PPT won't open file when clicked on, just a new slide, help?

[Guest]

For some reason whenever I browse to a ppt file and double click on it, ppt
opens but only gives me a new presentation and not the presentation I asked
it to open. Is there a config option somewhere that got mucked up????
help??? it's becoming extremely annoying

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

For some reason whenever I browse to a ppt file and double click on it, ppt
opens but only gives me a new presentation and not the presentation I asked
it to open. Is there a config option somewhere that got mucked up????
help??? it's becoming extremely annoying

Follow the steps here. That should sort it out for you:

Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm

 

[Guest]

I tried doing what the link suggested and it still didn't work. Any other
thoughts?

 

[Echo S]

I tried doing what the link suggested and it still didn't work. Any other
thoughts?

Do you have any add-ins installed? I had one recently that did something
kinda sorta similar.

You can close PPT and search for *.PPA files on your system. Rename them to
*.PPX Then try double-clicking a file and see if it opens. If so, you can
rename the PPX files back to PPA until you find the problem add-in.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I tried doing what the link suggested and it still didn't work. Any other
thoughts?

Are you certain you followed this bit to the letter:

Use Windows Explorer to locate a PowerPoint PPT file. Click once to highlight
it.
From the menu bar, choose Tools, Folder Options
In the Options dialog box, click the File Types tab
Scroll through the Registered File Types list to Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation and double-click it.
In the resulting Edit File Type dialog box, double-click Open in the Actions
list.
In the text box labeled Application used to perform action, you should see

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THIS ESPECIALLY
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"X:\abc\def\PowerPnt.EXE" "%1"

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If the quote marks are not exactly as shown, it'd probably produce exactly the
result you're reporting.
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where X:\abc\def\ represents the full path to the folder where PowerPnt.EXE is
located. If you don't know the exact path, use the Browse button and locate
PowerPnt.EXE.
The quote marks should be entered exactly as shown. One set of quotes around
the path to PowerPnt.EXE, another set around "%1"
Click OK and/or Close until you're back in Windows Explorer.
Now try doubleclicking the problem PowerPoint file again.

 

[Guest]

In the steps you listed everything is the same up until "Scroll through the
Registered File Types list to Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation and double-click it."

It doesn't do anything when I double click on it, I am operating on Windows
2000.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

In the steps you listed everything is the same up until "Scroll through the
Registered File Types list to Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation and double-click it."

It doesn't do anything when I double click on it, I am operating on Windows
2000.

Ah. That's a bit different, you're right. I've updated the FAQ.

Click PowerPoint Presentation then click Advanced, then follow the rest of the
instructions after doubleclicking Open.

 

[Guest]

Thank you! That did it!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Great ... and thanks for letting me know that the intrux in the FAQ page were a
bit off the mark.