Windows Live Mail PPS opening issue

<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wincert&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;01&sol;microsoft-office-2&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-559" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wincert&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;01&sol;microsoft-office-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"microsoft office box&comma;normal&period;dotm&comma;integrate&comma;slipstream" width&equals;"720" height&equals;"340" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When using Windows Live Mail on Windows 7 you might experience the problem with opening Power point files &lpar;&period;pps&rpar;&period; Once you try to open an &period;pps attachment in Windows Live Mail you might receive the following error message&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>This file does not have a program associated with it for performaing this action&period;  Please install a program&comma; or if one is already installed&comma; create an association in the Default Programs control panel<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This usually happens if you have a Power Point viewer installed instead of Power Point and it mostly happens when you try to open files from Windows Mail&period; Opening &period;pps files from other locations works normally though&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--more--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"Apple-style-span" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;339966&semi;">Solution&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To fix these issue&comma; four registry entries have to be changes for both &period;pps and &period;ppt files&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&period;PPS Files &&num;8211&semi; Powerpoint Slideshow<br &sol;>&NewLine;Click <b>Start &vert; Run &vert; Regedit &vert; OK<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Navigate to the following key&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Office 2003<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>HKEY&lowbar;CLASSES&lowbar;ROOT&bsol;PowerPointViewer&period;SlideShow&period;11&bsol;shell&bsol;Show<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Right click on the &&num;8216&semi;<b>Show<&sol;b>&&num;8216&semi; folder and rename it to &&num;8216&semi;<b>Open<&sol;b>&&num;8216&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Office 2007<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>HKEY&lowbar;CLASSES&lowbar;ROOT&bsol;PowerPointViewer&period;SlideShow&period;12&bsol;shell&bsol;Show<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Right click on the &&num;8216&semi;<strong>Show<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi; folder and rename it to &&num;8216&semi;<strong>Open<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Close the Registry Editor<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&period;PPT Files &&num;8211&semi; Powerpoint Presentation<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Click <strong>Start &vert; Run &vert; Regedit &vert; OK<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Navigate to the following key&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b>Office 2003<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>HKEY&lowbar;CLASSES&lowbar;ROOT&bsol;PowerPointViewer&period;Show&period;11&bsol;shell&bsol;Show<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Right click on the &&num;8216&semi;<strong>Show<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi; folder and rename it to &&num;8216&semi;<strong>Open<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Office 2007<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>HKEY&lowbar;CLASSES&lowbar;ROOT&bsol;PowerPointViewer&period;Show&period;12&bsol;shell&bsol;Show<br &sol;>&NewLine;Right click on the &&num;8216&semi;<strong>Show<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi; folder and rename it to &&num;8216&semi;<strong>Open<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Close the Registry Editor<&sol;p>&NewLine;