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Comment from s.singh on 2011-04-13

2011-04-14T06:00:23Z

I use windows XP, have install the pps viewer and I still can't open pps files.
What can i do.

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Comment from Hector Gasquet on 2011-01-21

2011-01-21T15:53:20Z

The devil is in the details. Tell your friend (linked given in this page) that he helped me solve the problem with the attached pps files, but in my case the exe file (Office 2007) was in Office14 (instead of 12) and I had to Browse instaed of writing the path. For some reason didn't like my writing.

Sorry I used your page, but the Feedback tab in your friend's page is not working.

Thanks for the link.

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Comment from Barbara Henschel on 2010-06-25

2010-06-26T05:18:13Z

I have the same problem with Windows 7. I cannot open pps files as an attachment in Windows Live Mail. Have to save them, then use the MS Power Point program to open them. The fix you describe does not apply to Windows 7 because there is no "Advanced" button to use.

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Comment from J Marker on 2010-03-18

2010-03-18T15:05:13Z

Great web site and my problem is solved. You are right, PPS files are a pain. Your site was given to me by a tech at systemax. Thanks

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Comment from Terry Ball on 2010-03-11

2010-03-11T23:07:55Z

I use windows live, have install the pps viewer and I still can't open pps files without saving them and then viewing them using the viewer.

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Comment from R Posey on 2010-02-01

2010-02-02T00:27:39Z

On my Windows Vista, there is no file type tab in Folder Options. What now?

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Comment from Momus on 2010-01-20

2010-01-20T19:10:24Z

Larry > create a new entry but I used &Open in the Action field

THANKS!!! Creating the "Open" action fixed the problem with Outlook Express not opening .pps files.

I much prefer your help, to the "fix" exe file offered everywhere else.
It's better to understand the problem and the fix, then to use blindly a fix hidden in an .exe file.

BTW, Microsoft while clearly aware of the bug didn't bother to fix it for over five years! They've saved a few minutes of their own time at the expense of thousands of hours of user's wasted time and frustration. Why am I not surprised?

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Comment from Edward on 2009-12-25

2009-12-25T17:05:37Z

Most of the article above deals with XP. I have been able to associate the extensions with the correct files and even go into the register and remove show and put open to make them work, however with Windows Vista I did all the things required to open PPS but it still did not open. I found that it was missing from the file associatin page under the extensions alphabetical list. PPT and other extensions were there but PPS was not. How do I put it back on the page so I can associate the Power Point Viewer with it?

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Comment from Patsy on 2009-12-15

2009-12-15T21:35:58Z

I have a Vista and tried everything, so I send a PPS file to my documents and can open it from there.

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Comment from Larry on 2009-11-02

2009-11-02T14:12:04Z

I had the same problem and I also had the S&how entry as the default. To fix the error, I followed the instructions as published in this article to create a new entry but I used &Open in the Action field. Now it is working fine.

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Comment from Albert on 2009-09-28

2009-09-28T14:01:39Z

I had some trouble with getting the instructions right i guess, but I went to Ramesh's site, downloaded and ran the utility for an instant fix.
Thanks.

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Comment from JUAN MANUEL on 2009-09-09

2009-09-10T04:08:26Z

THAT WAS THE BEST ANSWER TO BE AVAILABLE TO OPEN
POWER POINT (PPS) FILES FROM THE WEB THANKS

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Comment from Don Rogers on 2009-08-20

2009-08-20T19:48:46Z

I fixed the .pps file extension and added open. I
now get powerpoint to open but get errors sayiing
it cannot fine the attached "Australia vissen koraal.pps" file. 1st I get power point viewer cannot find the file "documents", then I get
power point viewer cannot find the file "and",
then I get power point viewer cannot find the
file "local", then I get power point viewer cannot find the file "temporary", then I get
power point viewer cannot find the file "Internet", then I get power point viewer cannot find the file "Australia", then I get power point viewer cannot find the file "vissen", then I get power point viewer cannot find the file "koraal.pps", then after I click OK on the last one the power point viewer closes without opening anything. Can anyone help me???

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Comment from Bob Martin on 2009-08-04

2009-08-04T23:44:41Z

Downloaded pps viewer, opened .exe file to install.Then when I try to view a pps file I get a message asking for my name, organizatio, and product key..I don't have one because I don't have Office, so I can't start the pps.

