Downloading .pps results in .ppt

When I download a .pps file using IE8 on XP I get Microsoft Power Point
opening what looks like a .ppt. Does not go automatically into a slide
presentation. very irritating and FF does not do it.

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"Sankaty" <Sankaty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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: When I download a .pps file using IE8 on XP I get Microsoft Power Point
: opening what looks like a .ppt. Does not go automatically into a slide
: presentation. very irritating and FF does not do it.
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