Acrobat Reader 7.0 defaults

[Guest]

I am having a problem with Acrobat Reader which I have never experienced
before. I installed Acrobat Reader 7.0. Now when I invoke Windows
Explorer and click on a JPEG file, the Acrobat Reader program starts and says
it can't read the file. Why is Acrobat Reader being invoked when I want to
use Windows Explorer to read the JPEG file? I removed Acrobat 7.0
temporarily. Thanks for your help.

Dave
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Dave,

Type this in Start, Run:

cmd /c assoc .jpg=jpegfile

If that does not help, apply the .JPG fix from:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

[S.Sengupta]

JPE/JPG/JPEG Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
jpe/jpg/jpeg files)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Guest]

Hi! I ran the cmd and the JPG fix and Adobe Reader is still being invoked.

Dave

 

[Guest]

Hi! Ran the fix and Adobe Reader 7.0 is still being invoked.

Dave

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Dave,

Give this utility as try.

Repair image file type associations in Windows XP:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/imgassofix.htm

Select .JPG from the list and Repair associations.

 

[Mistoffolees]

Hi! Ran the fix and Adobe Reader 7.0 is still being invoked.

Dave

Adobe Reader 5.0 is still pretty much being used by many
businesses. It has been reported that Adobe Reader 6.0 is
still buggy and Version 7.0 is still too new. Downgrading
to an earlier version may still be an option. There are
many websites that still offer Reader 5.0 and 6.0 for their
content.

 

[Guest]

Ramesh, hey it worked!!! Thank you -- I certainly appreciate it.

Dave

 

[pcbutts1]

Right click on jpeg and choose open with....then select choose program,
select explorer if that's what you want to open jpegs then select the box at
the bottom to always use that program.

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[Alpha]

What I am reading is the Acrobat 7 is a hydra whose tentacles reach into
everything, including IE, and is almost impossible to remove. The box
remains unopened here for that reason.

 

[cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)]

Right click on jpeg and choose open with....then select choose program,
select explorer if that's what you want to open jpegs then select the box at
the bottom to always use that program.

That will destroy all non-default actions for that file type.

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[pcbutts1]

And set new ones for explorer.

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Dave.