Microsoft KB Archive/149592

= PPT7: .pps Files Fail to Start in Slide Show =

Article ID: 149592

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q149592



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SYMPTOMS
If you double-click a PowerPoint presentation file with a .pps extension, it may start PowerPoint in Slide view, instead of automatically starting the slide show.



CAUSE
An incorrect Registry key written by PowerPoint 95a activates the OLE verb Edit, rather than the OLE verb Show.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To correct this problem, use the following steps to modify the .pps key in the Windows 95 system registry:  Click the Start button, and click Run. In the Open box, type the following and click OK:

regedit

 On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File. Type a file name for your backup Registry file and click Save. By default, Registry Editor will save all of the registry to a file on your desktop.  Select the following key:      Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pps  Clear the value for [Default].  Select the following key: <pre class="fixed_text">     Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pps\Shell\Open </li> Change the value for [Default] to the following:

"S&how"

</li> Close the System Registry.</li></ol>

Now .pps files should successfully start in PowerPoint Slide Show.

Additional query words: 7.00 7.00a ppt powerpt pp open editing slides slide showing load

Keywords: kbbug kbusage KB149592

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