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Comment from Cathy on 2009-04-22

2009-04-23T00:57:22Z

Downloaded viewer. PPS file was listed, as was the whole sequence as you said it should be. Show was the default, everything was how you said it should look. But when I tried to click OK to close I got "The specified program could not be found. Make sure the file name and path are correct." Of course they are correct, they were already there!! Help!

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Comment from Ray on 2009-04-14

2009-04-14T15:33:04Z

I also cannot get this to work. When I pull up folder options via control panel PPS is listed in the file type. When I click on show I get S&how in the Action box and everything else is the same as your suggestion. Changed to &Show and no help.

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Comment from Christine Wakeham on 2009-02-17

2009-02-17T16:48:59Z

I have this problem on Vista. What is the process required on Vista please.

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Comment from Lawn on 2009-01-14

2009-01-14T23:27:21Z

Please see my earlier message trying to view pps email attachment. I've installed PowerPoint Viewer 2007.I performed all tasks above but same message comes up, "This file does not have a program assiciated with it..."

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Comment from Tony on 2009-01-14

2009-01-14T21:28:44Z

Sorry-- Let me update my problem.. Along with not being able to EDIT the s&how, the reason I even got to this point is that I can not read pps in my "mail"
I am using MS Outlook Express.
I can go to pptview.exe and run the program, but it asks what file to read and I don't have any files other than express mail and I don't know how or where to find them..

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Comment from Tony on 2009-01-14

2009-01-14T21:18:57Z

Tryiny to edit show It comes up S&how I try to change to &Show and it tells me I don't have the programe at that location.. But it is there.. "C\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\pptview.exe" "%1"
What am I doing wrong

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Comment from D. McDonald on 2009-01-10

2009-01-10T20:59:04Z

On Opening folder options, there was no file type tab. Only General, view and search tabs. Tried to look for file types but found nothing. Can you help.New computer with vista system. Thanks

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Comment from Alex Cerny on 2008-12-21

2008-12-22T04:41:56Z

I could not get "Show" to be default. My solution was to create in window "Edit File Type" new entry "Open",then click Edit to open window "Editing action for type" and in that window type into "Application used to perform action" the whole string suggested for Show ie. "Disc\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\pptview.exe" "%1" Make sure that the path to your PowerPoint Viewer leads to correct disc. After that set default and "show" will appear bold. Close everything.Took me a while to convince myself that "show" default in my case did not work.

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Comment from blair girtley on 2008-08-24

2008-08-24T19:13:04Z

i just wondering that problem with downloading is nto working i dont know how to figure out come from where? i cant find so problem with installed and like run and twice run but verfity is not working but too long like 3 hours something wrong with that like pc something inside from the desktop i dont know i am not sure anything bout it so let me know please please help me i was so fruasted myself get mad so i give up so give me how direction do u care help me ok thanks i appericated

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Comment from John Bates on 2008-07-28

2008-07-28T08:14:13Z

Got to 'edit file type' and 'editing action for type', had the right string in 'Application used to perform action', but got 'specified program could not be found,make sure the file name and path are correct'Have downloaded PP viewer several times.

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Comment from Adel H on 2008-07-15

2008-07-15T22:50:33Z

It seems your fix to the problem is to make "show" the default, but the Ramesh repair makes "open" the default. Would this confuse people ( besides me )?

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Comment from C. Daniel on 2008-04-06

2008-04-07T01:29:31Z

That fix program was a life saver!!!!

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Comment from luther Bolen on 2007-10-15

2007-10-16T02:16:46Z

I failed until I installed the Ramesh utility, and
now I can open .pps files with no problem---thanks
a bunch, guys----
aaaluther

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Comment from Checko on 2007-07-05

2007-07-05T16:07:07Z

Thank you very much !!!!! this helped me more than our Knowlix DB ...

I had one happy customer , thanx !!!

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Comment from Bijan Fard on 2007-05-27

2007-05-27T21:10:37Z

I send a PPS file as an attachment, but the sound files won't play . . . what should I do, I am confused, they play when power point is open, then when I send it to other e-mails, they are rather lost, hidden or disabled for playback, is there something I can do?

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Comment from John Davis on 2007-05-23

2007-05-23T21:57:29Z

Have been fighting with this pps bug for over an hour - After trying your fix - (I think I managed to screw up the "exe %1" somehow) I went to Ramesh's Site and downloaded his fix. Worked like magic!

