Windows XP forum: Power Point...Having trouble downloading?

Power Point viewer is. What exactly are you trying to download and what error messages, exactly, do you get?

It's what I use.

Bob

If you want just the Powerpoint Viewer you can click here to download it. Alternatively, you could click here to download OpenOffice, a free alternative to Microsoft Office, which can both view and create presentations, among other things. It's quite powerful and worth a look.

John

I am missing an important step . Let me see if I can explain in detail.

This is What I am not understanding...




Overview
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
This download works with presentations created in the following Office programs:

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
Microsoft PowerPoint 97
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Instructions
To install this download:

Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your hard disk.

I downloaded this but i don't see it on the hard disk. the icon is on my desktop.!!

Double-click the PPViewer.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
To install on a computer running Windows 98 Second Edition (SE):
Install the lastest Windows installer for Windows 98.
Restart your computer.
Follow the installation instructions in the section above.
To specify a download install location (for network administrators):

On the Start menu, click Run, and type command.
Navigate to the path of the installed PPViewer.exe program.
Type ppviewer.exe /c:msiexec /i ppviewer.msi INSTALLLOCATION=c:\target where c:\target is the installation directory.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Instructions for use:

Once you have installed this download, from the Start menu under All Programs, open Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003.

Note PowerPoint Viewer 2003 registers with the .ppt, .pot, and .pps file extensions only if a version of PowerPoint is not installed on your computer. If registered, double-clicking on these file types will launch PowerPoint Viewer 2003.


ALL OF THIS IS SO CONFUSING. Again, it appears that I am not creating a file folder to associate (to tie it together). I neve learned how todo this properly I guess. I have the Viewer 2003 icon on my desk top but it does not show in my program files at all - so the program is not installed.

The Office program I have is Microsfot WorksSuite 2001.

PLEASE Im about ready to kick this out the window. It was SO EASY when I first intalled the Powerpoint Viewer....

HELP....anyone
Thanks
Gerri

I agree with you.....it should not be difficult It was not difficult when I installed it years ago.

THIs is the exact message I am getting when I go to the email to click on the pps. document. Under the heading: Document/Settings/GatewayUser/Local Settings/Temporary Internet

"File Does Not Have a Program Associated With It for it to Perform This Action. Create an Association in the Folder Option Control Panel."

Hope this helps.
thanks
Gerri

Thank you -- this worked finally! I saved to my desktop...but will now change to create a folder.

Do I just start a new folder under folder options?

Thanks for all your help everyone.

Gerri

When I attempt to download the pps file, there is no "open with" option...only "open".

Gerri,
Please ignore my previous post.
Somehow I managed to get the impression that you are using Windows 98.
Regards.

It WORKED,,,,

thanks again to everyone!

I was told that I may have to PURCHASE some "third party add-on?".... Needless to say, I hung on them -- but not before shouting my frustrations.

I have always received good guidance and resolutions here.....or I have worked and solved it myself...

At least it works now.

Thanks,
gerri