On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:36:28 -0400, Aftermath wrote:

> My OS is Vista Home Premium. I am not able to open and view a .pps file. I
> have installed the PowerPoint viewer from Microsoft, and it still doesn't
> open the file. I keep getting the message, "This file does not have a
> program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
> association in the Get Association panel." When I go to the Get Association
> panel it shows that .pps (Microsoft Office PowerPoint Slide Show) is
> associated with the the Current Default, Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer.
> When I double click on the .pps entry a screen opens to show what the
> recommended program is to open with, and it shows Microsoft Office
> PowerPoint Viewer. At the bottom of the screen it shows the option "Always
> use the selected program to open this kind of file." I cannot select this
> since the box with the checkmark is grayed out. I am at a loss on how to
> activate this option to be able to view .pps files.

You might give OpenOffice.org a shot - it won't cost you a dime to find
out if it will work for you. OpenOffice has a presentation app which can
import and export powerpoint files.