How do i customizing the opening of BMP files?

[P. Burrows]

I'd like to be able to:

Double click on a BMP picture and have it open in a viewer of my choice
(Currently it uses that damn lame "Windows picture and fax viewer") -

Anybody have a suggestion how to bring that about?

I've tried these thing, and they do NOT WORK:

1: Right click on a BMP picture, select "Open With/Select Program" and
selecting another program.

2: Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ SystemFileAssociations\ image\ ShellEx\
ContextMenuHandlers.
Delete the ShellImagePreview key.

3: Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\ {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-
cb260c236066}\ shellex.
Delete the MayChangeDefaultMenu key.


None of this worked.

 

[+-J]

|
| I'd like to be able to:
|
| Double click on a BMP picture and have it open in a viewer of my choice
| (Currently it uses that damn lame "Windows picture and fax viewer") -
|
| Anybody have a suggestion how to bring that about?
|
| I've tried these thing, and they do NOT WORK:
|
| 1: Right click on a BMP picture, select "Open With/Select Program" and
| selecting another program.
|
| 2: Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
| Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ SystemFileAssociations\ image\ ShellEx\
| ContextMenuHandlers.
| Delete the ShellImagePreview key.
|
| 3: Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
| Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\ {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-
| cb260c236066}\ shellex.
| Delete the MayChangeDefaultMenu key.
|
|
| None of this worked.


In your step "3", I suggest you recreate the MayChangeDefaultMenu key, but leave (Default) alone.

According to...
http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v31/tips.htm
(Windows XP and having problems with that image preview feature?)
.... the data in (default) in the ShellImagePreview key should be deleted.

In your step "2", I suggest you recreate the ShellImagePreview key, but leave (Default) alone.

Then try your step "1" again.


To disable "Windows picture and fax viewer" ...
[Start]
| Run |
regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
[Enter]

To enable "Windows picture and fax viewer" ...
[Start]
| Run |
regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
[Enter]

 

[P. Burrows]

In your step "2", I suggest you recreate the ShellImagePreview key, but leave (Default) alone.

Then try your step "1" again.

Thanks, but it doesn't work.

To disable "Windows picture and fax viewer" ...
[Start]
| Run |
regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
[Enter]

Yes well, this will remove it from the system. But essentially it
doesn't work either, because when i click on a BMP the system will try
to open it with that dll, and when it doesn't find it it will just do
nothing. It won't use the program i have specified as default
(irfanview).


I hate microsoft.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, File Types. Locate the entry for BMP files. Either use Change to change the program they open with, or click Advanced, and if Open With Program X is already listed, make that selection the Default.

 

[P. Burrows]

In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, File Types.
Locate the entry for BMP files. Either use Change to change the
program they open with, or click Advanced, and if Open With Program X
is already listed, make that selection the Default.

Program X (irfanview) is highlighed (but windows doesn't use it), and i
can't make the selection default, the checkbox is disabled.
(If this was easy i wouldn't be asking here)

 

[+-J]

| In article (e-mail address removed) says...
| > In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, File Types.
| > Locate the entry for BMP files. Either use Change to change the
| > program they open with, or click Advanced, and if Open With Program X
| > is already listed, make that selection the Default.
|
| Program X (irfanview) is highlighed (but windows doesn't use it), and i
| can't make the selection default, the checkbox is disabled.
| (If this was easy i wouldn't be asking here)

Try this...

Windows Explorer
Tools-menu
Folder Options
"Registered file types" [ BMP ]

If you have already clicked [Change],
then click [Restore]

Now click...
[Advanced]
"Action" [ open ]
[Edit]
[Browse] to "IrfanView"
[OK]
[Set Default]
[OK]... all the way back.

 

[P. Burrows]

| In article (e-mail address removed) says...
| > In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, File Types.
| > Locate the entry for BMP files. Either use Change to change the
| > program they open with, or click Advanced, and if Open With Program X
| > is already listed, make that selection the Default.
|
| Program X (irfanview) is highlighed (but windows doesn't use it), and i
| can't make the selection default, the checkbox is disabled.
| (If this was easy i wouldn't be asking here)

Try this...

Windows Explorer
Tools-menu
Folder Options
"Registered file types" [ BMP ]

If you have already clicked [Change],
then click [Restore]

Now click...
[Advanced]
"Action" [ open ]
[Edit]
[Browse] to "IrfanView"
[OK]
[Set Default]
[OK]... all the way back.

