How do you change default photo editor

[Larry]

For no apparent reason my default photo editor changed
from Adobe Photoshop to the Windows XP photoeditor.
What do I do to make photoshop the default photoeditor in
windows explorer, my pictures etc..

 

[John Inzer]

For no apparent reason my default photo editor changed
from Adobe Photoshop to the Windows XP photoeditor.
What do I do to make photoshop the default photoeditor in
windows explorer, my pictures etc..

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Try this...open an image folder and right click one
of your image files...from the menu, select...Open
With / Choose Program.

Make your choice from the list or Browse to the
correct program if it is not in the list. Once you
make your selection...be sure to check the box
that says: "Always use the selected program to
open this kind of file". (you will need to do this
for each format....jpg, .tif, .gif...etc.)

Also...in WinXP, you can go to...My Computer /
Tools / Folder Options / File Types tab...


If that does not answer your question....read on....

How to open your choice of image editors when
clicking the Edit button on the Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer screen.

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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:

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

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

Replace the key 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 left click the Edit button...Picture It! 7 opens.

Good luck.

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John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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[Guest]

There's got to be an easier way. I was using MS
PhotoEditor for simple editing. Yesterday, somehow
switched default editor to Adobe. (I like opening with
the pic/fax viewer, and then clicking the editing icon as
needed.) I would like to change back. But I know that I
didn't go through the registry to make the initial change.

 

[John Inzer]

There's got to be an easier way. I was using MS

PhotoEditor for simple editing. Yesterday, somehow
switched default editor to Adobe. (I like opening with
the pic/fax viewer, and then clicking the editing icon as
needed.) I would like to change back. But I know that I
didn't go through the registry to make the initial change.

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If you discover a method in addition to the two
that are described in my previous message...
please share it with us...we are all trying to learn.

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John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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Picture It! Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=pic