and another way would be to simply hit "save attachments" then locate and
open from that point PowerPoint viewer will function correctly.......Just my
3 cents
"Aftermath" <ejohn001@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> 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.