Making PowerPoint default program

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I recently bought a new laptop with Windows Vista. It came pre-loaded with a
60-day Office 2007 trial and Microsoft Works - niether of which I want.
After loading Office 2003 from my CD (authorised copy), I deleted the
pre-loaded Office 2007 and Microsoft Works, but now I can't open PowerPoint
files, unless I first open Powerpoint 2003.
I have been into the predetermined programmes section of Control Panel and
among the very long list of file types, ".ppt" does not exist - so I am
unable to associate it. ".ppa" is there but I think that refers to
PowerPoiunt 2007 not 2003. I'm not sure.
I don't have this problem with outlook, Excel or Word.
Can anyone help, please?
Thanks
 
Hi Chirag
Many thanks, but I'm afraid it didn't work - I cut and paste PowerPnt
/regserver and I got a message saying that the file PowerPnt could not be
found (I tried it in all lower case too).
I definitely do have Powerpoint 2003, because I can open it manually....
 
Hi

Try saving a ppt to your desktop -> right click it -> open with -> find
powerpoint in the list (click browse and find your way to it if it doesn't
appear in the list) -> make sure 'always use the selected program to open
this kind of file' is ticked -> click 'ok'

Hope that does it :-)

Lucy
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Thank you, Lucy, that worked! I am sure I tried that before without success,
but that's not important... it works now.
Many thanks to you and Chirag.
Regards
 
I see you've gotten it working, but in case there are subtle other problems (and
there may well be), I'd also start PPT, choose Help, Detect and Repair and let
it run its course.
 
thank you Steve - I didn't even know that "Detect and Repair" existed!
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