How to make Powerpoint viewer default media player

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Oldretrobiker

Hi
Friends send me pps files that I patiently download only to find that my
default media player can NOT handle the pps file.

I have a PowerPoint Viewer 2007 file; but, it is not performing as my
default media player for pps files.

How do I make the Power Point Viewer my default media player?

Thanks for any assistance.

Oldretrobiker
 
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Echo S

Are you trying to open the PPS files directly from within your email, or are
you saving them to the harddrive first?
 
O

Oldretrobiker

Thanks for your reply.

Here is what I do: I get the email as an attachment. I following the
download procedures, (Save or Open) and when fully downloaded, I get the
version of windows media player that says it can not handle this document.

Don't know whether that means opening directly from email or not but thats
what I do.

Oldretrobiker

Echo S said:
Are you trying to open the PPS files directly from within your email, or are
you saving them to the harddrive first?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Oldretrobiker said:
Hi
Friends send me pps files that I patiently download only to find that my
default media player can NOT handle the pps file.

I have a PowerPoint Viewer 2007 file; but, it is not performing as my
default media player for pps files.

How do I make the Power Point Viewer my default media player?

Thanks for any assistance.

Oldretrobiker
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Echo S

Okay, I think you're hitting Save and then double-clicking to open the file
on your harddrive. If that's the case, you can try this:

Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00355.htm

If that's not it, then I assume you're clicking Open. In that case, it may
be this:

Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after applying
Windows XP SP2
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00657.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Oldretrobiker said:
Thanks for your reply.

Here is what I do: I get the email as an attachment. I following the
download procedures, (Save or Open) and when fully downloaded, I get the
version of windows media player that says it can not handle this document.

Don't know whether that means opening directly from email or not but thats
what I do.

Oldretrobiker

Echo S said:
Are you trying to open the PPS files directly from within your email, or
are
you saving them to the harddrive first?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


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Hi
Friends send me pps files that I patiently download only to find that
my
default media player can NOT handle the pps file.

I have a PowerPoint Viewer 2007 file; but, it is not performing as my
default media player for pps files.

How do I make the Power Point Viewer my default media player?

Thanks for any assistance.

Oldretrobiker
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Oldretrobiker

Thanks for your reply.

Windows 2000 is my computer's operating system and often times the pps
arrives in a mail service that is not Hotmail.

The solutions you provided, while appreciated, do not seem to apply to my
situation.

Oldretrobiker

Echo S said:
Okay, I think you're hitting Save and then double-clicking to open the file
on your harddrive. If that's the case, you can try this:

Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00355.htm

If that's not it, then I assume you're clicking Open. In that case, it may
be this:

Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after applying
Windows XP SP2
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00657.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Oldretrobiker said:
Thanks for your reply.

Here is what I do: I get the email as an attachment. I following the
download procedures, (Save or Open) and when fully downloaded, I get the
version of windows media player that says it can not handle this document.

Don't know whether that means opening directly from email or not but thats
what I do.

Oldretrobiker

Echo S said:
Are you trying to open the PPS files directly from within your email, or
are
you saving them to the harddrive first?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


message
Hi
Friends send me pps files that I patiently download only to find that
my
default media player can NOT handle the pps file.

I have a PowerPoint Viewer 2007 file; but, it is not performing as my
default media player for pps files.

How do I make the Power Point Viewer my default media player?

Thanks for any assistance.

Oldretrobiker
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Oldretrobiker

Additional reply:

When I click on a saved .pps file to OPEN or PLAY I get the media player and
this message:

"...Cannot play back the file. The format is not supported...."

Oldretrobiker

Echo S said:
Okay, I think you're hitting Save and then double-clicking to open the file
on your harddrive. If that's the case, you can try this:

Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00355.htm

If that's not it, then I assume you're clicking Open. In that case, it may
be this:

Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after applying
Windows XP SP2
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00657.htm

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Oldretrobiker said:
Thanks for your reply.

Here is what I do: I get the email as an attachment. I following the
download procedures, (Save or Open) and when fully downloaded, I get the
version of windows media player that says it can not handle this document.

Don't know whether that means opening directly from email or not but thats
what I do.

Oldretrobiker

Echo S said:
Are you trying to open the PPS files directly from within your email, or
are
you saving them to the harddrive first?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


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Hi
Friends send me pps files that I patiently download only to find that
my
default media player can NOT handle the pps file.

I have a PowerPoint Viewer 2007 file; but, it is not performing as my
default media player for pps files.

How do I make the Power Point Viewer my default media player?

Thanks for any assistance.

Oldretrobiker
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