[AT] Powerpoint question (OT)

[Larry Goss]

LOL!  Do you mean that you don't want an HP Envy15, Dave?  There is a full-page ad for it in the current National Geographic Magazine.  I hadn't heard of it before, so I googled it and took a look.  They are obviously taking on Apple head-to-head.  Ten-hour battery life with the auxiliary battery package (among other things).

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 22:23
Subject: Re: [AT] Powerpoint question (OT)
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> Looks to me that the ONLY solution is to bite the bullet and buy 
> an  
> APPLE!
> 	Dave
> 
> On Oct 28, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Larry Goss wrote:
> 
> > Charlie, I suspect you have a situation where the original 
> files  
> > were created by different versions of the Power Point software 
> from  
> > the one you are trying to open it with.  Even though 
> there is  
> > supposed to be compatibility between versions, it doesn't 
> always  
> > work.  I'm running four computers with more or less the 
> same  
> > software on each, but there are some attachments that simply 
> refuse  
> > to open on some of them.  Since I run all emails directly 
> off the  
> > server (which is located somewhere on our cable) then none of 
> the  
> > messages get downloaded to any of my systems and I can open 
> them  
> > with a different computer by simply walking across the 
> room.  Wave  
> > files cause more problems for me than Power Point, but either 
> of  
> > them can be ignored by a system that may not have a reader 
> that is  
> > compatible with the original file.  On PDF files, I have 
> versions  
> > 4,5,6,7, and 8 installed.  The switching is almost 
> automatic, but I  
> > do get an error message in a dialog box when incompatibilities 
> show  
> > up.  They always let me bypass the incompatibility with a 
> warning  
> > that some features may not work.  But with Power Point 
> files, I have  
> > not figured out a work-around for the problem.  I simply 
> change work  
> > stations and try to open the file again on another system.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 21:22
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Powerpoint question (OT)
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com 
> > >
> >
> >> Bob,  I did that although I've been there before.
> >> Most of the powerpoint
> >> related file types were already associated with the
> >> viewer.  I changed the
> >> others but it did not solve the problem.  I even rebooted
> >> the computer to
> >> make sure the changes took effect.  Didn't do any good.
> >>
> >> I don't understand it.  I've tried everything I know and
> >> everything you guys
> >> can come up with to no avail.
> >>
> >> charlie
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bob McNitt" <nysports at frontiernet.net>
> >> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:49 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [AT] Powerpoint question (OT)
> >>
> >>
> >>> OK, Charlie. I think I know the problem.
> >>>
> >>> Open Control Panel, Click Folder Options. Then scroll down 
> (they're>>> alphabetical order) until you hit PPT or PPTM. Click 
> Change,>> then choose
> >>> Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer. Click Close. If that does
> >> do it, I'm
> >>> at
> >>> a loss.
> >>>
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