Disable MS Picture and Fax Viewer for TIFF Files

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David Buice

I do not want MS Picture and Fax Viewer to open when I
open a TIFF file. I have used Tools, Folder, Options and
changed the file association for TIFF to my preferred
application. I have edited every registry entry I can
think of to prevent MS Picture and Fax Viewer from opeing
TIFF files. Nothing works. I double click on the TIFF
file (which now has the icon and association to my
desired application) and I STILL get MS Picture and Fax
Viewer. How do I turn this blasted thing off?!

Thanks,

Dave Buice
 
Te order of execution is Drop Handlers, DDE, then command verbs. However context menu extensions have the ability to change the default verb. This is what P&F Viewer does. It makes itself the default verb when you click a file.

This key puts the context menu extension on the menu for all image files.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ShellImagePreview
It looks here for Tiff files because Tiff at
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tiff
says
PercievedType=image
says to look at the image key as well.

The context menu extension is allowed to change the default verb because of the presense of this key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu

The default edit verb comes from the image key and the default Open verb comes from TIFFImage.Document which has the display text of Preview (and starts P&F Viewer).

There's also something called ImageOptionFlags but there is no documentation on what this means but I suspect it's something to do with P&F viewer behaviour.
 
No, the command associated with 'open' in the Advanced
section is the desired association. XP seems to ignore it.
 
Then he needs to break the link from tif and tiff to image by
1. Adding the registry entries normally under Image to TiffImage.Document
2. Removing the PercievedType = Image under .tif and .tiff.

Or set a Preview verb under tiffimage.document with the default app (this is what the msdn says to replace P&F viewer, I haven't tried it)

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David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
Matt Coy said:
However,

He did not say that he wanted to disable the viewer entirely, he just wants
tiffs not to open there

--
Matt Coy, MCSE
Microsoft MVP (Windows XP)

Jan said:
Hello Dave,

I suggest you visit MS-MVP Kelly's website at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Note the instructions at the top of the page,
then scroll down to Line 80,
(*Disable* or Restore Picture and Fax Viewer)

Download the file, "pictureandfaxdisable.vbs",
then double-click and follow the prompts.

Then right-click on an image file.
Choose Open With, then Choose Program.
Select or [Browse...] for <your viewer program>.
[Y] "always use selected program"
[OK]

Jan

-----Original Message-----
I do not want MS Picture and Fax Viewer to open when I
open a TIFF file. I have used Tools, Folder, Options and
changed the file association for TIFF to my preferred
application. I have edited every registry entry I can
think of to prevent MS Picture and Fax Viewer from opeing
TIFF files. Nothing works. I double click on the TIFF
file (which now has the icon and association to my
desired application) and I STILL get MS Picture and Fax
Viewer. How do I turn this blasted thing off?!

Thanks,

Dave Buice
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Also the Open With choice normally take precedence over Verbs.

If this has a value this is what runs
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.tiff (and .tif) Not sure if this overrides the shell extension.

He could also look at removing the key
MayChangeDefaultMenu

I haven't tested either but they're things I would try.
--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
Matt Coy said:
However,

He did not say that he wanted to disable the viewer entirely, he just wants
tiffs not to open there

--
Matt Coy, MCSE
Microsoft MVP (Windows XP)

Jan said:
Hello Dave,

I suggest you visit MS-MVP Kelly's website at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Note the instructions at the top of the page,
then scroll down to Line 80,
(*Disable* or Restore Picture and Fax Viewer)

Download the file, "pictureandfaxdisable.vbs",
then double-click and follow the prompts.

Then right-click on an image file.
Choose Open With, then Choose Program.
Select or [Browse...] for <your viewer program>.
[Y] "always use selected program"
[OK]

Jan

-----Original Message-----
I do not want MS Picture and Fax Viewer to open when I
open a TIFF file. I have used Tools, Folder, Options and
changed the file association for TIFF to my preferred
application. I have edited every registry entry I can
think of to prevent MS Picture and Fax Viewer from opeing
TIFF files. Nothing works. I double click on the TIFF
file (which now has the icon and association to my
desired application) and I STILL get MS Picture and Fax
Viewer. How do I turn this blasted thing off?!

Thanks,

Dave Buice
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