Powerpoint messages attached to e-mail

[Arlan]

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint. When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[Sonia]

You can download and install the PowerPoint Viewer. Then you can open one
of the attachments.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...27-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&DisplayLang=en
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint. When

I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

 

[Ken]

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint. When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

You don't need to download anything. You already have Powerpoint so
just go into Windows explorer, click Tools/Folder Options/File
Types/New and add .pps which points to your Powerpoint.exe

 

[moneacb]

I get the same message, but I don't know what program created it.

 

[Sonia]

What is the full name of the file? Right click the file and select Properties.
Sometimes you'll get clues from that, especially from the Summary information.
Look at the Origin section. It might tell you what application created the
file.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

I get the same message, but I don't know what program created it.

try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the message:
"Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what program created it."

 

[Brian]

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download window, it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b) *.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name (*.ppt) etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find server or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results PPS =
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a) I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.

 

[Echo S]

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program. The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ -- Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download window, it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b) *.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name (*.ppt) etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find server or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results PPS =
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a) I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.

When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

 

[Brian]

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program. The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ -- Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download window, it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b) *.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name (*.ppt) etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find server or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results PPS =
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a) I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.

When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

 

[Echo S]

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program. The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ -- Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download

window,
it

shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b) *.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name

(*.ppt)
etc.

everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find

server
or

DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results

PPS
=

Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a) I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.

When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[pete confused]

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program. The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ -- Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File
Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b)
*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name (*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results PPS
=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a) I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my
loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[pete confused]

I am very new to this (see profile). I have the same problem (opening
attachments with .pps) My problem is all your answeres are for people who
know what they are doing and that surely excludes me. My computor is new and
I probably do not have any programs you mention.

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program. The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ -- Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File
Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b)
*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name (*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results PPS
=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a) I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my
loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[Sonia]

What program do you use to read your mail?

You may need to download and install the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...27-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&DisplayLang=en
if you don't have PowerPoint installed.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

I am very new to this (see profile). I have the same problem (opening
attachments with .pps) My problem is all your answeres are for people who
know what they are doing and that surely excludes me. My computor is new and
I probably do not have any programs you mention.

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

:

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program. The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ -- Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File
Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b)
*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name (*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results PPS
=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a) I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my
loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[Echo S]

Do you have PowerPoint on your computer?

What program do you use for email?

As Sonia said, you may just need to download the PowerPoint Viewer and
install it.

But if you're using Windows XP SP-2 with just the PowerPoint Viewer, you may
not be able to open attachments directly from the email program. If that's
the case, the easiest solution is to save the attachment to your computer
and then double-click it there to open it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I am very new to this (see profile). I have the same problem (opening
attachments with .pps) My problem is all your answeres are for people who
know what they are doing and that surely excludes me. My computor is new and
I probably do not have any programs you mention.

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

:

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation

where
PPT

files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email

program.
The

workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file

associations
are

still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ -- Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File
Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b)
*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name (*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that

sayes"The
page

cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following

results
PPS

=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but

(a)
I

should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download

page
that

this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my
loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I

get
the

message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[pete confused]

I use OE, i downloaded powerpoint2003 by clicking on the address you posted,
then i restarted my computor incase that was required. i then went to my
email and tried to open a .pps email. i got a pop up box stating "this file
does not have a program associated withit for performing this action. create
an association in the FOLDERS OPTIONS control panel. Please explain.

What program do you use to read your mail?

You may need to download and install the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...27-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&DisplayLang=en
if you don't have PowerPoint installed.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

I am very new to this (see profile). I have the same problem (opening
attachments with .pps) My problem is all your answeres are for people who
know what they are doing and that surely excludes me. My computor is new and
I probably do not have any programs you mention.

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and
open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

:

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where
PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program.
The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations
are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ --
Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and
PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have
problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download
window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File
Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b)
*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name
(*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The
page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find
server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results
PPS
=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a)
I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page
that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now
have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my
loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get
the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[Echo S]

Changing a File Association
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm

Even after you fix the file association, you may still have to save the PPS
file to your harddrive before you can open it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I use OE, i downloaded powerpoint2003 by clicking on the address you posted,
then i restarted my computor incase that was required. i then went to my
email and tried to open a .pps email. i got a pop up box stating "this file
does not have a program associated withit for performing this action. create
an association in the FOLDERS OPTIONS control panel. Please explain.

What program do you use to read your mail?

You may need to download and install the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer from

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24-
90b7-a94784af71a4&DisplayLang=en

if you don't have PowerPoint installed.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

I am very new to this (see profile). I have the same problem (opening
attachments with .pps) My problem is all your answeres are for people who
know what they are doing and that surely excludes me. My computor is new and
I probably do not have any programs you mention.

:

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and
open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

:

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where
PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program.
The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations
are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ --
Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and
PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have
problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download
window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File
Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b)
*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name
(*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The
page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find
server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results
PPS
=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a)
I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page
that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now
have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my
loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get
the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[AZ]

I have the same problem viewing the email with attached pps files. I tried
downloading the viewer (didn't work) I have office 2003 on my computer. All
the discussions seem the same with no true fix. Any help would be appreciated

Do you have PowerPoint on your computer?

