Disable MS Picture and Fax Viewer for TIFF Files

[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

 

[David Candy]

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.

 

[David Buice]

No, the command associated with 'open' in the Advanced
section is the desired association. XP seems to ignore it.

 

[David Candy]

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)

--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html

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)

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

 

[David Candy]

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

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)

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