How can I change the default image editor in vista??
The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.

You change this through the control panel => default programs

Gabriel Lozano-Moran

"Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How can I change the default image editor in vista??
> The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.

Right click an image, select "Open with", click "Choose default program".
Choose the program and ensure that the "Always use selected program to open
the selected file type" check box is checked.

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"Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How can I change the default image editor in vista??
> The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:13:50 -0500, "Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>How can I change the default image editor in vista??
>The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.

What you're really asking is how to change file associations. This has
changed somewhat in Vista.

1. From Control Panel go to Default Programs

2. Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program

3. In a few seconds you will be presented with a complete list
of all the file types on your sytem that Vista is
aware of and which application opens the file type.

For example if you scroll down the list and look for .jpg (a common
grapic file type) you'll see the default application that opens it
(unless you or another application already changed it) is Windows
Photo Gallery. If you wish another of your applications to open this
file type, select the file type so a color bar is over it then click
on change program.

Two options. If you click browse all your application will be
presented regardless if it can open the file type on not. This choice
assumes you know what you're doing and can pick the right application.
If you just double click, Vista will help and show icons for all the
different application its thinks can also open .jpg files.

Assume you have Photoshop on your system. When you hit browse select
the Adobe folder to find it yourself or if your double click and
Photoshop was installed correctly you should see its icon. Just click
on it to have Vista reassociate the file type .jpg.

Go to Windows Explorer and locate any file folder that has .jpg files
in it and click on one. Intead of Windows Photo Galley opening it like
before Photoshop should now open this file type and you also should
see a Photoshop icon in front of the file name.

The advantage of doing this is you can have custom applications open
whatever file types you tell it do. Easier and safer then messing with
the registry. The downside is you have to change all the file types a
particular viewer opens otherwise some viewers by default will open
some file types while others will open different ones.

Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks

"Adam Albright" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:13:50 -0500, "Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>How can I change the default image editor in vista??
>>The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.
>
> What you're really asking is how to change file associations. This has
> changed somewhat in Vista.
>
> 1. From Control Panel go to Default Programs
>
> 2. Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program
>
> 3. In a few seconds you will be presented with a complete list
> of all the file types on your sytem that Vista is
> aware of and which application opens the file type.
>
> For example if you scroll down the list and look for .jpg (a common
> grapic file type) you'll see the default application that opens it
> (unless you or another application already changed it) is Windows
> Photo Gallery. If you wish another of your applications to open this
> file type, select the file type so a color bar is over it then click
> on change program.
>
> Two options. If you click browse all your application will be
> presented regardless if it can open the file type on not. This choice
> assumes you know what you're doing and can pick the right application.
> If you just double click, Vista will help and show icons for all the
> different application its thinks can also open .jpg files.
>
> Assume you have Photoshop on your system. When you hit browse select
> the Adobe folder to find it yourself or if your double click and
> Photoshop was installed correctly you should see its icon. Just click
> on it to have Vista reassociate the file type .jpg.
>
> Go to Windows Explorer and locate any file folder that has .jpg files
> in it and click on one. Intead of Windows Photo Galley opening it like
> before Photoshop should now open this file type and you also should
> see a Photoshop icon in front of the file name.
>
> The advantage of doing this is you can have custom applications open
> whatever file types you tell it do. Easier and safer then messing with
> the registry. The downside is you have to change all the file types a
> particular viewer opens otherwise some viewers by default will open
> some file types while others will open different ones.
>
>

Hi Demus,

The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at the ProgID level, it is given priority.

Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks

"Adam Albright" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:13:50 -0500, "Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>How can I change the default image editor in vista??
>>The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.
>
> What you're really asking is how to change file associations. This has
> changed somewhat in Vista.
>
> 1. From Control Panel go to Default Programs
>
> 2. Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program
>
> 3. In a few seconds you will be presented with a complete list
> of all the file types on your sytem that Vista is
> aware of and which application opens the file type.
>
> For example if you scroll down the list and look for .jpg (a common
> grapic file type) you'll see the default application that opens it
> (unless you or another application already changed it) is Windows
> Photo Gallery. If you wish another of your applications to open this
> file type, select the file type so a color bar is over it then click
> on change program.
>
> Two options. If you click browse all your application will be
> presented regardless if it can open the file type on not. This choice
> assumes you know what you're doing and can pick the right application.
> If you just double click, Vista will help and show icons for all the
> different application its thinks can also open .jpg files.
>
> Assume you have Photoshop on your system. When you hit browse select
> the Adobe folder to find it yourself or if your double click and
> Photoshop was installed correctly you should see its icon. Just click
> on it to have Vista reassociate the file type .jpg.
>
> Go to Windows Explorer and locate any file folder that has .jpg files
> in it and click on one. Intead of Windows Photo Galley opening it like
> before Photoshop should now open this file type and you also should
> see a Photoshop icon in front of the file name.
>
> The advantage of doing this is you can have custom applications open
> whatever file types you tell it do. Easier and safer then messing with
> the registry. The downside is you have to change all the file types a
> particular viewer opens otherwise some viewers by default will open
> some file types while others will open different ones.
>
>

Here is the app which I wrote for XP. I haven't tried it in Vista yet, but it should work when run in an elevated mode, since the registry key locations (for default image editor) are same in XP and Vista.

Ref:

Change the default image editor application, invoked from Windows Picture and Fax Viewer:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgeditor.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi Demus,

The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at the ProgID level, it is given priority.

Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks

That did it!!
Thanks!

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi Demus,

The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at
the ProgID level, it is given priority.

Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Thanks for trying guys but I dont want to change the open command, the EDIT
command.
IOW, I want pics to open in the picture viewer (default open command), but
when I then right click and select edit I want it to open in corel paint
shop pro.
In XP, all you had to do was change the reg key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command\default
to whatever program you wanted to use, then when you open an image with the
pic viewer and click the edit button, it would open in that program. In
vista's viewer they now have the "Open" drop down list but I got used to
right clicking pics in my Pictures folder and want to keep doing that.
So if anyone knows please help.
Thanks

"Adam Albright" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:13:50 -0500, "Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>How can I change the default image editor in vista??
>>The registry key used to change it in XP doesnt change it in vista.
>
> What you're really asking is how to change file associations. This has
> changed somewhat in Vista.
>
> 1. From Control Panel go to Default Programs
>
> 2. Click on Associate a file type or protocol with a program
>
> 3. In a few seconds you will be presented with a complete list
> of all the file types on your sytem that Vista is
> aware of and which application opens the file type.
>
> For example if you scroll down the list and look for .jpg (a common
> grapic file type) you'll see the default application that opens it
> (unless you or another application already changed it) is Windows
> Photo Gallery. If you wish another of your applications to open this
> file type, select the file type so a color bar is over it then click
> on change program.
>
> Two options. If you click browse all your application will be
> presented regardless if it can open the file type on not. This choice
> assumes you know what you're doing and can pick the right application.
> If you just double click, Vista will help and show icons for all the
> different application its thinks can also open .jpg files.
>
> Assume you have Photoshop on your system. When you hit browse select
> the Adobe folder to find it yourself or if your double click and
> Photoshop was installed correctly you should see its icon. Just click
> on it to have Vista reassociate the file type .jpg.
>
> Go to Windows Explorer and locate any file folder that has .jpg files
> in it and click on one. Intead of Windows Photo Galley opening it like
> before Photoshop should now open this file type and you also should
> see a Photoshop icon in front of the file name.
>
> The advantage of doing this is you can have custom applications open
> whatever file types you tell it do. Easier and safer then messing with
> the registry. The downside is you have to change all the file types a
> particular viewer opens otherwise some viewers by default will open
> some file types while others will open different ones.
>
>

You're welcome!

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Demus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
That did it!!
Thanks!

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi Demus,

The key works fine here. You should note that if there is an "edit" verb at
the ProgID level, it is given priority.

Example: #1 takes precedence over #2, when both exists.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\edit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

/Ramesh, MS-MVP/ said:
> You're welcome!

A related question. How is a custom right-click action created in
Vista? The File Type tab is no longer available, as outlined on your
help page: "To change the editor for a particular image file type" ...

The DEFAULT|ASSOCIATE routine seems limited in this regard.