Need to make PowerPoint XP my default PowerPoint

[Justin]

Hi,
I had to rebuild my computer recently and reload all my software. I carry
both PowerPoint 2000 & PowerPointXP (2002) on my system as I have various
clients who use different versions.
But PowerPoint 2000 is currently my default and I'd prefer XP to be the
default. I cannot remember how to switch to make XP the default. I
remember moving it to a different directory or something....do I need to
reload it?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Justin

 

[Sonia]

You need to edit your file associations for .PPS, POT, and PPT. Open Windows
Explorer and go to Tools > Folder Options and find each of the three extensions
and change the program to the version of PowerPoint you want. In my case I
point to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2002\Office10\POWERPNT.EXE. Then
click on Advanced and edit the Actions list. The Open action should be the
default for POT and PPT and Show should be the default for PPS.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Justin]

That makes sense. Last time I think I had to load XP into a particular
directory and rename the one that 2000 was in, but your way is much simpler
Sonia. Thanks.

J

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Justin,
1. Select Start | Run...
2. In the dialog, type "<PathtoXP>\PowerPnt.exe" /regserver
where <PathtoXP> is the location where the 2002 executabe resides.
3. Press <Enter>

Now, if you double-click on a PPT,POT,PPS file it will load using PowerPoint
2002.