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Whenever I try opening a PPS file in an e-mail, I get the COMMAND LINE OPTION SYNTAX ERROR. TYPE /? FOR HELP.
This is if I have POWER POINT VIEWER 2OO3 installed or not. I have read the query by WUMPLY in 2005 and you asked "do the file names have spaces in them?" - No they do not. I have installed/uninstalled/downloaded PPV 2003
more times than I care to count.
H...E...L...P Any ideas ?
thanks
Try this:
Go to Start > Run and type regsvr32 urlmon.dll.
Hit enter.
Nope, still get the same error....
does this error only occur when opening the pps in emails?
If you save the pps file to your HDD and open it do you still get the error?
I saved it to My Documents, tried to open and got the same error.
My system is an eMachines operating at 1.8Ghz, using WINDOWS XP (SP2)Home Edition with 640Mb RAM - anything else useful ? Thanks
Is this error just for that particular file or does it happen for all pps files?
I get the error for ANY PPS e-mail and I have a bunch of them waiting to be viewed.
I am not going to answer your specific question as I think Reverend is doing that.
I am however going to offer another suggestion that may work:
http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org...&version=2.0.4
Open Office is free and can open powerpoint files. It's worth a shot if you can't get the PowerPoint Viewer issue sorted.
Big Booger - thanks, I'll try that now. Afterthought: I just had a friend advise they were operating at 1.3mgz and Outlook Express just opened a PPS file fine. Could there be something amiss with my Outlook Express ??
Could be. If you get it to work with Open Office, then you can go back and troubleshoot whether it's the powerpoint viewer or Outlook causing the problems.
To make sure it isn't outlook you can try Eudora or Thunderbird. I recently installed Thunderbird and it's working like a hooker in Hanover.
http://www.techzonez.com/forums/show...6&postcount=12
A post where I installed Thunderbird with Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail and TZmail support.
Big Booger...I was unable to run that openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org...$version=2.0.4 - I typed it exactly as you gave it and the response was "unable to find it..etc". I eliminated the ".'s" and just used up to org, it appeared then I checked the associated links, i.e. version 2.0.4, win and en(us) and was told it was not available...??????
IF the original error is associated with Power Point Viewer 2003, why do I get it with Power Point Viewer 2003 UNINSTALLED ?? That sounds like the problem may be elsewhere....if so, where??
Hey Reverend - don't run out on me please, I'll take all the help that is offered - it's very much appreciated.
Are these pps files all from the same source?
Are they attachments or links?
Why are you typing the link? It's hypertext. That means if you click it, it will open automatically.Quote:
Originally Posted by melbladen
CLICK HERE
That link is verified by me. I have downloaded that file both at home and at work.
How can you view the powerpoint files if you have Power Point Viewer Uninstalled? :confused:
Booger - Yep, I reckon so but at least I can open those PPS files now. Thanks again for your time.
Reverend and Big Booger: Ok guys, listen up...I have MS Office on my system, I looked at it's files and there is PPV. I also have PPV self extracting files sitting on my HDD "D" (I have 2 HDDs). I saved a PPS e-mail to disc, opened MS Office, double-clicked on PPV (Application). Another widow opened for MY DOCUMENTS (where I saved the e-mail), entered the PPS file name to "open" and VOILA!! It opened...?????????????????
Big Booger = Well, I don't know if you would call it "fixed" rather then circumvented....I just got nosing and found that I have PPV "on" my system twice (basis for error??). I double clicked the Application file PPV in my MS Office folder and it was asking for a filename to save..So I just went to the PPS e-mail file, right clicked and saved it. Double-clicked on my MS Office PPV file and found the PPS e-mail and clicked "open" in the PPV window....Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Booger
As long as I can open any PPS file I get in e-mail, I will do what is necessary without trying to understand what that error meant. I mean, if the way I have to do it works - why mess with it ??
I truely want to thank you for your time and assistance as well as the REVEREND's. Where are you in Japan? You military?
:confused: Reverend: If you have been reading my replies to BIG Booger, you know what's up - I sure don't. I just stumbled on the possibility(?) of having two PPV's active having something to do with it, I'm not sure of that either. My bottom line to you is T H A N K S for all the assistance and care in solving a problem, not that I've 'solved' it - But....Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverend
Thank you, Mel :)
It's like the round about way to get to where you want to go when the direct approach doesn't take root.Quote:
Originally Posted by melbladen
I am near Kobe, Japan. Been here for 5 years. Came with the wife to get a sense of adventure and experience and different culture. :D
For Reverend: The PPS files (e-mails) are all different sources and all are attachments.
For Big Booger: Sorry, I turned left when it shoulda been right...uh, re not being able to open with PPV2003 not installed, hell I was trying anything but it was still there is what I was getting at. So that leads me to say "is PPV2003 really the culprit??" WOW - I opened that hyperlink, shure looked awful complicated - FYI: I know enough about this stuff to get me into real trouble. Bottom line (if I understood most of it) is if I download that thing, I can't use Outlook ?
Big Booger - OK...I downloaded/installed Thunderbird (looks a lot like Outlook) and set it as my default mail. After the transfer of data took place, I tried opening a PPS e-mail...SAME ERROR APPEARED..! (PS-I didn't go to those other e-mail programs you had listed). Since Thunderbird seemingly didn't fix the problem, how do I get back to Outlook?
So you fixed this by finding the actual file and opening it from the hard disk?Quote:
Originally Posted by melbladen