How enter a new file type to associate

[Dennis Evans]

My computer is Vista Home Basic AMD Athlon 64x2.
I have received emails with .pps attachments which will not open unless I save them and open them using Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.
I have gone through Control Panel & Default Program to "Associate a file type or protocol with a program". The list of file types offered there includes .ppsm & .ppsx. If I associate one of these with my program Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer it does not work with .pps attachments.
Step by step how can I include .pps in the list of file types?
Thank you for any help.
Dennis Evans

Dennis Evans wrote:
> My computer is Vista Home Basic AMD Athlon 64x2.
> I have received emails with .pps attachments which will not open unless
> I save them and open them using Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.
> I have gone through Control Panel & Default Program to "Associate a
> file type or protocol with a program". The list of file types offered
> there includes .ppsm & .ppsx. If I associate one of these with my
> program Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer it does not work with .pps
> attachments.
> Step by step how can I include .pps in the list of file types?
> Thank you for any help.
> Dennis Evans
>
>

Try this link from MVP Ramesh's site:

http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP - Windows Desktop Experience 2007-2009

[Dennis Evans]

Thanks Jane not plain, but this did not work. Surely my problem relates to the missing .pps in the list of file types.
Dennis Evans

You can create a new entry in the list of file types by right-clicking a
file with the PPS extension, selecting Open and selecting the program to
open it with (PP Viewer, in this case). Make sure that the "Always use the
selected program...." checkbox is checked before selecting PP Viewer.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
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> Thanks Jane not plain, but this did not work. Surely my problem relates
> to the missing .pps in the list of file types.
> Dennis Evans
>
>
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> Dennis Evans

[Dennis Evans]

Thank you, Jeff Richards, that has done the trick.
Dennis Evans

[jaman2]

My computer is Vista Home Basic AMD Athlon 64x2. I have received emails with .pps attachments which will not open unless I save them and open them using Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. I have gone through Control Panel & Default Program to "Associate a file type or protocol with a program". The list of file types offered there includes .ppsm & .ppsx. If I associate one of these with my program Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer it does not work with .pps attachments. Step by step how can I include .pps in the list of file types? Thank you for any help. Dennis Evans