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Thanks very much for the responses.

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I found that even associating the file types with my preferred picture editor (Paint 
Shop Pro) did not stop pictures from opening in Windows Picture & Fax Viewer.  I 
discovered the workaround below, which does not require editing the registry.  Substitute 
tour favorite picture editor for "Paint Shop Pro" in these instructions:

1.  In Explorer, find a file of the type you want to associate with Paint Shop Pro, 
for example a .jpg

2.  Right click its file name.

3.  Click "Open with".  On the menu that pops up, DON"T click "Paint Shop Pro".  
Instead click "Choose program".

4.  On the next menu, make sure "Paint Shop Pro" is selected from the list of recommended 
program, and check "Always use the selected program to open this type of file".

5.  Click OK.  The file will then open in Paint Shop Pro.  Close it.

6.  From now on, files of that type will open in Paint Shop Pro.  I'd like to add 
"forever afterwards", but this IS a Microsoft OS we're talking about...

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On Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 12:35 pm, Bill Wilson wrote:
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>do I turn off the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer as my default image viewer?:

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> This is a very annoying setting but you can change it you cannot delete it the setting is under “tools >folder options” in any folder on your computer. Click the “file types” tab there will be a list of file extensions select the one you want to change click the change button and select the program you want to use. You will have to change each type of picture file individually but this is preferable to a registry edit good luck

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Thank you Adam, I have been pulling my hair out on this one. Shame on Microsoft!! Giving your suggestion a try.


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On Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 1:21 pm, ChaCo wrote:

>I found that even associating the file types with my preferred picture editor (Paint 
>Shop Pro) did not stop pictures from opening in Windows Picture & Fax Viewer.  I 
>discovered the workaround below, which does not require editing the registry.  Substitute 
>tour favorite picture editor for "Paint Shop Pro" in these instructions:
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>1.  In Explorer, find a file of the type you want to associate with Paint Shop Pro, 
>for example a .jpg
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>2.  Right click its file name.
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>3.  Click "Open with".  On the menu that pops up, DON"T click "Paint Shop Pro". 
 
>Instead click "Choose program".
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>4.  On the next menu, make sure "Paint Shop Pro" is selected from the list of recommended 
>program, and check "Always use the selected program to open this type of file".
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>5.  Click OK.  The file will then open in Paint Shop Pro.  Close it.
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>6.  From now on, files of that type will open in Paint Shop Pro.  I'd like to add 
>"forever afterwards", but this IS a Microsoft OS we're talking about...

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start run the type regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll and your done


On Monday, July 1, 2002 at 2:27 pm, paul wrote:
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go to start run type in regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll say ok thats it


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Adam, I've checked under tools/files/and all my graphics files are properly distributed to my preferred files but windows pictureviewer opens them anyway; I've also tried the registry suggestions and I get a "couldn't find" message. Having tried both these suggestions, I'm REALLY getting a bit distressed. This is the most annoying of the xp annoyances yet found. I got this computer 3 days ago and have been working on it steadily to try to make it a useful tool with xp running; I bought it for the HT ability with images especially, and I can't even open an image in (any of) my graphics programs. I'm working on a graphic I have on my desktop -- a screenshot of my old computer's desktop, so I can get all the programs I want on the desktop -- and even though the icon is an ACDSee icon, it opens in the darned windows viewer!!!!!!!!


On Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at 7:13 pm, adam bradley wrote:
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Whoops! I've solved it; tried the regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll click ok, and did it by copying and pasting the above, and it 'took'. Wow. Thanks to whoever put that up.


On Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 9:06 am, mcw wrote:
>Adam, I've checked under tools/files/and all my graphics files are properly distributed
>to my preferred files but windows pictureviewer opens them anyway; I've also tried
>the registry suggestions and I get a "couldn't find" message. Having tried both
>these suggestions, I'm REALLY getting a bit distressed. This is the most annoying
>of the xp annoyances yet found. I got this computer 3 days ago and have been working
>on it steadily to try to make it a useful tool with xp running; I bought it for the
>HT ability with images especially, and I can't even open an image in (any of) my
>graphics programs. I'm working on a graphic I have on my desktop -- a screenshot
>of my old computer's desktop, so I can get all the programs I want on the desktop
>-- and even though the icon is an ACDSee icon, it opens in the darned windows viewer!!!!!!!!
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I've tried editing the registry and everythings else mentioned in this thread. It still opens tif images in picture faxviewer. Any other suggestions?

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