Thank you ever so much - Will be back for more "Magic" in the future.

Signed - "sigh of relief in PA"

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Comment from Janice on 2007-04-29

2007-04-29T11:35:30Z

Thank you! Have been attempting to fix .pps since 10/2006 with no luck. Followed your instructions, then went on to Ramesh's site and downloaded the Fix utility for Outlook Express.
It worked! Thanks for your help, Leo.

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Comment from John Hatch on 2007-04-12

2007-04-12T09:54:35Z

Note :- there is an easier way of setting file associations. Right click the file and select 'open with...'. Select the program you wish to associate the file extension with and then tick the box that says 'Always use this program to open this type of file'. Association made!!

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Comment from Wade Harford on 2007-04-09

2007-04-09T16:21:29Z

I copied my Power Point Viewer File from Office and installed it in My Documents. I then recreated my association in Folder Options and directed it to My Documents and my pps files are opening great now. Try it.

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Comment from Rick Lowman on 2007-03-27

2007-03-27T08:13:04Z

I too tried to do the manual fix outlined above, without success. Then I went to the link in the "related sites" and opened Ramesh's Site on the link "Unable to open .pps attachments directly from Outlook Express". Once in, there is a small utility download that provides a fix at a click of the mouse (don't be afraid of the 'unknown publisher' designation). Quick and easy!

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Comment from Kerrieanne on 2007-03-23

2007-03-23T10:59:01Z

I still could not open pps file in Outlook Express,I tryed everthing you suggested. After all that I could veiw the file once I saved it in my documents.

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Comment from Kevin Tilley on 2007-03-22

2007-03-22T08:53:08Z

The program name is ppviewer.exe not pptview.exe

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Comment from paul ferraro on 2007-03-17

2007-03-17T13:33:07Z

pps files still don't work after following your instructions please reply

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Comment from Greg on 2007-03-16

2007-03-16T13:26:31Z

A program from this website fixed the problem for me.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2007-03-14

2007-03-15T01:40:06Z

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Try putting the program in quotes. Like so:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\pptview.exe"

Leo
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Comment from Millie Johnson on 2007-03-14

2007-03-15T00:25:54Z

I've followed your instructions; however, at the end I get this message "the specified program could not be found. Make sure file name & path are correct. Where do I go from here? Thanks for your help up to this point.
Millie

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Comment from Little Girl on 2007-03-09

2007-03-09T19:14:54Z

they just want you to get annoyed and buy Powerpoint. I prefer blocking e-mail from ppl who send .pps's solution.

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Comment from Eric Y. on 2007-02-07

2007-02-08T01:00:23Z

I could strangle Bill Gates for the aggrevation of trying to get a simple program like Powerpoint viewer to work. I tried everything in your article and the comment posts. Nothing worked until I found a back door to open the .PPS extension. Here's how. 1) Save the Outlook Express message in your documents. 2)Right-click on the file. You should get the menu for "Open With" There should (not in my case) be an menu box with "Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer" (Wasn't there) Then you can open the freaking file. In my case I had to go on search and rescue to get Powerpoint to even be an option in the menu box. Gee, can Micro$oft extract even more of my hard earned salary for a "free" program that requires a PHd to use? Never and I mean N-E-V-E-R have I gone through such an ordeal as to open, I mean attempt to open a .pps file extension from Outlook Express. Even with my technical and somewhat geeky skills, the attempts were not worth the effort. If I could hit a Micro$oft "representative" with a 2x4 until he or she was unconscious, I would. Telephone "support". I'd rather have a chimpanzee come over and attempt to fix the problem. As Mo from the 3 Stooges use to say...Why I oughta...

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Comment from Edd on 2007-02-07

2007-02-07T18:55:36Z

I still can't view a .pps attachment in Outlook Express. I have downloaded PowerPoint Viewer and followed your instructions. If I save the attached .pps file in a separate folder on my C: drive, I can view it using the PowerPoint Viewer. However, Outlook Express still produces the same, original message..."This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel." My computer runs Windows XP and has SP2 installed. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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Comment from Rob Nieman on 2007-01-28

2007-01-28T19:11:19Z

this way to do it doesn't work for me either. after i'm all done creating everything, something deletes it. When i go back to see if it's still there under the file types tab, it's completely gone like it never existed. VERY frustrating.

