You probably have the security set on your email program to not open
attachments just uncheck the do not open attachments and you should be ok.
James
"Tracy" <Tracy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Just got a new computer with Vista as O.S. The package did not come with
> PowerPoint Viewer so I downloaded the 7.0 PowerPoint from Microsoft.
> Figured
> at this point I could open any PowerPoint attachment. Wrong, it will only
> allow me to open if I save it to a folder and then go and click on
> PowerPoint
> Icon and then it shows the attachments I have saved and then if I click
> one
> it will open. Long process to open something that under XP opens by just
> clicking on the attachment. I can not open using the "open with" feature
> either. What could be the problem and what can I do to correct this.
> Thanks.
> --
> Tracy