File Associations Question

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Rames, I really appreciate all your suggestions. But I think I'd better give
up. At least I can save Slide Shows to Windows Explorer and view from there.
I tried booting in Safe Mode and then logging on as Administrator. I found
no .PPS file listed in File Types. I tried to create one, connect it with
PowerPoint Viewer, etc. but it wouldn't work.
Then I tried running your Fix application, from Administrator logon, but got
the same error message as before.
Maybe I'd best leave well enough alone. Thanks again for all of your time,
trouble, and suggestions.
Ramesh said:
Click Start, Run. Type Regedit.exe and press ENTER:

Go to the following branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\

Create a new key named "Open".

If you get an error message (about lack of permissions to modify the key),
you'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user account, to
that key and subkeys.

See:

How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
I am logged on as administrator (or equivalent). I don't have any password
or "logon," and am normally able to install or uninstall programs, run
maintenance programs, etc.
Ramesh said:
Hi JD,

80007005 is caused due to incorrect permissions. Make sure you're logged
on as administrator (or equivalent) to run the tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello again,
I ran PPSFix again and copied the error message:
Run Time error '-2147024891(80007005)'
invalid root in registry key
"HKCR\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\open\command\".

Hi JD,

I ran your automated fix and got an error message.

Pls post the exact error message you received when running the PPSFix
tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks Ramesh,
Here is the report:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.PPS] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 6/30/2008 6:56:14 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<snip>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi JD,

It wouldn't work until you fix the registry permissions.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
Rames, I really appreciate all your suggestions. But I think I'd better
give up. At least I can save Slide Shows to Windows Explorer and view from
there.
I tried booting in Safe Mode and then logging on as Administrator. I found
no .PPS file listed in File Types. I tried to create one, connect it with
PowerPoint Viewer, etc. but it wouldn't work.
Then I tried running your Fix application, from Administrator logon, but
got the same error message as before.
Maybe I'd best leave well enough alone. Thanks again for all of your time,
trouble, and suggestions.
Ramesh said:
Click Start, Run. Type Regedit.exe and press ENTER:

Go to the following branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\

Create a new key named "Open".

If you get an error message (about lack of permissions to modify the
key), you'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user
account, to that key and subkeys.

See:

How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
I am logged on as administrator (or equivalent). I don't have any
password or "logon," and am normally able to install or uninstall
programs, run maintenance programs, etc.
Hi JD,

80007005 is caused due to incorrect permissions. Make sure you're
logged on as administrator (or equivalent) to run the tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello again,
I ran PPSFix again and copied the error message:
Run Time error '-2147024891(80007005)'
invalid root in registry key
"HKCR\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\open\command\".

Hi JD,

I ran your automated fix and got an error message.

Pls post the exact error message you received when running the PPSFix
tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks Ramesh,
Here is the report:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.PPS] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 6/30/2008 6:56:14 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<snip>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I do not get an error message about lack of permissions. It says: "Cannot
create key. Error while opening the key PowerPoint Viewer.SlideShow.11."
Having already uninstalled and reinstalled the Viewer, I am at my wits' end.
Ramesh said:
Hi JD,

It wouldn't work until you fix the registry permissions.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
Rames, I really appreciate all your suggestions. But I think I'd better
give up. At least I can save Slide Shows to Windows Explorer and view
from there.
I tried booting in Safe Mode and then logging on as Administrator. I
found no .PPS file listed in File Types. I tried to create one, connect
it with PowerPoint Viewer, etc. but it wouldn't work.
Then I tried running your Fix application, from Administrator logon, but
got the same error message as before.
Maybe I'd best leave well enough alone. Thanks again for all of your
time, trouble, and suggestions.
Ramesh said:
Click Start, Run. Type Regedit.exe and press ENTER:

Go to the following branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\

Create a new key named "Open".

If you get an error message (about lack of permissions to modify the
key), you'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user
account, to that key and subkeys.

See:

How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


I am logged on as administrator (or equivalent). I don't have any
password or "logon," and am normally able to install or uninstall
programs, run maintenance programs, etc.
Hi JD,

80007005 is caused due to incorrect permissions. Make sure you're
logged on as administrator (or equivalent) to run the tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello again,
I ran PPSFix again and copied the error message:
Run Time error '-2147024891(80007005)'
invalid root in registry key
"HKCR\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\open\command\".

Hi JD,

I ran your automated fix and got an error message.

Pls post the exact error message you received when running the
PPSFix tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks Ramesh,
Here is the report:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.PPS] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 6/30/2008 6:56:14 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<snip>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi JD,

You'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user account, to that
key and subkeys.

See:
How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
I do not get an error message about lack of permissions. It says: "Cannot
create key. Error while opening the key PowerPoint Viewer.SlideShow.11."
Having already uninstalled and reinstalled the Viewer, I am at my wits'
end.
Ramesh said:
Hi JD,

It wouldn't work until you fix the registry permissions.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
Rames, I really appreciate all your suggestions. But I think I'd better
give up. At least I can save Slide Shows to Windows Explorer and view
from there.
I tried booting in Safe Mode and then logging on as Administrator. I
found no .PPS file listed in File Types. I tried to create one, connect
it with PowerPoint Viewer, etc. but it wouldn't work.
Then I tried running your Fix application, from Administrator logon, but
got the same error message as before.
Maybe I'd best leave well enough alone. Thanks again for all of your
time, trouble, and suggestions.
Click Start, Run. Type Regedit.exe and press ENTER:

Go to the following branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\

Create a new key named "Open".

