ImageResizer no longer working

[Terry Pinnell]

A neat program I use occasionally has stopped working. It's the
ImageResizer PowerToy from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
"This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a
right-click."

Even after re-installing it from a fresh download, I still don't get
that option in my r-click menu. Any ideas anyone please? Is there
perhaps a registry setting I can tweak to get it back?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Terry,

Type in Start, Run:

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

--
Regards,

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


A neat program I use occasionally has stopped working. It's the
ImageResizer PowerToy from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
"This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a
right-click."

Even after re-installing it from a fresh download, I still don't get
that option in my r-click menu. Any ideas anyone please? Is there
perhaps a registry setting I can tweak to get it back?

 

[Terry Pinnell]

Terry,

Type in Start, Run:

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

--
Regards,

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

Hi Ramesh,

Many thanks! As it happened, I just found that independently about two
minutes before coming back here to report the problem sorted. I got it
after extensive googling, which turned up the following from one of
the greatly missed MS-MVPs:

http://aumha.org/a/powertoy.php
"NOTE: MS-MVP Alex Nichol pointed out that Image Resizer may not work
if you have disabled image preview in Windows XP. If you encounter
this problem, the usual repair is to type the following from a command
prompt: REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL"

Anyway, duly applied, and delighted to have Resize back again.

I wonder if it was somehow a casualty with all that business recently
over the 'WMF exploit'?

Best wishes,

 

[Trevor L.]

Terry,
I am glad that everything is now working.

However, may I recommend another widely used program that does Image Resize
and other useful things, such as optimising images for the web.
IrfanView from www.irfanview.com

Although I have the Image ReSizer, I haven't used it because IrfanView does
the same and better

 

[longman]

I agree with Trevor l. irfanview is an excellent program for image
viewing. I have used it for 3 years now and have never had a problem
with it. One of the best things about it: Free.
If you install the plug-ins for irfanview you can play mp3s, videos
without all the annoying wmp visualizations, in other words no skipping
on video clips.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Terry.
over the 'WMF exploit'?

Might be the case. Unregistering the shimgvw.dll breaks several things.

--
Regards,

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

Terry,

Type in Start, Run:

regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

--
Regards,

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

Hi Ramesh,

Many thanks! As it happened, I just found that independently about two
minutes before coming back here to report the problem sorted. I got it
after extensive googling, which turned up the following from one of
the greatly missed MS-MVPs:

http://aumha.org/a/powertoy.php
"NOTE: MS-MVP Alex Nichol pointed out that Image Resizer may not work
if you have disabled image preview in Windows XP. If you encounter
this problem, the usual repair is to type the following from a command
prompt: REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL"

Anyway, duly applied, and delighted to have Resize back again.

I wonder if it was somehow a casualty with all that business recently
over the 'WMF exploit'?

Best wishes,

 

[Terry Pinnell]

I agree with Trevor l. irfanview is an excellent program for image
viewing. I have used it for 3 years now and have never had a problem
with it. One of the best things about it: Free.
If you install the plug-ins for irfanview you can play mp3s, videos
without all the annoying wmp visualizations, in other words no skipping
on video clips.

Trevor, longman: Thanks both. I do use the excellent IrfanView
extensively too thanks. But it is very convenient sometimes to get
access to a resize tool directly from the context menu, don't you
think?