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"
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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 

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