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From: Markus on 14 Dec 2009 21:17 I started to share some ppt and pps files because I knew most of my friends did not have Office 2007, Now I find that when using IE8 to download some of my friends pptx and ppsx files they get the pptx and ppsx suffix replaced by a zip suffix when downloading. real pain in the butt as I can't find out how to get Windows to show suffix. The IE8 folks need to fix this or they will loose ground rapidly to FF. Steve Rindsberg wrote: Re: Can't get .pptx files to open 01-Oct-07 In article <30AB99BF-0492-486D-8E73-CF2DC3230AB9(a)microsoft.com>, Michelle wrote: I think Ute may have nailed it. But meanwhile, do you have Windows set to its default, hiding extensions of known file types? Make Windows show file extensions and hidden files http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00781.htm If Windows is in "Hide my stuff" mode, you can have files with idiot names like MyPowerPoint2007File.PPTX.ZIP but Windows hides the ZIP part. The human sees PPTX, Windows sees .ZIP and opens it as a zip file when the human doubleclicks the file. Naughty naughy windowsmonkey. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Previous Posts In This Thread: On Friday, September 28, 2007 9:07 PM Michell wrote: Can't get .pptx files to open Hello. I have a problem. I have microsoft office 2007 on my vista laptop..and for some reason, I can create powerpoints with the .pptx ending and open them, but when I open powerpoints with the ending .pptx that are from other computers (I am a teaching assistant), they will not open and just extrat as a zip file. I also have the plugin to take office 2007 on my 2003 edition, but it still wont let me open these files. Can anyone help? I dont know whats wrong!! Thanks, Michelle On Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:45 AM Ute Simon wrote: Hi Michelle,how do you exchange PowerPoint files with others? Hi Michelle, how do you exchange PowerPoint files with others? Via FTP or internet? We had a similar problem recently: Our webmaster uploaded PPTX-files and when people downloaded them, they got ZIP-files. Renaming them from ZIP to PPTX solved the problem. The reason is, that server software sometimes does not "understand" this new file format. What else can you try: - Do not open the files with a double-click in Windows Explorer, but with Office-Button - Open from PowerPoint. - Have people zip the PPTX-files before uploading/sending. Best regards, Ute -- Ute Simon Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team Das PowerPoint-Event des Jahres: Die PowerPoint-Anwendertage, 14. - 16.10.2007 in Fulda, http://powerpoint.anwendertage.de On Monday, October 01, 2007 4:10 AM Steve Rindsberg wrote: Re: Can't get .pptx files to open In article <30AB99BF-0492-486D-8E73-CF2DC3230AB9(a)microsoft.com>, Michelle wrote: I think Ute may have nailed it. But meanwhile, do you have Windows set to its default, hiding extensions of known file types? Make Windows show file extensions and hidden files http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00781.htm If Windows is in "Hide my stuff" mode, you can have files with idiot names like MyPowerPoint2007File.PPTX.ZIP but Windows hides the ZIP part. The human sees PPTX, Windows sees .ZIP and opens it as a zip file when the human doubleclicks the file. Naughty naughy windowsmonkey. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice Vista Glass Effect NotifyIcon CPU / Memory Meter http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials/aspnet/4e03a3e2-5bc7-4d44-a7ac-e250825c8c39/vista-glass-effect-notify.aspx
From: Steve Rindsberg on 14 Dec 2009 23:28 In article <20091214211734markusritter(a)hotmail.com>, Markus Ritter wrote: > I started to share some ppt and pps files because I knew most of my friends did not have Office 2007, Now I find that when using IE8 to download some of my friends pptx and ppsx files they get the pptx and ppsx suffix replaced by a zip suffix when downloading. real pain in the butt as I can't find out how to get Windows to show suffix. The IE8 folks need to fix this or they will loose ground rapidly to FF. Is that a bad thing? ;-) In any case, have a look here, particularly at the last suggestion on the page: Office files don't download correctly from a Web Server; saved as zip files instead http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00911.htm > > Steve Rindsberg wrote: > > Re: Can't get .pptx files to open > 01-Oct-07 > > In article <30AB99BF-0492-486D-8E73-CF2DC3230AB9(a)microsoft.com>, Michelle > wrote: > > I think Ute may have nailed it. But meanwhile, do you have Windows set to its > default, hiding extensions of known file types? > > Make Windows show file extensions and hidden files > http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00781.htm > > If Windows is in "Hide my stuff" mode, you can have files with idiot names like > MyPowerPoint2007File.PPTX.ZIP but Windows hides the ZIP part. The human sees > PPTX, Windows sees .ZIP and opens it as a zip file when the human doubleclicks > the file. > > Naughty naughy windowsmonkey. > > ----------------------------------------- > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > > Previous Posts In This Thread: > > On Friday, September 28, 2007 9:07 PM > Michell wrote: > > Can't get .pptx files to open > Hello. I have a problem. > I have microsoft office 2007 on my vista laptop..and for some reason, I can > create powerpoints with the .pptx ending and open them, but when I open > powerpoints with the ending .pptx that are from other computers (I am a > teaching assistant), they will not open and just extrat as a zip file. > > I also have the plugin to take office 2007 on my 2003 edition, but it still > wont let me open these files. Can anyone help? I dont know whats wrong!! > > Thanks, > Michelle > > On Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:45 AM > Ute Simon wrote: > > Hi Michelle,how do you exchange PowerPoint files with others? > Hi Michelle, > > how do you exchange PowerPoint files with others? Via FTP or internet? We > had a similar problem recently: Our webmaster uploaded PPTX-files and when > people downloaded them, they got ZIP-files. Renaming them from ZIP to PPTX > solved the problem. > > The reason is, that server software sometimes does not "understand" this new > file format. > > What else can you try: > - Do not open the files with a double-click in Windows Explorer, but with > Office-Button - Open from PowerPoint. > - Have people zip the PPTX-files before uploading/sending. > > Best regards, > Ute ============================== PPT Frequently Asked Questions http://www.pptfaq.com/ PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint http://www.pptools.com/
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