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Old 07-25-2007   #2 (permalink)
Cal Bear '66


 
 

Re: .pps file extension

Right click on a .pps file, select Open With, select Choose Default Program,
browse to the Power Point executable. Make sure the Always use Select
Program... box is checked.

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"Whippet" <Whippet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In Vista, when I open Control Panel, Default Programs, Associate a file type
> or protocol with a program, when the screen loads, the file extension .pps is
> not listed. Whenever I try to open a .pps file, I get the message "This file
> does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.
> Create an association in the Get Association Control Panel." It is obvious
> this cannot be done since .pps is not listed. The only way I can open a .pps
> file is to open the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer from the Program list and
> search for the .pps file I want to view. How can I get the .pps extension to
> be listed so that I can associate a program with it?



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