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ray wrote:
> 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.
>

I second openoffice www.openoffice.org


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