problem opening pictures in my email

[Guest]

I have always been able to open pictures that people send me via email.
However, recently my son used my computer to download pics from his camera.
The next time I tried to open a picture in my email, I got a message saying
it was being opened in a Photoshop trial version that is good for 60 days. I
assume this was something bundled w/his camera. It was still difficult to
open them, but I could. Now that Trial version has run out and I can no
longer open pictures. It tries to open them w/the Photoshop. I then get a
message telling me the trial has run out and do I want to buy. How do I link
pics I want to open w/a different software program? I don't know what opened
them before. But I want to associate the pics w/something else so that they
will open normally. Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have always been able to open pictures that people send me via email.
However, recently my son used my computer to download pics from his camera.
The next time I tried to open a picture in my email, I got a message saying
it was being opened in a Photoshop trial version that is good for 60 days. I
assume this was something bundled w/his camera. It was still difficult to
open them, but I could. Now that Trial version has run out and I can no
longer open pictures. It tries to open them w/the Photoshop. I then get a
message telling me the trial has run out and do I want to buy. How do I link
pics I want to open w/a different software program? I don't know what opened
them before. But I want to associate the pics w/something else so that they
will open normally. Thanks for any help you can give me.

The Quikest solution would be to simply re-associate the pictures with
whatever application you used prior to the installation of PhotoShop.

In Windows Explorer, browse to a folder containing the photos and
right-click on one of the graphics files. Select "Open with... > Choose
Program...." High-light your preferred application, make sure there's a
check mark in the "Always use this ...." option. Click <OK>.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell

 

[Guest]

It's not the pics that are stored on my computer I have trouble opening.
Those open fine. It's pics I receive via email. For example, someone sent me
a joke email w/a picture attached. I click on "download attachment." then
select "open". What used to then open as a picture, now tries to open using
the photoshop software that I technically never had. It gives me the message
saying the trial software is expired do I want to buy. I say "no" and then
nothing. No picture shows. I need to know how to tell the computer to use
something else to open picture attachments. I've tried looking in the
properties for internet explorer but there is nothing there.

 

[Guest]

I found the program that was installed w/sons camera. I removed anything
related to it. I can now open pics in email because the computer is no longer
searching for that program.

 

[Ron Sommer]

Pictures can have different file extensions.
Bmp, gif, jpg, jpeg, etc.
Each extension could be opened by a different program.
The email attachment had a different file extension, so it was opened by the
trial software.
If you had followed Bruce's advice, you would have been able to fix your
problem.
--
Ron Sommer

:I found the program that was installed w/sons camera. I removed anything
: related to it. I can now open pics in email because the computer is no
longer
: searching for that program.
:
: "Lauri" wrote:
:
: > It's not the pics that are stored on my computer I have trouble opening.
: > Those open fine. It's pics I receive via email. For example, someone
sent me
: > a joke email w/a picture attached. I click on "download attachment."
then
: > select "open". What used to then open as a picture, now tries to open
using
: > the photoshop software that I technically never had. It gives me the
message
: > saying the trial software is expired do I want to buy. I say "no" and
then
: > nothing. No picture shows. I need to know how to tell the computer to
use
: > something else to open picture attachments. I've tried looking in the
: > properties for internet explorer but there is nothing there.
: > "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
: >
: > > Lauri wrote:
: > > > I have always been able to open pictures that people send me via
email.
: > > > However, recently my son used my computer to download pics from his
camera.
: > > > The next time I tried to open a picture in my email, I got a message
saying
: > > > it was being opened in a Photoshop trial version that is good for 60
days. I
: > > > assume this was something bundled w/his camera. It was still
difficult to
: > > > open them, but I could. Now that Trial version has run out and I can
no
: > > > longer open pictures. It tries to open them w/the Photoshop. I then
get a
: > > > message telling me the trial has run out and do I want to buy. How
do I link
: > > > pics I want to open w/a different software program? I don't know
what opened
: > > > them before. But I want to associate the pics w/something else so
that they
: > > > will open normally. Thanks for any help you can give me.
: > >
: > >
: > > The Quikest solution would be to simply re-associate the pictures with
: > > whatever application you used prior to the installation of PhotoShop.
: > >
: > > In Windows Explorer, browse to a folder containing the photos and
: > > right-click on one of the graphics files. Select "Open with... >
Choose
: > > Program...." High-light your preferred application, make sure there's
a
: > > check mark in the "Always use this ...." option. Click <OK>.
: > >
: > >
: > > --
: > >
: > > Bruce Chambers
: > >
: > > Help us help you:
: > >
: > >
: > >
: > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
: > > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
: > >
: > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand
Russell
: > >

 

[Guest]

No it wouldn't have. I was not having problems w/the pics on my computer.
Those opened fine. When I went to email online and tried to open a pic I
couldn't because it was looking for that program. When I right clicked on
this pic as he instructed me to do, there was no "open with" only "open".
When I clicked this it tried to open it the same way and couldn't because I
no longer have the program. I simply deleted the program from my hard drive
and the computer now uses a different program to open the pics . It works
fine now. Even when I right clicked on the pics that are already on my hard
drive, there was no "open with." They also had the same extension.

 

[Ron Sommer]

You didn't say "email online" before.
Does that mean you are accessing your email with web access?

Are you right clicking on the file or the picture?

This is what I have with a right click:

Open
Edit
Print
Resize Pictures
Preview
________________
Scan with AVG Free
Open with >
________________
Send To >
________________
Cut
Copy
________________
Create Shortcut
Delete
Rename
________________
Properties

--
Ron Sommer


: No it wouldn't have. I was not having problems w/the pics on my computer.
: Those opened fine. When I went to email online and tried to open a pic I
: couldn't because it was looking for that program. When I right clicked on
: this pic as he instructed me to do, there was no "open with" only "open".
: When I clicked this it tried to open it the same way and couldn't because
I
: no longer have the program. I simply deleted the program from my hard
drive
: and the computer now uses a different program to open the pics . It works
: fine now. Even when I right clicked on the pics that are already on my
hard
: drive, there was no "open with." They also had the same extension.
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: > Pictures can have different file extensions.
: > Bmp, gif, jpg, jpeg, etc.
: > Each extension could be opened by a different program.
: > The email attachment had a different file extension, so it was opened by
the
: > trial software.
: > If you had followed Bruce's advice, you would have been able to fix your
: > problem.
: > --
: > Ron Sommer
: >
snipped

 

[Guest]

It was both my email online and my email directly on my computer. I can
access either way. Neither of them were letting me open pics. I was right
clicking on the picture (although tried the file also). I "think" I had some
of the same choices you listed. There was no "open with" as I was instructed
to use. Only "open." This still tried to open pic w/program I no longer had
access to. I'm just happy it's working now!