Vista - "*.pps is not a valid Win32 application" error message

When I try to open a .pps file attached to an email message in Windows Mail
the following error message is returned: "*.pps is not a valid Win32
application" I am using Windows Powerpoint Viewer 2007, and if the file is
saved to the hard drive, I can open it just fine by launching the viewer and
searching through the many pps files.....but I want to open attachments from
Windows Mail!!!

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

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"RaeWeniger" <RaeWeniger@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3DCB132C-868F-40C2-80DF-7076225CDA71@xxxxxx

Gary, thanks but this link returns 'ads only' on Ramesh's home page. He did
have a post that I was hopeful about (which didn't work), and he has sent
another round of advice that did not work either......but I am staying
hopeful that he or some other smarter-than-Vista genius out there will have a
puzzle piece for me! Thanks for your response

:>Rae

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

Very strange. I see very little in the way of ads on that web page.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"RaeWeniger" <RaeWeniger@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7344F0CB-87E3-44BE-A5EB-DFF982BF3D4D@xxxxxx

Ray, The database server was temporarily down at that time, and it's working now after restarting the VDS. Did you receive my mail today (sent 3 hrs ago)?

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"RaeWeniger" <RaeWeniger@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7344F0CB-87E3-44BE-A5EB-DFF982BF3D4D@xxxxxx
Gary, thanks but this link returns 'ads only' on Ramesh's home page. He did
have a post that I was hopeful about (which didn't work), and he has sent
another round of advice that did not work either......but I am staying
hopeful that he or some other smarter-than-Vista genius out there will have a
puzzle piece for me! Thanks for your response

:>Rae

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

got it, ran the report you requested and sent that on to you. Thanks for
checking into this so persistently!

:>Rae

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

VERY strange....I see two 'ads by Google' bars, and now that Ramesh's server
is running again, even with the help posts, the google ad bars are still
there.

:>Rae

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

Ramesh - you are the best!! *Happy Dance * happening here! I thought to
check default programs after I read another post and under " associate a file
type with a program..." found that .pps was associated with 2007 Microsoft
Office Componnent and NOT 2007 Power Point Viewer.....once I correected
that....PROBLEM SOLVED!!!! (as a note of interest, all the other .pp* file
types in the list were correctly associated!)

Thanks

:>Rae

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: