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. -- Javier Pedreira «Wicho» <wicho at casaciencias.org> Museos Científicos Coruñeses (=mc2) <http://www.casaciencias.org/> Ayuntamiento de La Coruña, España Tel: +34 981 18 98 40 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? >>>> >>>> ___________________________________________ >>>> Randy B. Singer >>>> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) >>>> >>>> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance >>>> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html >>>> ___________________________________________ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> X4U mailing list >>> X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >>> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u >>> >>> Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price >>> http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal >> >> >> -- >> | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | >> | healyzh at aracnet.com | OpenVMS Enthusiast | >> | | Photographer | >> +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ >> | My flickr Photostream | >> | http://www.flickr.com/photos/33848088@N03/ | >> _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price > http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal >