Cannot open Powerpoint files in Outlook Express

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I cannot open a .pps file extension to an email in OE6. I followed the
instructions on the MS web page. I completely uninstalled the viewer,
loaded down a new copy of pps viewer 2003, and installed it. When I run
PPSFIX I get "Invalid root in reg key
HKCR\powerpointviewer.slideshow.11\shell\open\command". When I try to
manually add an OPEN command to the reg, it seems to go ok but then it
reverts back to only a PRINT and SHOW command. When I try to change the
SHOW to an OPEN, it just changes back. I DO have administrative authority
and I have tried to change it in Safe Mode but it allways changes back.
PPS files on my hard drive open just fine, but not in OE. Why did the
Powerpoint
install NOT add an OPEN command?? Why can't MS fix this??? Any ideas what I
can do to make it work?? Frank
 
Frank said:
I cannot open a .pps file extension to an email in OE6. I followed the
instructions on the MS web page. I completely uninstalled the viewer,
loaded down a new copy of pps viewer 2003, and installed it. When I run
PPSFIX I get "Invalid root in reg key
HKCR\powerpointviewer.slideshow.11\shell\open\command". When I try to
manually add an OPEN command to the reg, it seems to go ok but then it
reverts back to only a PRINT and SHOW command. When I try to change the
SHOW to an OPEN, it just changes back. I DO have administrative authority
and I have tried to change it in Safe Mode but it allways changes back.
PPS files on my hard drive open just fine, but not in OE. Why did the
Powerpoint
install NOT add an OPEN command?? Why can't MS fix this??? Any ideas what
I
can do to make it work?? Frank
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Frank:
It's a bug in OE6 apparently resulting from one or another recent MS
critical update. There's a simple fix for this that you can obtain from
Ramesh Srinivasan's web site at http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm
Anna
 
Frank said:
I cannot open a .pps file extension to an email in OE6. I followed
the instructions on the MS web page. I completely uninstalled the
viewer, loaded down a new copy of pps viewer 2003, and installed it.
When I run PPSFIX I get "Invalid root in reg key
HKCR\powerpointviewer.slideshow.11\shell\open\command". When I try
to manually add an OPEN command to the reg, it seems to go ok but
then it reverts back to only a PRINT and SHOW command. When I try to
change the SHOW to an OPEN, it just changes back. I DO have
administrative authority and I have tried to change it in Safe Mode
but it allways changes back. PPS files on my hard drive open just fine,
but not in OE. Why did the
Powerpoint
install NOT add an OPEN command?? Why can't MS fix this??? Any ideas
what I can do to make it work?? Frank
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Hi - try posting in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress.
 
I have done everything that that web site advises, all the loadowns and reg
changes, and I still cannot open pps file in OE
Frank
 
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