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Comment from Harry Sarajian on 2007-01-20

2007-01-20T17:44:10Z

I still can't view a .pps attachment in Outlook Express. I have downloaded PowerPoint Viewer and implemented your instructions. If I save the attached .pps file in a separate folder on my C: drive, I can view it via Windows Explorer using the PowerPoint Viewer. However, Outlook Express still produces the same, original message..."This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel." My computer runs Windows XP-Professional and has SP2 installed. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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Comment from Harry Cooper on 2006-12-24

2006-12-24T11:52:48Z

I received a Christmas greeting in the form of a pps. file that I could'nt open. After reading your page and re- installing MS Office (inc. Power Point) I was able to see what had been sent to me...... and it was lovely. Many thanks and Seasons greetings to you.

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Comment from Mike Stevens on 2006-12-19

2006-12-19T22:47:47Z

OK, I've fixed it partly from what you said. I selected "New" in the "Edit File Type" box, and typed "Open", entered the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\pptview.exe /p "%1", OK, OK and it worked. Thanks for your help.

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Comment from Mike Stevens on 2006-12-19

2006-12-19T22:32:52Z

I did everything you suggested. Still cannot directly play .pps files.

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Comment from Dianna on 2006-12-18

2006-12-18T18:05:24Z

"I tried your all steps. After that it is asking for "documents" and "and" files. What do I do?"

Posted by: amol sharma at November 20, 2006 08:46 AM

YES, Now that is my problem!!! Now I can't even look at my pps file on the desktop!!! I could look at it if I saved it to desktop, but now, after doing what was told here, it won't work at all!!!! Exactly as mentioned above is happening. It says it can't find "documents" and "and" files?????

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Comment from Janice on 2006-12-07

2006-12-07T18:06:19Z

Thank You for the direction..fixed the problem..the browser option worked better for me..got the direct link from my program files..Thanks

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Comment from amol sharma on 2006-11-20

2006-11-20T16:46:35Z

I tried your all steps. After that it is asking for "documents" and "and" files. What do I do?

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Comment from Gerry Jarratt on 2006-11-18

2006-11-19T02:46:15Z

I can't open pps files from outlook express, but can open them if I drag them to desktop. How can I fix this?

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Comment from Marty on 2006-11-15

2006-11-16T05:39:44Z

When I try to open a .pps file from Outlook Express, I get an error message that it is not a valid Win 32 application.

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Comment from Barb on 2006-10-24

2006-10-24T22:50:14Z

I still can't open a pps file, even after downloading the free powerpoint viewer and following your instructions for manual reconfiguration. (there was no "show" or "print" wording.)I have bleeping Office pro edition 2003!!

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Comment from Randy on 2006-09-15

2006-09-15T22:49:49Z

If the person's e-mail program is Eudora, there's not much he can do: I've got Eudora, and it absolutely refuses to open Powerpoint files that are e-mailed to me. If I go to the "attach" directory where the file is stored and click it there, it opens no problem. But not from within Eudora. I have no idea why that is, and it's possible other e-mail programs display the same behavior. Either way, it's a PITA.

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Comment from Dee Jay on 2006-09-15

2006-09-15T16:26:56Z

I was reading abt the pps problem, no file association.... I know you cant play the pps from an email.......at least I cant.. I drag it out to desktop and then click on it to watch them. I keep them in a folder called pps and can watch them anytime I want to..but I cant open them in email. Must drag them out first. I do have a pp viewer installed. Hope this has helped a bit. Im not expert, but this is what I have found.

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Comment from Dik Heikoop on 2006-09-15

2006-09-15T12:19:20Z

Still going wrong here with free Powerpoint Viewer
Everything now is as you said, except that I had to put the next path also between Quotes:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\pptview.exe
Without quotes I could not save my edit (2x)
My "Show" (in dutch called "Weergeven") item was already turned bold.
Can my problem something has to do with my DUTCH Windows XP home ?
My Powerpoint Viewer is also a dutch one.
Also same problems with PPT files.

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Comment from John Hileman on 2006-09-12

2006-09-12T21:58:07Z

An alternative to the free Microsoft viewer would be to install the wonderful, free OpenOffice. OpenOffice also includes word processing, spreadsheet and database. Available from http://www.openoffice.org

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