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Old 07-27-2007   #3 (permalink)
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Re: .pps file extension

Thanks, Cal Bear. It works!!

"Cal Bear '66" <xxx@xxx.org> wrote in message
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> 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
> news:64EFFA85-2021-4E6C-A6CB-5F1E5EE942AF@microsoft.com...
>> 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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