Opening .ppt in Edit mode but .pps in Show mode (url in browser)

[Amedee Van Gasse]

Hi,

When I click a link to a .ppt file in Internet Explorer, I want
the .ppt file to open in Edit mode.
But when I click a link to a .pps file in Internet Explorer, I want
the .pps file to open in Show mode.

The following registry key determines the behavioir:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show.8]
@="Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation"
"BrowserFlags"=dword:0000000a


value = 8 --> open in Show mode
value = a --> open in Edit mode


My problem is that there is only one registry key for .ppt as well
as .pps.
But requirements are that the behaviour is different for .ppt
and .pps.

How do I solve this?

Just to make sure everybody understands my question: I'm not talking
about opening from Windows Explorer (file management) but from an URL
in Internet Explorer (web browser).

 

[Tommyboy]

I have a similar issue but want to set the default operation for open when
selecting a .ppt from a URL or HTML USING A GUI INTERFACE OR SETTINGS OR
OPTIONS. Does anyone know of such a selection from within powerpoint setup
or the GUI?

To answer Amedee (hopefully) - here is a workaround:

Check out the MS article 299824 on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299824.
You can set the default action to either open in slide show mode or in edit
mode using the registry key. However, if you set it to the default of slide
show, you then have the option of clicking on "Edit Slides" in the Edit menu
of the browser. However, I believe you have to have the "browse in same
window" for PPT box checked for this file type or you don't get the "Edit"
menu in the browser. This check box is found in Windows Explorer, Tools,
Folder Options, File Types then select "PPT", Advanced (on XP Pro, SP2). See
"Edit Presentation in Web Browser" in the above mentioned article.

Hope this is useful.