Guest K-Bob Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 All of a sudden I am unable to open powerpoint attachments. I get the following message: "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel." How do I do this? Thanks, K. Christiansen
Guest Bruce Hagen Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Re: Outlook Express 6 - can't open .pps attachment "K-Bob" <ish@copper.net> wrote in message news:DB8BABEE-90D8-43DD-96A9-C69D49593801@microsoft.com... > All of a sudden I am unable to open powerpoint attachments. I get the > following message: "This file does not have a program associated with it > for > performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options > control > panel." > > How do I do this? > Thanks, > K. Christiansen 1: Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With | Choose Program. Find and choose a program that works and then check the box: Always use this program to open this kind of file. This should enable you to open these attachments in the future. 2: Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Outlook Express using XP/SP2 or XP/SP3: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA
Guest smlunatick Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Re: Outlook Express 6 - can't open .pps attachment On Sep 25, 9:07 pm, K-Bob <i...@copper.net> wrote: > All of a sudden I am unable to open powerpoint attachments. I get the > following message: "This file does not have a program associated with it for > performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control > panel." > > How do I do this? > Thanks, > K. Christiansen Power Point is part of Microsoft Office and never part of any Windows or email program. You need to have a version of Microsoft Office, with Power Point, installed in order to open these directly from Outlook Express / Windows Mail. Did you every have a Microsoft Office installed?
Guest K-Bob Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Re: Outlook Express 6 - can't open .pps attachment Once again, Bruce, you hit the nail right on the head. And once again, a great big THANK YOU for your help!!! -- K. Christiansen "Bruce Hagen" wrote: > "K-Bob" <ish@copper.net> wrote in message > news:DB8BABEE-90D8-43DD-96A9-C69D49593801@microsoft.com... > > All of a sudden I am unable to open powerpoint attachments. I get the > > following message: "This file does not have a program associated with it > > for > > performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options > > control > > panel." > > > > How do I do this? > > Thanks, > > K. Christiansen > > > 1: Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With | Choose > Program. Find and choose a program that works and then check the box: Always > use this program to open this kind of file. This should enable you to open > these attachments in the future. > > 2: Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Outlook Express using > XP/SP2 or XP/SP3: > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm > -- > > Bruce Hagen > MS-MVP Outlook Express > Imperial Beach, CA > >
Guest Bruce Hagen Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Re: Outlook Express 6 - can't open .pps attachment You're welcome. #1 or #2? For the best OE help in the future: Outlook Express 6 Newsgroup: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress Outlook Express General Newsgroup: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general On the Web: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA "K-Bob" <ish@copper.net> wrote in message news:D163CED3-8DA2-4496-9B04-8EBCF0D28358@microsoft.com... > Once again, Bruce, you hit the nail right on the head. And once again, a > great big THANK YOU for your help!!! > -- > K. Christiansen > > > "Bruce Hagen" wrote: > >> "K-Bob" <ish@copper.net> wrote in message >> news:DB8BABEE-90D8-43DD-96A9-C69D49593801@microsoft.com... >> > All of a sudden I am unable to open powerpoint attachments. I get the >> > following message: "This file does not have a program associated with >> > it >> > for >> > performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options >> > control >> > panel." >> > >> > How do I do this? >> > Thanks, >> > K. Christiansen >> >> >> 1: Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With | >> Choose >> Program. Find and choose a program that works and then check the box: >> Always >> use this program to open this kind of file. This should enable you to >> open >> these attachments in the future. >> >> 2: Unable to open .PPS attachments directly from Outlook Express using >> XP/SP2 or XP/SP3: >> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ppsopen.htm >> -- >> >> Bruce Hagen >> MS-MVP Outlook Express >> Imperial Beach, CA >> >>
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