PowerPoint files and Outlook Express

[John WILD]

A friend of mine has PowerPoint Reader installed. When he receives an email
(using Outlook Express) with a PPS file attached he cannot get it to display
by double clicking on it. When he does that he gets the message that he
doesnot have the relevant program installed. He then saves the attachment to
a specified folder and, by double clicking on in ( useing Windows Explorer)
he can read its contents which are displayed. This is a long winded process
and surely is not necessary. He has been told that to fix the problem he has
to install Microsoft Office with Power Point ( not Power Point Reader as he
has now).
He has gone through the file association routine to no avail. Clearly pps
files are associated with PowerPoint reader.
Can anyone help ???

John W.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

A friend of mine has PowerPoint Reader installed. When he receives an email
(using Outlook Express) with a PPS file attached he cannot get it to display
by double clicking on it. When he does that he gets the message that he
doesnot have the relevant program installed. He then saves the attachment to
a specified folder and, by double clicking on in ( useing Windows Explorer)
he can read its contents which are displayed. This is a long winded process
and surely is not necessary. He has been told that to fix the problem he has
to install Microsoft Office with Power Point ( not Power Point Reader as he
has now).
He has gone through the file association routine to no avail. Clearly pps
files are associated with PowerPoint reader.

No, he does *not* need the full version of PowerPoint. Read here:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm

 

[John WILD]

Thank you Ken. I have passed your infomation on. It seems to be "right on
the knocker" !!!!
John W.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thank you Ken. I have passed your infomation on. It seems to be "right on
the knocker" !!!!

You're welcome, John. Glad to help, but the one to really thank is
Ramesh (another MVP who posts here). He's the one who wrote that page.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks, Ken.

You're welcome John. It should certainly fix the problem.

--
Regards,

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

Thank you Ken. I have passed your infomation on. It seems to be "right on
the knocker" !!!!

You're welcome, John. Glad to help, but the one to really thank is
Ramesh (another MVP who posts here). He's the one who wrote that page.

 

[John WILD]

OK Ken
Thanks Ramesh you're a genius !!!!!
John W

Thank you Ken. I have passed your infomation on. It seems to be "right
on
the knocker" !!!!

You're welcome, John. Glad to help, but the one to really thank is
Ramesh (another MVP who posts here). He's the one who wrote that page.