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03-05-2008
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| | Set associations doesn't work Just got MS Office 2007, and for some reason PowerPoint is not associated to open its own file (.pptx). Even if I create a PowerPoint presentation and save it, PowerPoint will not open it by double clicking. It only works if I open PowerPoint first, and then use that to open the file. Also, I can't set the association. If I right-click on the file and select "open with", or I go through the control panel to associate a file type with a program, PowerPoint does not show up on the list. If I try to add it by browsing for it, the browsing window closes and PowerPoint is still not on the list of programs. I'm kind of at a loss. Is there anywhere I can just type in the extensions that PowerPoint should open? Is this some bug that anyone knows the solution to? thanks for any help |
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03-08-2008
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| | RE: Set associations doesn't work I am having the exact same issue. Did you figure anything out? I also cannot open old word files directly from folder but can if i open word first and then browse for the file through word. "Rowi" wrote: Quote: > Just got MS Office 2007, and for some reason PowerPoint is not associated to > open its own file (.pptx). Even if I create a PowerPoint presentation and > save it, PowerPoint will not open it by double clicking. It only works if I > open PowerPoint first, and then use that to open the file. > > Also, I can't set the association. If I right-click on the file and select > "open with", or I go through the control panel to associate a file type with > a program, PowerPoint does not show up on the list. If I try to add it by > browsing for it, the browsing window closes and PowerPoint is still not on > the list of programs. I'm kind of at a loss. Is there anywhere I can just > type in the extensions that PowerPoint should open? Is this some bug that > anyone knows the solution to? > > thanks for any help |
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03-08-2008
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| | RE: Set associations doesn't work Use this program to add to you "opens with" window. It works! http://windowsxp.mvps.org/openwithadd.htm clyde "clyde" wrote: Quote: > I am having the exact same issue. Did you figure anything out? I also > cannot open old word files directly from folder but can if i open word first > and then browse for the file through word. > > "Rowi" wrote: > Quote: > > Just got MS Office 2007, and for some reason PowerPoint is not associated to > > open its own file (.pptx). Even if I create a PowerPoint presentation and > > save it, PowerPoint will not open it by double clicking. It only works if I > > open PowerPoint first, and then use that to open the file. > > > > Also, I can't set the association. If I right-click on the file and select > > "open with", or I go through the control panel to associate a file type with > > a program, PowerPoint does not show up on the list. If I try to add it by > > browsing for it, the browsing window closes and PowerPoint is still not on > > the list of programs. I'm kind of at a loss. Is there anywhere I can just > > type in the extensions that PowerPoint should open? Is this some bug that > > anyone knows the solution to? > > > > thanks for any help |
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