Re: PPS Files

Just on the run ...
Most IMPORTANT: Nobody did recommend any download!!
!!! Don't spoil your system with downloaded Tuning/Cleaning software of
unknown origin!!!!

Scary Mary wrote:

I did try to edit the registry did not fix the issue, Power Point
Viewer is installed and working, you can save a pps file to documents
and open it there it will not open in Windows mail.

Thanks for the explanation.
It seems that your problem is *NOT* a PPS-problem.
If editing the registry as advised did not help and PPS-files can be
opened outside WinMail IMHO most likely you are bitten by the
IE8-WinMail bug (as so many others).

Unfortunately you did only answer a part of my questions {siiigh}.
Pls re-read at the end.

Do you have IE8 installed?
And most - important -: How about other types of attachments, especially
JPG and TXT??
Pls be so kind and test this. You may send a mail to yourself with
attachments.

And pls tell us which error message you receive with PPS-files
(exactly).

I think I found
the correct download by the way will attempt that as advised. Thanks
for all the help.

As above: Nobody did advise on downloading and using any tools!!!
Serious misunderstanding un your side.
No tools needed.

Rainald

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Scary Mary "Rainald Taesler" <taesler@xxxxxx> wrote
in message news:O%23tL2PA1JHA.5764@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Scary Mary,
let's try to get things sorted ;-)

["Scary Mary" wrote:]
PPS files won't open in Windows Mail, has Microsoft come up
with a fix for this problem yet.

[J. Inzer MS-MVP wrote:]
Try this article:

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


http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/149/1/Unable-to-open-PPS-attachments-directly-from-Windows-Mail-in-Windows-Vista.html

[Scary Mary wrote:]
That appears to be a independent program that you have to
purchase. I was looking for something Microsoft would have
developed to fix the problem. They have a lot of places on their
site that says click here to fix the problem I was hoping for
that type of fix.

[t-4-2 <dhuang1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:]
No, Mary, that is not an independent program which you have to
purchase. As a matter of fact, I just used the fix 2 days ago. It
worked, and FREE. ( What link did you click at ? )

[Scary Mary wrote:]
I clicked on this link http://tinyurl.com:80/27mzp3 and choose the
PPS fix one on the right side. Maybe I am misunderstanding what it
is saying. Is this the correct site and fix.

On the *RIGHT* side?
I can not see anything related to the problem on the right side.

It seems that you got confused by the layout if the page.

Below the headline there are two advertisings for commercial
programs. You were not meant to use those. It was the intention to
get you to read the article.

Below the ads there is the sub-headline "Symptoms".
Start reading there.

From what you said in this thread I doubt, however, that it was too
wise to recommend the recipe to you. It needs editing the Registry
and for that *experience is necessary.
Let me therefore ask: Do you know how editing the Registry works?

In case not, you'd better not try it yourself. Try to find someone
experienced and let him do the job.

Apart:
I'm still wondering on the situation on your side. Therefore some
questions:

1.) Do you have PowerPoint and/or the PowerPoint Viewer installed on
your system?
One of the two is needed for viewing PPS-shows.
Can you open PPS files un the Explorer?

2.) Which application is associated with the file type PPS?

3.) Are PPS-attachments the only ones that can not be opened?
How about JPG and TXT files and other Office file types?

2.) In case case the latter don't open too: Do you have IE8
installed?

Rainald


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