Problem with viewer

[Colin]

Noticed of late that my viewer wont work. What could this be? PP starts and
it loads the file, but will not allow me to have a slide show.
colin

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Could you give us a few more details.

Which viewer are you using (97 or 2003 version)?
When you say it loads the file, how do you know? Does it display anything?
If so, what?
Does it throw an error? If so, exactly what does it say?
What has changed on your system since the viewer last worked? Have you
installed any software (especially office related products)?
Are you current on your Windows and Office upgrades?
Are you seeing the edit pane of the presentation, but not able to see the
presentation itself?

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[Colin]

Sorry I should have given all the details. I have PowerPoint 2002 running
with WindowsXP and SP3. When I received a .pps file from a friend I noticed
that on double clicking the file it loaded, but remained on the taskbar at
the bottom of the screen and PowerPoint itself did not appear. I had to
remove it using ctrl+ alt +del

I can load PowerPoint and then load a .pps file and it will load into
PowerPoint, but when I try to run it as a slideshow it does not run.

Could it be the latest Nvida drivers or perhaps (hopefully) something that I
altered in options?

I thought it might be a corrupt file, but now all my .pps files wont run. I
reinstalled PowerPoint, but still the problem is there.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

This sounds like a file association problem, rather than a viewer problem.
To correct your file association, check out:
**Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm

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Microsoft PPT MVP Team
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[Steve Rindsberg]

See if this helps, Colin

Can't run slideshow / screen show won't start
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00426.htm

 

[Colin]

Many thanks, Steve. Problem solved just in time. I was just about to
reinstall Office.
Colin