Good idea - thanks Ramesh...
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My guess is that the PPViewer 2003 is launched, which then tries to
open the PPS/PPT file (created using Office 2007).
Uninstall PowerPoint Viewer 2007. Install PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and
then uninstall it using Add/Remove Programs. Finally, reinstall
PowerPoint Viewer 2007. The file association problems, if any should
be fixed automatically.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
No, the Power Point file won't open even when saving to my hard
drive. Sorry I didn't mention that sooner. It probably isn't an
Outlook Express related problem. It seems to be a compatibility
issue with some other software on the Vista machine. I have also
tried reinstalling the Power Point Viewer with no help. I may try
uninstalling PPV, going through the registry and deleting remnants,
then reinstall again - I'm running out of trys but your thoughts are
greatly appreciated.
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Are you able to open the PPS file after saving it to the hard drive,
instead of opening it directly from Windows Mail?
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
Thanks for the reply - unfortunately no, I'm getting a message that
"PowerPoint Viewer can not open the file..." I did try your reg fix
but no joy.
The PPS file opens fine on my XP machine. I may have installed
PPViewer 2007 without removing PPViewer 2003 since both entries are
in the registry. Don't know if that makes any difference. There is
no add/remove entry for PPV 2003.
Any other ideas will be appreciated.
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Is this the problem you're facing?
Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Windows Mail in
Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/149/1/
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
I had this problem in XP when viewing PowerPoint PPS/PPT files and
another app stole the association. A kind person pointed to a file
called PPSFix.zip that solved the problem and corrected the file
association. However, PPSFix.zip is for XP and I am afraid to try it
in Windows Vista without prior experience.
Any help will be appreciated...
