Question about .PPS files and ActiveX blocking in email.
Joe writes:
Have 2 problems with Outlook program.
1. When I get messages ending with .pps, I can't open them. The message from the computer:
"this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel". any idea how to do that?
2. Often when opening some e-mails I get a message:
"your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly".
I just click OK, and it goes away. But still why it comes out, and any possible outcomes? How to get rid of this messages.
Will appreciate your help.
1. The PPS file extension can be any one of a couple of formats, but I am guessing that if you got it in your email, it probably is a PowerPoint Slideshow. You can download and install the free PowerPoint viewer from the first related link shown below.
If this doesn't cure the problem or if you get other attachments with different file extensions that you cannot open, you can research the file extension at the site in the second related link. As with all e-mail - BE CAREFUL - you can get in trouble opening attachments from someone you don't know or from someone you know who wasn't careful enough.
2. About the ActiveX controls - again be very careful. This restriction is set by default to try and protect you from some of the baddies out there (see third related link below). That being said, if you are sure the document is safe and you want to activate the ActiveX controls, see the fourth related link below. Read all the cautions. This fix involves editing your registry. Whenever you modify your registry, be sure to back it up first or create a Restore Point so that you can recover if you make a mistake. The last related link covers making manual backups of the registry or the section of the registry that yoou are modifying. I prefer this method over the MS procedure as it is easier, more reliable, doesn't involve the F8 key,etc. To restore the registry from a manually created backup, all you have to dois double click onthe backup file and follow the prompts. Sometimes, you have to do this in safe mode. The only problem with this is if oyu have changed the registry so much that it will not boot. Then you can hope that the F8 and "Last known good configuration" option will work.
RELATED LINK: PowerPoint Viewer Download Page.
RELATED LINK: FILExt dot com.
RELATED LINK: About ActiveX controls.
RELATED LINK: Activate ActiveX.
RELATED LINK: Using Regedit.exe.
RELATED LINK: Restoring your registry.
RELATED LINK: MORE than you EVER wanted to know about Regedit.exe.
I hope this helps!
Have 2 problems with Outlook program.
1. When I get messages ending with .pps, I can't open them. The message from the computer:
"this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel". any idea how to do that?
2. Often when opening some e-mails I get a message:
"your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly".
I just click OK, and it goes away. But still why it comes out, and any possible outcomes? How to get rid of this messages.
Will appreciate your help.
1. The PPS file extension can be any one of a couple of formats, but I am guessing that if you got it in your email, it probably is a PowerPoint Slideshow. You can download and install the free PowerPoint viewer from the first related link shown below.
If this doesn't cure the problem or if you get other attachments with different file extensions that you cannot open, you can research the file extension at the site in the second related link. As with all e-mail - BE CAREFUL - you can get in trouble opening attachments from someone you don't know or from someone you know who wasn't careful enough.
2. About the ActiveX controls - again be very careful. This restriction is set by default to try and protect you from some of the baddies out there (see third related link below). That being said, if you are sure the document is safe and you want to activate the ActiveX controls, see the fourth related link below. Read all the cautions. This fix involves editing your registry. Whenever you modify your registry, be sure to back it up first or create a Restore Point so that you can recover if you make a mistake. The last related link covers making manual backups of the registry or the section of the registry that yoou are modifying. I prefer this method over the MS procedure as it is easier, more reliable, doesn't involve the F8 key,etc. To restore the registry from a manually created backup, all you have to dois double click onthe backup file and follow the prompts. Sometimes, you have to do this in safe mode. The only problem with this is if oyu have changed the registry so much that it will not boot. Then you can hope that the F8 and "Last known good configuration" option will work.
RELATED LINK: PowerPoint Viewer Download Page.
RELATED LINK: FILExt dot com.
RELATED LINK: About ActiveX controls.
RELATED LINK: Activate ActiveX.
RELATED LINK: Using Regedit.exe.
RELATED LINK: Restoring your registry.
RELATED LINK: MORE than you EVER wanted to know about Regedit.exe.
I hope this helps!