Powerpoint Image Extractor 1.2 is a must have.

Almost every day I receive at least one e-mail with a PowerPoint attachment.

Many of the PowerPoint presentations contain extraordinary photos and/or music (wav files). Photos and music I extract from the PowerPoint presentation and relocate to my personal photo and music collection.

If you’d like to do the same, Google “Powerpoint Image Extractor v1.2" (be sure it’s version 1.2). Download it, unzip it and install it.

Powerpoint Image Extractor is a user friendly Windows XP - Vista and Windows 7 “freeware utility” that extracts picture and wave files embedded in PowerPoint presentations (.PPT) and sideshows (.PPS files).

Note: The Website does not list Powerpont Image Extractor as Windows 7 compatible, but it is compatible.

When Powerpoint Image Extractor opens there’s a “Load” button in the lower right of the panel. It’ll open your Windows Explorer. Scroll to where you’ve saved your PowerPoint files (.PPT and .PPS) and click on the appropriate file.

Powerpoint Image Extrator will extract the photos and sound files and copy them to a folder it creates in the same folder as the PowerPoint file. The photo and Wav files can then be relocated to your Pictures and Music folders.

Another “freeware” utility that might interest “a bit beyond novice” users is Autoruns for Windows v9.57 (Google it). Although it’s listed as an XP utility, it will run under Vista and Windows 7.

This little utility is a comprehensive, all in one presentation of a description, the publisher and the auto-starting location of the startup monitor. It shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login with the entries in the order Windows processes them.

The autorun programs include those in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce and other Registry keys. For those definately “a bit beyond novice”, Autoruns for Windows can be configured to show many other locations and auto-start services.

On a final note. If you’re new to Windows 7 or a bit confused about Windows 7's Explorer Documents and Libraries presentation, know my February 13th seminar at 9:30 AM at Lee Memorial Hospital Auditorium will be dedicated to all you must know about Window’s 7 Explorer.

I’ll also demonstrate an extraordinary and useful features of Windows 7. A feature that allows you to configure your Start Menu tabs (Documents, Pictures, Music and Videos ) to add to their default view, the Documents, Pictures, Music and Videos folders on an external hard drive(s).

For additional information e-mail me at fmbigal@embarqmail.com.

Here’s wishing you a Good Boot.