Can't open ppt attachments in Outlook Express

[Guest]

If I get a Powerpoint e-mail attachment (ppt), I cannot open it by clicking
on it in Outlook Express 6.0. I get a message that says it's not associated
with a program, and I should fix that in Control Panel/Folder Options/File
Types. But that association DOES exist.
I can save it to my HD; then I can click on the file, and it DOES know it is
associated with the Powerpoint Viewer, so it opens.
Also, I can click on .doc and .xls attachments in Outlook Exp., and they
open just fine. (I use XP SP2).
???

 

[Guest]

Outlook Express is not part of Office. It's a Windows/Internet Explorer
program unrelated to Office's Outlook. You must first save office files to
disk and use your viewer to open them.

 

[Brian Tillman]

If I get a Powerpoint e-mail attachment (ppt), I cannot open it by
clicking on it in Outlook Express 6.0.

Ask in an Outlook Express newsgroup.

 

[Guest]

While you may be right, what's confusing is that I CAN open Word and Excel
attachments directly from Outlook Express, and they are also Office apps.

 

[Guest]

Sorry - didn't see Outlook Express discussion group ... it's buried under
Windows XP.
Tom

 

[Brian Tillman]

Sorry - didn't see Outlook Express discussion group ... it's buried
under Windows XP.

Actually, it's buried under Internet Explorer.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress