Icon Location, Please

[Bruce]

I need to resore the icon for my .gif files. They open with the Windows
Picture and Fax Viewer.

I go to Tools\Folder Options\File Types and scroll down to and select GIF,
then click Advanced\Change Icon\Browse. I browse to %SystemRoot%\system32
\SHELL32.dll, which is where most of the Windows icons are, but there's
nothing there for the Picture and Fax Viewer.

Anyone know where it is?

Thanks,
Bruce

 

[David Candy]

shimgvw.dll

 

[ras]

While holding the 'Shift' key down right-click on a gif file and select
'Open with'. Windows Picture and Fax Viewer will probably be listed but
select 'Chose Program' instead. Then put a check mark next to 'Always Use
the Selected Program............" . Then select the program you want this
file type to open with.

 

[Bruce]

shimgvw.dll

That did it! Thanks very much.

Bruce

 

[Ken Blake]

In

While holding the 'Shift' key down right-click on a gif file
and
select 'Open with'.

A minor point, but holding down the shift key isn't required in
WIndows XP. The Open With choice is
on the regular right-click menu.

If I remember correctly, you had to hold the shift key down in
Windows 98.

 

[Bruce]

While holding the 'Shift' key down right-click on a gif file and
select 'Open with'. Windows Picture and Fax Viewer will probably be
listed but select 'Chose Program' instead. Then put a check mark next
to 'Always Use the Selected Program............" . Then select the
program you want this file type to open with.

The gif does automatically open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, as do
my jpg's, but I did try that method. No joy. I had to use the Tool
\Options...etc\Advanced...etc and browse to shimgvw.dll to get the proper
icon back.

Thanks,
Bruce