re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only Friday, March 5, 2004 at 5:33 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by triplate (20301 messages posted) ""[Start] [Run] type regedit.exe and click [OK] Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/SystemFileAssociations/image/ShellEx /ContextMenuHandlers Delete the Folder ShellImagePreview under ContextMenuHandlers If you change your mind and want to restore the Picture and Fax Viewer Create the ShellImagePreview folder and create the String Value (Default) Assign it the value {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}""... triplate... On Friday, March 5, 2004 at 4:45 am, John wrote: >I am a Photoshop aficionado. >I would like all common image types (.jpg, .tif, .bmp, etc.) to open in Adobe Photoshop >when I click on them. However, in my XP, they default to the “Windows Picture and >Fax Viewer.” I have followed all the suggested registry tweaks in this forum to >no avail. > >In addition, when I try to right-click an image file and go to Properties, and attempt >to change the “Opens With”, I do NOT EVEN SEE MY PHOTOSHOP IN THE RESULTANT LIST >OF PROGRAMS, which always defaults to the Picture and Fax Viewer despite my aforementioned >registry changes. When I browse to Photoshop and pick its executable, I am returned >to the program list featuring the Picture and Fax Viewer, and the change is not made. > > >My questions: >1) where can I find this Picture and Fax Viewer in order to remove it, and >2) how can I get Photoshop into the list of programs to associate with the desired >filetypes? > >Many thanks, > >John McL. > > > > > Written in response to: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (John: Friday, March 5, 2004 at 4:45 am) Responses to this message: re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (John: Friday, March 5, 2004 at 5:42 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Open jpgs with Photoshop only (John: Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 4:45 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (triplate: Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 5:33 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (John: Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 5:42 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (MLS: Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 8:20 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (John: Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 8:28 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (MLS: Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 8:32 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Sue: Tue, Jan 4, 2005, 8:11 pm) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (666: Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 5:51 pm) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Reverend Jasen: Wed, Jul 7, 2004, 9:08 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Viktoria: Wed, Jul 7, 2004, 9:24 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Rachael: Mon, Jul 19, 2004, 6:44 pm) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Lauren: Wed, Jul 28, 2004, 5:09 pm) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Mary: Fri, Aug 20, 2004, 8:19 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Radioguy: Wed, Sep 1, 2004, 6:22 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (666: Wed, Sep 1, 2004, 7:04 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Radioguy: Wed, Sep 1, 2004, 4:52 pm) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (radioguy: Fri, Sep 10, 2004, 4:25 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Richie: Thu, Nov 25, 2004, 6:49 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (radioguy: Thu, Nov 25, 2004, 7:26 am) re: Open jpgs with Photoshop only (Chris: Tue, Oct 12, 2004, 5:19 am) re: I wish to work using JASC Paint Shop Pro (James Hatch: Mon, Apr 11, 2005, 11:34 am) re: I wish to work using JASC Paint Shop Pro (Laura Buzin: Tue, Jan 10, 2006, 3:06 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum