[X4U] DRM on PP

[Paul Moortgat]

But why then will it play on a PC?

Paul Moortgat

On 01 Feb 2011, at 19:31, Javier Pedreira (Wicho) wrote:

> I guess the PowerPoint file has an embedded file (mp3 or something  
> like that) that has some kind of DRM scheme applied to it.
>
> Take care.
>
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> El 01/02/2011, a las 19:18, Paul Moortgat escribió:
>
>> Ha!  It's Powerpoint.
>>
>> Paul Moortgat
>>
>> On 01 Feb 2011, at 18:09, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>>
>>> I suspect that Randy was asking what on earth is a "PP" file! :-)
>>>
>>> Zane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 2:39 PM +0100 2/1/11, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>>>> That the file is DRM protected and that I need an unprotected  
>>>> version.  But it plays on his PC.  It's not protected there, only  
>>>> on my Mac.
>>>>
>>>> Paul Moortgat
>>>>
>>>> On 01 Feb 2011, at 13:31, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 1, 2011, at 2:06 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Now and then I get a PP file from a PC friend.  It'll open on  
>>>>>> his PC, but I get the message that the file is DRM protected.
>>>>>> Is there a way to go around it?
>>>>>
>>>>> What does the message say, exactly?
>>>>>
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