Power Point help needed please

I recently received an e-mail attachment which is a Power Point Presentation
(slide show). I cannot open it. It says, "This file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the
Set Associations control panel." How do I go about doing this? I have the MS
Office Power Point Viewer 2003 on this computer. Please help - thanks!

'File association fixes for Windows Vista'
(http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html)
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"Ryka" <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com> wrote in message
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>I recently received an e-mail attachment which is a Power Point
>Presentation (slide show). I cannot open it. It says, "This file does not
>have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
>association in the Set Associations control panel." How do I go about doing
>this? I have the MS Office Power Point Viewer 2003 on this computer. Please
>help - thanks!

Ryka <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com> wrote:

> I recently received an e-mail attachment which is a Power Point
> Presentation (slide show). I cannot open it. It says, "This file does
> not have a program associated with it for performing this action.
> Create an association in the Set Associations control panel." How do
> I go about doing this? I have the MS Office Power Point Viewer 2003 on
> this computer. Please help - thanks!

Office 2007 introduced new file formats. Perhaps you need the most
recent version of PowerPoint Viewer:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...48DC840-14E1-4
67D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en

Charlie42

The attachment I am trying to open is Title(TIK).pps - I do not see a file
listed for TIK or pps. I downloaded the 2007 Viewer so I should be able to
open it if I know what fix to apply? Do I download the reg fix? Would this
mean that I am unable to open the Power Point Slide Show because my registry
needs to be repaired? Thank you for you patience!



"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
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> 'File association fixes for Windows Vista'
> (http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html)
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Ryka" <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I recently received an e-mail attachment which is a Power Point
>>Presentation (slide show). I cannot open it. It says, "This file does not
>>have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
>>association in the Set Associations control panel." How do I go about
>>doing this? I have the MS Office Power Point Viewer 2003 on this computer.
>>Please help - thanks!
>
>

In article <>,
Ryka@dancin'shoes.com says...
> The attachment I am trying to open is Title(TIK).pps - I do not see a file
> listed for TIK or pps. I downloaded the 2007 Viewer so I should be able to
> open it if I know what fix to apply? Do I download the reg fix? Would this
> mean that I am unable to open the Power Point Slide Show because my registry
> needs to be repaired? Thank you for you patience!

Rename the file title.pps - only an idiot would use () in a file name.

If you have Power Point Viewer, should be a free download, and it's
really a pps file.

that link is for the 2007 viewer.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...048DC840-14E1-
467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en


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Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/149/1/

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"Ryka" <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com> wrote in message news:%...
I recently received an e-mail attachment which is a Power Point Presentation
(slide show). I cannot open it. It says, "This file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the
Set Associations control panel." How do I go about doing this? I have the MS
Office Power Point Viewer 2003 on this computer. Please help - thanks!

I'm not sure what fix/file I was supposed to repair. I tried reg but I still
cannot open the e-mail. I also downloaded Power Point 2007 but that didn't
help to open it either. The file is marked Title(TIK).pps Thanks for any
additional help!



"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:euZ$...
> 'File association fixes for Windows Vista'
> (http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html)
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Ryka" <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I recently received an e-mail attachment which is a Power Point
>>Presentation (slide show). I cannot open it. It says, "This file does not
>>have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
>>association in the Set Associations control panel." How do I go about
>>doing this? I have the MS Office Power Point Viewer 2003 on this computer.
>>Please help - thanks!
>
>

In article <427D56A6-220D-4A7C-8525->,
Ryka@dancin'shoes.com says...
> I'm not sure what fix/file I was supposed to repair. I tried reg but I still
> cannot open the e-mail. I also downloaded Power Point 2007 but that didn't
> help to open it either. The file is marked Title(TIK).pps Thanks for any

Ok, one more time, rename the file "title.pps" and then double click on
it or use the PP viewer to open it.

If it doesn't open then it's not really a Power Point file, call the
person that sent it to you and ask what type it is.

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Leythos
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
(remove 999 for proper email address)

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:22:29 -0500, Leythos <> wrote:

>In article <427D56A6-220D-4A7C-8525->,
>Ryka@dancin'shoes.com says...
>> I'm not sure what fix/file I was supposed to repair. I tried reg but I still
>> cannot open the e-mail. I also downloaded Power Point 2007 but that didn't
>> help to open it either. The file is marked Title(TIK).pps Thanks for any
>
>Ok, one more time, rename the file "title.pps" and then double click on
>it or use the PP viewer to open it.
>
>If it doesn't open then it's not really a Power Point file, call the
>person that sent it to you and ask what type it is.

Another "great" teaching lesson from world authority, Leythos.

ROTFLMAO! This idiot couldn't get a dog to eat if he dangled a hot
dog in front of it's nose.

Hint to Mr. Computer "expert"... as far as Windows is concerned only
what it RIGHT of the dot matters, anything left doesn't mean crap. I
guest this fool that keeps telling us he has 20+ years of Windows
experience and loves to pretend to be an authority hasn't figured that
out yet.

On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:56:17 -0500, "Ryka" <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com>
wrote:

>I'm not sure what fix/file I was supposed to repair. I tried reg but I still
>cannot open the e-mail. I also downloaded Power Point 2007 but that didn't
>help to open it either. The file is marked Title(TIK).pps Thanks for any
>additional help!

File types need to be 'associated' with some application that
understands them. In this case Power Point.

Begin by look in Control Panel, Default Programs, then click on
Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Wait the for list to
build, then scroll down and see if you have anything listed for .pps.

If not you need to install an application that understands that type.
You should be able to find a free viewer for Power Point on Microsoft
site.

When you receive an attachment from email the attachment should be
sent to some folder that you told it to your email program. Example
for me, it is download. Once you find it, just double click on the
file and that should open it if you followed the above advice.

>
>
>
>"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
>news:euZ$...
>> 'File association fixes for Windows Vista'
>> (http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html)
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Ryka" <Ryka@dancin'shoes.com> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>I recently received an e-mail attachment which is a Power Point
>>>Presentation (slide show). I cannot open it. It says, "This file does not
>>>have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
>>>association in the Set Associations control panel." How do I go about
>>>doing this? I have the MS Office Power Point Viewer 2003 on this computer.
>>>Please help - thanks!
>>
>>