PPT won't open with the flie/open command?

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If I open PPT and go to file/open, it just sits there and lockes up, I have
to Cont/ALT/DEL.
If I open my documents then click the PPT file it opens fine.
I can make new presentations and save them but the open command doesn't
work?
thanks
bruce
 
Sounds backwards of the usual problems with associations.

I would try a detect and repair on PowerPoint, if your version supports it.
And perhaps redo the file associations just to play it safe.
Changing a File Association
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm

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Try going to Tools/Options and changing the "show number of recently opened
files" (or whatever that is) to 0.

Do they open now?
 
Did you install any add-in that could've hijacked the default File | Open
behavior?
 
no, I can open them if the name is in teh open recently files, but if I
click the open, or the open icon, it just sits there, with the program
locked up. if i click c/a/d it shows the program running
Echo S said:
Try going to Tools/Options and changing the "show number of recently
opened
files" (or whatever that is) to 0.

Do they open now?

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Brucefl said:
If I open PPT and go to file/open, it just sits there and lockes up, I have
to Cont/ALT/DEL.
If I open my documents then click the PPT file it opens fine.
I can make new presentations and save them but the open command doesn't
work?
thanks
bruce
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no, i can double click the file and opens fine, just when I use file/open or
the open folder icon in the bar, it just sits frozen (just the PP program)
 
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