Cannot open pps file from e-mail attachment

[ejohn]

I cannot open pps files that I get as an attachment in an e-mail. I get the
message "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing
this action. Create an association in the Set Associations control panel." I
followed the suggestion given at
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ectly-from-Windows-Mail-in-Windows-Vista.html
by editing the registry renaming Show to Open. I still get the same message
when trying to open the attachment. If I save the attachment to the desktop
or a folder, I am able to open it. I use PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and my OS is
Vista Home Premium with SP1. Before I installed SP1, I had to re-image my
hard drive. Previous to the re-image I was able to open a pps attachment
from an e-mail because before the re-image I had edited the registry as
indicated in the above link. My question is - why doesn't this fix work now?
I would appreciate any suggestion to help solve this problem.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

For some, adding the Open entry, in addition to the Show entry has worked.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\Show
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\open
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[ejohn]

I have done this as indicated in the post, and I still have the same
problem.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Install the PowerPoint Viewer 2007. Then maybe you will get the show.12.
entry mentioned in the article.
PowerPoint Viewer 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...40-14e1-467d-8dca-19d2a8fd7485&DisplayLang=en
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...98-5003-4dc1-88ec-3e151e4dc790&DisplayLang=en
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[ejohn]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have now resolved my problem.