I think i tried that before - but in another fit of irritation i
selected BMP and clicked deleted. Now there is no BMP in registered
filetype... but if i double click on a BMP file it opens in Microsoft
Fax and picture viewer!

 

[P. Burrows]

| In article (e-mail address removed) says...
| > In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, File Types.
| > Locate the entry for BMP files. Either use Change to change the
| > program they open with, or click Advanced, and if Open With Program X
| > is already listed, make that selection the Default.
|
| Program X (irfanview) is highlighed (but windows doesn't use it), and i
| can't make the selection default, the checkbox is disabled.
| (If this was easy i wouldn't be asking here)

Try this...

Ok, what i just did then (in case anyone but me cares), start regedit.
Search for BMP and delete all keys which refer it. At this point i can
get irfanview to open the bmp picture when i double click on it. Then i
reboot the machine.
After it has rebooted all the BMP keys have been recreated in the
registry and double clicking on a BMP picture opens with Microsoft fax
and picture viewer....

Windows Explorer
Tools-menu
Folder Options
"Registered file types" [ BMP ]

If you have already clicked [Change],
then click [Restore]

Now click...
[Advanced]
"Action" [ open ]
[Edit]
[Browse] to "IrfanView"
[OK]
[Set Default]
[OK]... all the way back.

Ok done.

Now when i double click on a the BMP picture it opens in ...
Windows Picture and Fax viewer....

I hate microsoft ! argh!

 

[+-J]

| (e-mail address removed) says...
| >
| >
| > | In article (e-mail address removed) says...
| > | > In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, File Types.
| > | > Locate the entry for BMP files. Either use Change to change the
| > | > program they open with, or click Advanced, and if Open With Program X
| > | > is already listed, make that selection the Default.
| > |
| > | Program X (irfanview) is highlighed (but windows doesn't use it), and i
| > | can't make the selection default, the checkbox is disabled.
| > | (If this was easy i wouldn't be asking here)
| >
| > Try this...
|
| Ok, what i just did then (in case anyone but me cares), start regedit.
| Search for BMP and delete all keys which refer it. At this point i can
| get irfanview to open the bmp picture when i double click on it. Then i
| reboot the machine.
| After it has rebooted all the BMP keys have been recreated in the
| registry and double clicking on a BMP picture opens with Microsoft fax
| and picture viewer....
|
|
| >
| > Windows Explorer
| > Tools-menu
| > Folder Options
| > "Registered file types" [ BMP ]
| >
| > If you have already clicked [Change],
| > then click [Restore]
| >
| > Now click...
| > [Advanced]
| > "Action" [ open ]
| > [Edit]
| > [Browse] to "IrfanView"
| > [OK]
| > [Set Default]
| > [OK]... all the way back.
|
| Ok done.
|
| Now when i double click on a the BMP picture it opens in ...
| Windows Picture and Fax viewer....
|
| I hate microsoft ! argh!

Now disable "Windows Picture and Fax viewer"

[Start]
| Run |
regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
[Enter]

 

[Jim Suttonus]

Program X (irfanview) is highlighed (but windows doesn't use it), and i
can't make the selection default, the checkbox is disabled.
(If this was easy i wouldn't be asking here)

I tried this myself using the steps above and it does not work for BMP
files. However, I did get it to work using the same file association
dialog by right-clicking on a BMP file, selecting "Open File With..."
The checkbox to make the association permanent was then enabled! I
changed my association and it stuck.

You've got to wonder where MS comes up with these arbitrary
behaviours.

 

[P. Burrows]

|
| Now when i double click on a the BMP picture it opens in ...
| Windows Picture and Fax viewer....
|
| I hate microsoft ! argh!

Now disable "Windows Picture and Fax viewer"

[Start]
| Run |
regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
[Enter]

As i think i wrote somewhere else, what happens is (probably):

1. Double click on a BMP
2. Windows XP thinks - oh i have to open with Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer.
3. Oh, i can't find shimgvw.dll - I wont do ANYTHING then.

Ie, to unreg shimgvw.dll just means nothing happens when i double click
on a BMP picture.s...

I hate microsoft - argh

 

[P. Burrows]

You've got to wonder where MS comes up with these arbitrary
behaviours.

Yeah you gotta wonder :-/