun it. Or something like that. Perhaps it's changed in the years since, but back then at least it was not a trivial task.

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If you do set it up, it will only work on your computer. at least that is the way it works on mine. Here is a site that gives you the setup steps.http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-usb-flash-drive.htm. I also usually use the package for CD copy to file option, when I put my stick into a computer other than my own, I use "Run <USB Drive> Play.bat" which one more step outside of the autorun thingy.

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I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mislead you. I don't recall the specifics for how to partition the USB or anything -- I just have a vague recollection that you had to do something like that! I thought it was partition the USB drive and make one partition look/act like a CD. In my case, we decided that it was all waaay too much trouble to pursue.

I did a quick Bing search on Autorun USB (which I'm sure you've already done) and Autorun USB "emulate CD" and ran into a couple of things. I think there's also something about U3 capability that you may want to look into, but again, I have no details.

Try the following steps and check if it helps.

Try using the package to CD feature in PowerPoint 2007 and burn the files to a CD. After the files are burnt on to the CD browse to the CD and copy all the contents of the CD into the flash drive.

Note:  Make sure that the flash drive does not contain any other files on it.

Refer the link on how to use package to CD in PowerPoint:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/copy-a-presentation-to-a-cd-network-or-local-disk-drive-HA010096696.aspx