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Dual Display and PowerPoint: PP Stops Show when inactive

May 13, 2005 1:58PM PDT

I work in IT for a small business, and their register computer has support for two displays.

Well they wanted to run a powerpoint presentation on the second display featuring their wares.

It works great until someone starts using the point of sales software, or anything, on the first display. At which point, the powerpoint presentation stops because it is considered (by windows) inactive, i guess.

Is there any way to work around to this?

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My cheap exit.
May 13, 2005 2:16PM PDT

Since any old machine can run the slide show, I drop that old 486 into such a task and let it do just that. I have no cure for PowerPoint.

Bob

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Any more info???
Jul 12, 2005 6:50PM PDT

Hi,

I've got the same problem. Did you find a solution for this in the end?

Thanks

Martin

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Another cheap exit.
Jul 12, 2005 10:16PM PDT

Use a screen recorder (CAMTASIA?) for the presentation and play it back with MEDIA PLAYER CLASSIC or another player of your choice.

Bob

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Screen recorder
Jul 13, 2005 12:00AM PDT

Sounds good. The only problem is that the presentation changes daily and the operator isn't that great with computers. All she does is change the presentation details and hit show.

Isn't there any other way (we've just paid out for a PC with dual output so it'd be 'difficult' not to use it.

Ta Martin

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(NT) (NT) Then my first solution.
Jul 13, 2005 12:03AM PDT