Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer

I have Power Point Viewer downloaded in my computer and when i get emails
with the use of this , i get a message that says: This file does not have a
Program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association
in the Set associations control panel. It use to work and now does not. I run
Windows Vista. Please help

Colt wrote:
> I have Power Point Viewer downloaded in my computer and when i get
> emails with the use of this , i get a message that says: This file
> does not have a Program associated with it for performing this
> action. Create an association in the Set associations control panel.
> It use to work and now does not. I run Windows Vista. Please help
=====================================
Maybe the following articles will help:

Open Powerpoint files directly in Windows Mail
http://www.vistabits.nl/tipstricks_g...werpoint_files

Windows Vista -
Unable to open .PPS attachments directly
from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3
or...
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

I've tried the link to winhelponline below, but it's not connecting. Any
other suggestions? I have the same problem with .pps attachments in windows
mail.
--
Mary


"John Inzer" wrote:

> Colt wrote:
> > I have Power Point Viewer downloaded in my computer and when i get
> > emails with the use of this , i get a message that says: This file
> > does not have a Program associated with it for performing this
> > action. Create an association in the Set associations control panel.
> > It use to work and now does not. I run Windows Vista. Please help
> =====================================
> Maybe the following articles will help:
>
> Open Powerpoint files directly in Windows Mail
> http://www.vistabits.nl/tipstricks_g...werpoint_files
>
> Windows Vista -
> Unable to open .PPS attachments directly
> from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
> http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3
> or...
> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html
>
> --
>
> John Inzer MS-MVP
> Digital Media Experience
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

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

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"maryws1" <maryws1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:79425D33-58C9-4822-9BFB-FD0A0690399F@microsoft.com...
> I've tried the link to winhelponline below, but it's not connecting. Any
> other suggestions? I have the same problem with .pps attachments in windows
> mail.
> --
> Mary
>
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
>> Colt wrote:
>> > I have Power Point Viewer downloaded in my computer and when i get
>> > emails with the use of this , i get a message that says: This file
>> > does not have a Program associated with it for performing this
>> > action. Create an association in the Set associations control panel.
>> > It use to work and now does not. I run Windows Vista. Please help
>> =====================================
>> Maybe the following articles will help:
>>
>> Open Powerpoint files directly in Windows Mail
>> http://www.vistabits.nl/tipstricks_g...werpoint_files
>>
>> Windows Vista -
>> Unable to open .PPS attachments directly
>> from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
>> http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3
>> or...
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer MS-MVP
>> Digital Media Experience
>>
>> Notice
>> This is not tech support
>> I am a volunteer
>>
>> Solutions that work for
>> me may not work for you
>>
>> Proceed at your own risk
>>
>>
>>

Hi Mary,

The site was temporarily down and it works now. Pls try again and post back.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"maryws1" <maryws1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:79425D33-58C9-4822-9BFB-FD0A0690399F@microsoft.com...
> I've tried the link to winhelponline below, but it's not connecting. Any
> other suggestions? I have the same problem with .pps attachments in
> windows
> mail.
> --
> Mary
>
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
>> Colt wrote:
>> > I have Power Point Viewer downloaded in my computer and when i get
>> > emails with the use of this , i get a message that says: This file
>> > does not have a Program associated with it for performing this
>> > action. Create an association in the Set associations control panel.
>> > It use to work and now does not. I run Windows Vista. Please help
>> =====================================
>> Maybe the following articles will help:
>>
>> Open Powerpoint files directly in Windows Mail
>> http://www.vistabits.nl/tipstricks_g...werpoint_files
>>
>> Windows Vista -
>> Unable to open .PPS attachments directly
>> from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
>> http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3
>> or...
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer MS-MVP
>> Digital Media Experience
>>
>> Notice
>> This is not tech support
>> I am a volunteer
>>
>> Solutions that work for
>> me may not work for you
>>
>> Proceed at your own risk
>>
>>
>>

Thank you, John and Ramesh. The link is working, I'll be using the computer
later today and will try the fix then and let you know.

Regards
--
Mary


"Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Hi Mary,
>
> The site was temporarily down and it works now. Pls try again and post back.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
>
>
> "maryws1" <maryws1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:79425D33-58C9-4822-9BFB-FD0A0690399F@microsoft.com...
> > I've tried the link to winhelponline below, but it's not connecting. Any
> > other suggestions? I have the same problem with .pps attachments in
> > windows
> > mail.
> > --
> > Mary
> >
> >
> > "John Inzer" wrote:
> >
> >> Colt wrote:
> >> > I have Power Point Viewer downloaded in my computer and when i get
> >> > emails with the use of this , i get a message that says: This file
> >> > does not have a Program associated with it for performing this
> >> > action. Create an association in the Set associations control panel.
> >> > It use to work and now does not. I run Windows Vista. Please help
> >> =====================================
> >> Maybe the following articles will help:
> >>
> >> Open Powerpoint files directly in Windows Mail
> >> http://www.vistabits.nl/tipstricks_g...werpoint_files
> >>
> >> Windows Vista -
> >> Unable to open .PPS attachments directly
> >> from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
> >> http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3
> >> or...
> >> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> John Inzer MS-MVP
> >> Digital Media Experience
> >>
> >> Notice
> >> This is not tech support
> >> I am a volunteer
> >>
> >> Solutions that work for
> >> me may not work for you
> >>
> >> Proceed at your own risk
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Many thanks, the instructions worked and files are behaving very nicely!

Cheers
--
Mary


"maryws1" wrote:

> Thank you, John and Ramesh. The link is working, I'll be using the computer
> later today and will try the fix then and let you know.
>
> Regards
> --
> Mary
>
>
> "Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Hi Mary,
> >
> > The site was temporarily down and it works now. Pls try again and post back.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
> >
> >
> > "maryws1" <maryws1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:79425D33-58C9-4822-9BFB-FD0A0690399F@microsoft.com...
> > > I've tried the link to winhelponline below, but it's not connecting. Any
> > > other suggestions? I have the same problem with .pps attachments in
> > > windows
> > > mail.
> > > --
> > > Mary
> > >
> > >
> > > "John Inzer" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Colt wrote:
> > >> > I have Power Point Viewer downloaded in my computer and when i get
> > >> > emails with the use of this , i get a message that says: This file
> > >> > does not have a Program associated with it for performing this
> > >> > action. Create an association in the Set associations control panel.
> > >> > It use to work and now does not. I run Windows Vista. Please help
> > >> =====================================
> > >> Maybe the following articles will help:
> > >>
> > >> Open Powerpoint files directly in Windows Mail
> > >> http://www.vistabits.nl/tipstricks_g...werpoint_files
> > >>
> > >> Windows Vista -
> > >> Unable to open .PPS attachments directly
> > >> from Windows Mail in Windows Vista:
> > >> http://tinyurl.com/27mzp3
> > >> or...
> > >> http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> John Inzer MS-MVP
> > >> Digital Media Experience
> > >>
> > >> Notice
> > >> This is not tech support
> > >> I am a volunteer
> > >>
> > >> Solutions that work for
> > >> me may not work for you
> > >>
> > >> Proceed at your own risk
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >