Hi Martha, I think what you are encountering is a limitation of the PowerPoint Viewer. In Outlook Express, and possibly other e-mail programs, a version of PowerPoint needs to be installed in order to open a PowerPoint attachment. Sven Swanson, Sr. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha Farris" To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:26:36 -0600 Subject: MS PowerPoint Viewer 2003 I have MicroSoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003. I have always been able to click on a PPS file and it would promptly open. The past few months, when clicking to open a file, the following message is displayed. "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder options control panel". I have found that if I first save the file it can be opened. Would like to know how to read the files without saving them. Thank you. Martha Farris PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>