What program do you use for email?

As Sonia said, you may just need to download the PowerPoint Viewer and
install it.

But if you're using Windows XP SP-2 with just the PowerPoint Viewer, you may
not be able to open attachments directly from the email program. If that's
the case, the easiest solution is to save the attachment to your computer
and then double-click it there to open it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I am very new to this (see profile). I have the same problem (opening
attachments with .pps) My problem is all your answeres are for people who
know what they are doing and that surely excludes me. My computor is new and
I probably do not have any programs you mention.

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have both the
old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system with PPT
2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers after I
installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on it that
prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and
open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even though I have
PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

:

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully it was
mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where
PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program.
The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations
are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ --
Changing
a File Association http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm -- to
resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and
PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have
problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download
window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint Presentation File
Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else happens. (b)
*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name
(*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The
page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find
server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results
PPS
=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer, but (a)
I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the download page
that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now
have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted by my
loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail, I get
the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,

 

[Echo S]

This one's actually a bit complicated to fix.

http://tinyurl.com/8wdlc -- this is a Google Groups thread. You want to read
the fix John Langhans (MSFT) posted on Nov. 29, 2004. That's the only fix
I'm aware of. He offers workarounds elsewhere in that thread also.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I have the same problem viewing the email with attached pps files. I tried
downloading the viewer (didn't work) I have office 2003 on my computer. All
the discussions seem the same with no true fix. Any help would be appreciated

Do you have PowerPoint on your computer?

What program do you use for email?

As Sonia said, you may just need to download the PowerPoint Viewer and
install it.

But if you're using Windows XP SP-2 with just the PowerPoint Viewer, you may
not be able to open attachments directly from the email program. If that's
the case, the easiest solution is to save the attachment to your computer
and then double-click it there to open it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I am very new to this (see profile). I have the same problem (opening
attachments with .pps) My problem is all your answeres are for people who
know what they are doing and that surely excludes me. My computor is

new
and

I probably do not have any programs you mention.

:

Reloading the Viewer, even with PPT installed, won't hurt. I have

both
the

old 97 PPT Viewer and the new 2003 PPT Viewer here on this system

with
PPT

2000 and 2003 both installed. And I'm sure I installed the Viewers

after
I

installed both versions of PPT full program.

Which email client are you using? There could be a security patch on

it
that

prevents opening PPT files directly.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks Echo S
I don't have Windows XP SP-2 yet, so I can't blame that yet.
I went to the site recomended, looks great. I tried all three 'fixes'
listed and still have no success. Looks like I will have to "save and
open
from Explorer". Sheesh.
Does anyone know if it would hurt to reload the Viewer, even

though I
have

PowerPoint installed?
Thanks

:

I can't find the original message thread for this, but hopefully

it
was

mentioned in a response that Windows XP SP-2 causes a situation where
PPT
files cannot be opened in the PPT Viewer directly from an email program.
The
workaround is to save the file to your harddrive and then open it.

That said, since you now have PPT, I'd guess that your file associations
are
still specifying the PPT Viewer to open the files. Try this FAQ --
Changing
a File Association

http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm --
to

resolve it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Like Arlan I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and
PowerPoint
(yes I have it, I have created presentations with it), and I have
problems
opening *.pps attachments, in addition I have problems opening *.ppt
attachments. Here is more information:
Before I bought Office and PowerPoint, I had downloaded the PowerPoint
Viewer 2003, and this has worked great for the last year. After I
installed
Office and PowerPoint (a) *.pps attachments open a File Download
window,
it
shows the File Name (*.ppt - yes it is a PowerPoint

Presentation
File

Type)
etc. everything looks good, I click Open and nothing else

happens.
(b)

*.ppt
attachments open a File Download window, it shows the File Name
(*.ppt)
etc.
everything looks good, I click Open and get a window that sayes"The
page
cannot be displayed. The page you are looking for is currently
unavailable...." at the bottom of the page it sayes, "Cannot find
server
or
DNS Error Internet Explorer".
I have gone to My Computer/Explorer as discribed in one of Arlan's
responses (Tools/Folder Options/File Types) with the following results
PPS
=
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show and PPT = Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation.
I have thought about going back and Re-downloading the viewer,

but
(a)

I
should still have the 2003 copy and (b) it sayes on the

download
page

that
this download is for those who do not have PowerPoint, which I now
have.
All of my other attachments (pdf, jpeg, xls) were not impacted

by
my

loading
Windows Office, only PowerPoint.
Can anyone help me out?
Please and Thank you.


:

I have Windows XP, Home edition, Windows Office and Powerpoint.
When I try to open *.pps messages attached to incoming e-mail,

I
get

the
message: "Windows caannot open this file, Windows needs to know what
program created it."

Please help if you can. Thank you,