Hi Roady:
Sorry I am tardy in replying to your post, but it is "fixed". Here is
what
I
had to do.
When I right clicked on the Outlook 2007 shortcut, I did not get an
option
to Run as Administrator. So...after looking around, I went to Control
Panel/User Accounts and clicked on the option to "Turn User Account on
or
off". It was on by default, so I turned it off, went back to the
message
in
Outlook, clicked on the .pps attachment and voila! The dialog box gave
me
the
option to uncheck the box, which I did. But to make sure the dialog box
did
not return, I had to go back & turn on the User Account control. Now
the
dialog box does not appear when I click to open the .pps attachment. I
owe
you a "cool" one. Thanks for the education and taking the time to help
me
out. Sincerely, Shamus
:
In Windows Vista, even when logged on as an admin, you run
applications
in a
user context. To force an application to lauch with administrator
priviledges right click the Outlook shortcut and choose Run as
Administrator. When you now open the attachment you'll notice that the
option isn't greyed out and you can toggle it on/off.
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
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Hi Robert:
Thanks for your prompt reply. I am the admin (sole user on home
computer).
I
opened Outlook, opened the attachment, but I have to admit ignorance
about
what you mean by "toggling the option". I did right click when the
attachment
was open, but could not figure out what to toggle. BTW, when I save
the
file
to the Desktop or HDD I do not get this dialog box, so it must be
something
within Outlook 2007 that I have to configure. I humbly request your
assistance & clarification. I did open the link howto-outlook.com
but
could
not locate anything about this. Thanks.
:
This is a machine wide behavior change so you can only do this as
an
admin.
Launch Outlook as an admin and open the attachment and you can
toggle
the
option.
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
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When I open a .pps (Power Point) attachment in a received email,
I
get
the
subject dialog box with the "always ask before opening this type
of
file"
not
available to be unchecked (in other words, it is "grayed out").
This
issue
was addressed for Outlook 2002 at this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817422. I did use the repair
feature
on
the
Office CD with no luck. The software was pre-installed by the
computer
manufacturer, so MS will not support & the computer manufacturer
(Dell)
could
not fix the problem, even after 2 hours on remote assist. The OS
is
Vista
Home Premium, & A/V is Grisoft AVG Pro & Outlook 2007 is part of
MS
Office
Small Business 2007. This only occurs with a .pps attachment.
Thanks.
