Prevent IE from opening jpgs by default

[Guest]

I want all .jpgs to open in an image viewer other than IE.

I have tried to force the appropriate association in Windows Explorer >
Tools > Folder Options > File Types > Change > "Always use the selected
program to open this kind of file."

If I double-click on a jpg, the appropriate image viewer opens the file.

However, IE insists on opening .jpgs that are accessed through links.

(I had fixed this problem previously, but I had to replace my crashed hard
drive and thereby lost the fix when I installed Windows XP Pro.)

 

[Guest]

I found the answer from one of my previous posts. The fix was in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Internet

On the Edit menu, point to New, and click DWORD Value.
Enter ForceShellExecute as the value name.