I will occasionally get a power point attachment and cannot open it. I have my associations set to Microsoft's Power Point software. I have also tried changing the association to Open Office's Impress and this doesn't work as well. Any suggestions
Okay, first off, which version of PowerPoint are you using? Also, in which software/webpage do you get the attachment? Outlook? Thunderbird? Hotmail? Gmail?
I. using Power Point 7.0. The attachment occurs in Thunderbird. OK?
Right... Try this: http://http://www.winhelponline.com/...s-mail-or-wlm/ but if it fails; try this:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm
I tried the URLs that you suggested but I got a 404 error. Does the URL contain an error?
Do you have corrected links?
Sorry, I have no idea what he was linking to.
Have you tried using something like this?
Download: PowerPoint Viewer - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details
I am currently using Microsoft's Power Point Viewer, version 7.0. The attachments come in Thunderbird. The first response I got included 2 links and I have tried both. They are: http//www.winhelponline.com/blog/unable-to-open-pps-ppt-from-windows-mail-or-wlm/ and http://windowscp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm
Those links still don't work, there are more than one type of file associated with
powerpoint, .pps; .ppt; and others, have you confirmed that the file extension of
what you are trying to open is correctly associated with powerpoint viewer?
Option two of this tutorial,
Default Programs - Associate a File Type or Protocol
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