If you get an error message (about lack of permissions to modify the
key), you'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user
account, to that key and subkeys.

See:

How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


I am logged on as administrator (or equivalent). I don't have any
password or "logon," and am normally able to install or uninstall
programs, run maintenance programs, etc.
Hi JD,

80007005 is caused due to incorrect permissions. Make sure you're
logged on as administrator (or equivalent) to run the tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello again,
I ran PPSFix again and copied the error message:
Run Time error '-2147024891(80007005)'
invalid root in registry key
"HKCR\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\open\command\".

Hi JD,

I ran your automated fix and got an error message.

Pls post the exact error message you received when running the
PPSFix tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks Ramesh,
Here is the report:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.PPS] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 6/30/2008 6:56:14 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<snip>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I followed the instructions carefully. When I checked the box for allowing
full permission, I got the error message in Regedit. "Cannot create key..."
Ramesh said:
Hi JD,

You'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user account, to
that key and subkeys.

See:
How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
I do not get an error message about lack of permissions. It says: "Cannot
create key. Error while opening the key PowerPoint Viewer.SlideShow.11."
Having already uninstalled and reinstalled the Viewer, I am at my wits'
end.
Ramesh said:
Hi JD,

It wouldn't work until you fix the registry permissions.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Rames, I really appreciate all your suggestions. But I think I'd better
give up. At least I can save Slide Shows to Windows Explorer and view
from there.
I tried booting in Safe Mode and then logging on as Administrator. I
found no .PPS file listed in File Types. I tried to create one, connect
it with PowerPoint Viewer, etc. but it wouldn't work.
Then I tried running your Fix application, from Administrator logon,
but got the same error message as before.
Maybe I'd best leave well enough alone. Thanks again for all of your
time, trouble, and suggestions.
Click Start, Run. Type Regedit.exe and press ENTER:

Go to the following branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\

Create a new key named "Open".

If you get an error message (about lack of permissions to modify the
key), you'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user
account, to that key and subkeys.

See:

How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


I am logged on as administrator (or equivalent). I don't have any
password or "logon," and am normally able to install or uninstall
programs, run maintenance programs, etc.
Hi JD,

80007005 is caused due to incorrect permissions. Make sure you're
logged on as administrator (or equivalent) to run the tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello again,
I ran PPSFix again and copied the error message:
Run Time error '-2147024891(80007005)'
invalid root in registry key
"HKCR\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\open\command\".

Hi JD,

I ran your automated fix and got an error message.

Pls post the exact error message you received when running the
PPSFix tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks Ramesh,
Here is the report:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.PPS] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 6/30/2008 6:56:14 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<snip>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Check the Ownership tab.

Changing Ownership of a Registry Key

1.Click the key for which you want to change ownership.
2.On the Edit menu, click Permissions.
3.Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4.Under Change owner to, click the new owner, and then click OK.

In Step #4, choose your user account and set it as the owner.

Then reapply the Permissions.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
I followed the instructions carefully. When I checked the box for allowing
full permission, I got the error message in Regedit. "Cannot create key..."
Ramesh said:
Hi JD,

You'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user account, to
that key and subkeys.

See:
How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


JD said:
I do not get an error message about lack of permissions. It says: "Cannot
create key. Error while opening the key PowerPoint Viewer.SlideShow.11."
Having already uninstalled and reinstalled the Viewer, I am at my wits'
end.
Hi JD,

It wouldn't work until you fix the registry permissions.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Rames, I really appreciate all your suggestions. But I think I'd
better give up. At least I can save Slide Shows to Windows Explorer
and view from there.
I tried booting in Safe Mode and then logging on as Administrator. I
found no .PPS file listed in File Types. I tried to create one,
connect it with PowerPoint Viewer, etc. but it wouldn't work.
Then I tried running your Fix application, from Administrator logon,
but got the same error message as before.
Maybe I'd best leave well enough alone. Thanks again for all of your
time, trouble, and suggestions.
Click Start, Run. Type Regedit.exe and press ENTER:

Go to the following branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\

Create a new key named "Open".

If you get an error message (about lack of permissions to modify the
key), you'll need to allow Full Control permissions for your user
account, to that key and subkeys.

See:

How to set or change registry editing permissions in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310426

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


I am logged on as administrator (or equivalent). I don't have any
password or "logon," and am normally able to install or uninstall
programs, run maintenance programs, etc.
Hi JD,

80007005 is caused due to incorrect permissions. Make sure you're
logged on as administrator (or equivalent) to run the tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello again,
I ran PPSFix again and copied the error message:
Run Time error '-2147024891(80007005)'
invalid root in registry key
"HKCR\PowerPointViewer.SlideShow.11\shell\open\command\".

Hi JD,

I ran your automated fix and got an error message.

Pls post the exact error message you received when running the
PPSFix tool.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks Ramesh,
Here is the report:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File association information for [.PPS] file type
Generated by FileExtInfo v2.0 on 6/30/2008 6:56:14 PM

FileExtInfo © 2005-2007 Ramesh Srinivasan.
Homepage: http://www.winhelponline.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<snip>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 

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