I have a desktop PC running XP Home SP2, DSL connection. Outlook
Express 6 SP2 is my email and newsgroup program. Just recently, I
discovered that when I try to open .ppt (PowerPoint presentation files) via
email an error window pops up saying..."This file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the
Folder Options control panel."

I already have the free PowerPoint Viewer 2003 program installed, and
it is already configured to open those types of programs. In fact, when I
save a PowerPoint Presentation to my hard drive, I can open them with no
problem. But why am I getting that error message when I try to open them
via Outlook Express??

PPT or PPS?

There is a conflict with PPS and XP/SP2. See this link for a fix:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"History Fan" wrote in message
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I have a desktop PC running XP Home SP2, DSL connection. Outlook
Express 6 SP2 is my email and newsgroup program. Just recently, I
discovered that when I try to open .ppt (PowerPoint presentation files)
via email an error window pops up saying..."This file does not have a
program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the Folder Options control panel."

I already have the free PowerPoint Viewer 2003 program installed, and
it is already configured to open those types of programs. In fact, when I
save a PowerPoint Presentation to my hard drive, I can open them with no
problem. But why am I getting that error message when I try to open them
via Outlook Express??

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
PPT or PPS?

There is a conflict with PPS and XP/SP2. See this link for a fix:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"History Fan" wrote in message
...
I have a desktop PC running XP Home SP2, DSL connection. Outlook
Express 6 SP2 is my email and newsgroup program. Just recently, I
discovered that when I try to open .ppt (PowerPoint presentation files)
via email an error window pops up saying..."This file does not have a
program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the Folder Options control panel."

I already have the free PowerPoint Viewer 2003 program installed, and
it is already configured to open those types of programs. In fact, when
I save a PowerPoint Presentation to my hard drive, I can open them with
no problem. But why am I getting that error message when I try to open
them via Outlook Express??




PPT files. I don't remember having this problem before, either.

"History Fan" wrote in message
...
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
PPT or PPS?

There is a conflict with PPS and XP/SP2. See this link for a fix:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"History Fan" wrote in message
...
I have a desktop PC running XP Home SP2, DSL connection. Outlook
Express 6 SP2 is my email and newsgroup program. Just recently, I
discovered that when I try to open .ppt (PowerPoint presentation files)
via email an error window pops up saying..."This file does not have a
program associated with it for performing this action. Create an
association in the Folder Options control panel."

I already have the free PowerPoint Viewer 2003 program installed,
and it is already configured to open those types of programs. In fact,
when I save a PowerPoint Presentation to my hard drive, I can open them
with no problem. But why am I getting that error message when I try to
open them via Outlook Express??




PPT files. I don't remember having this problem before, either.


Check the link. I didn't realize it, but it refers to PPT files also.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

PPT files. I don't remember having this problem before, either.


Check the link. I didn't realize it, but it refers to PPT files also.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


Thanks for the link. However, I tried the ZIP utility, and the
manual fix, and neither worked.

"History Fan" wrote in message
...

PPT files. I don't remember having this problem before, either.


Check the link. I didn't realize it, but it refers to PPT files also.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


Thanks for the link. However, I tried the ZIP utility, and the
manual fix, and neither worked.


Perhaps this will help:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883260

Also, save one to your HDD and right click on it | Properties | Open With |
Choose Program. Select the program that works and check the box: Always use
this program to open these kinds of files.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~