default picture editor

[Roland James]

I have hard time to tell Win XP to select my favorite
photo picture editor. Windows XP always give me PAINT
program when I click for picture editor. The Windows
Pictures and Fax Viewer needs follow my wish to select my
favorite photo picture editor.

Thank you,

Roland

 

[Yves Alarie]

When you right click on a picture to edit it, click on Open with instead of
clicking on Edit. A list of all your photo editing software will open, just
click on the one you want.

 

[John Inzer]

I have hard time to tell Win XP to select my favorite
photo picture editor. Windows XP always give me PAINT
program when I click for picture editor. The Windows
Pictures and Fax Viewer needs follow my wish to select my
favorite photo picture editor.

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Here's your solution:

IMPORTANT: This message contains information
about modifying the registry. Before you modify the
registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem
occurs. For information about how to back up, restore,
and edit the registry, click the following link to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

(256986) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256986


OK...go to...Start / Run and type in..."regedit" without
the quotes. Then click OK or press...Enter.

In the Registry Editor...drill down to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command

In the Data column you should see the following string:

"%systemroot%\system32\mspaint.exe" "%1"

(where you see *mspaint* in the example....you will see
your current default)

Replace the string with the path to the program that will
be your default image editor. I wanted Picture It! 7 so
the following is what I changed to.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Picture It! 7\pip.exe" "%1"

Now, my images still open in the Picture and Fax viewer
but if I click the Edit button...Picture It! 7 opens.

Good luck.

 

[Yves Alarie]

You have more courage than I do.
Your answer is right, but when it comes to recommending a registry edit, I
am a big chicken!

 

[John Inzer]

You have more courage than I do.
Your answer is right, but when it comes to
recommending a registry edit, I
am a big chicken!

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I don't mind posting them if I know they work.

It's up to the individual to be certain that they
are comfortable trying it.

What are you going to do when it's the only
solution?

 

[Yves Alarie]

I will complain to Microsoft!

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I don't mind posting them if I know they work.

It's up to the individual to be certain that they
are comfortable trying it.

What are you going to do when it's the only
solution?

--

John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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[John Inzer]

I will complain to Microsoft!

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Good luck.

 

[Yves Alarie]

My luck with Microsoft has been very good. Slow, but good.

 

[John Inzer]

My luck with Microsoft has been very good.
Slow, but good.

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I agree that Microsoft is open to improvement
but in this case nothing needs improving.