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Any email file I receive that has a pps attachment I cannot open

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    What is your email program? What is your OS (version and service pack)? What have you tried so far? What AntiVirus program are you running? Have you tried to 'save' the attachment to your computer, then opening it? Do you receive an error? If so, please specify. Do you have Microsoft Powerpoint or Powerpoint Viewer installed? Look forward to hearing back from you soon.

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Ill ask the obvious first, do you have Microsoft Powerpoint installed? If you dont, you can download a free PPS viewer. Just Google "PPS Viewer" , download and install it. If you do have PowerPoint, then try saving the pps file to your computer locally and try opening it? Please always post your questions with as much details as you can. What email client are you using? Gmail, Yahoo, Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, etc. Its hard to answer questions with hardly any info. Thanks!

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