Reading faxs that are tiff files

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Using XP Home and cant open faxs as they come through as tiff files and my
machine is trying to open them in Adobe reader 6. All tiff files are trying
to be opened by Adobe. It has something to do with Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer but I am stuck. Can someone help
 
This problem arises because some other imaging application that you
installed has set itself as the default viewer for TIF files. To view faxes
from the Fax Console, the Windows Imaging and Fax viewer must be your
default viewer for TIF files. You can easily restore that setting in Windows
Explorer > Folder Options. File Types. For most users the command line
should read:

"rundll32.exe <drive>:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1"
 
Russ Valentine said:
This problem arises because some other imaging application that you
installed has set itself as the default viewer for TIF files. To view faxes
from the Fax Console, the Windows Imaging and Fax viewer must be your
default viewer for TIF files. You can easily restore that setting in Windows
Explorer > Folder Options. File Types. For most users the command line
should read:

"rundll32.exe <drive>:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1"


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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Muz said:
Using XP Home and cant open faxs as they come through as tiff files and my
machine is trying to open them in Adobe reader 6. All tiff files are
trying
to be opened by Adobe. It has something to do with Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer but I am stuck. Can someone help
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I am having this same problem. I just started using Windows XP and can get
to the Explorer but can not find the Folder Options...... Also, I use tiffs
as pictures how will I still be able to view these in my photo programs after
Iget all my tiffs to view in the fax viewer?

Thanks

Russ Valentine said:
This problem arises because some other imaging application that you
installed has set itself as the default viewer for TIF files. To view faxes
from the Fax Console, the Windows Imaging and Fax viewer must be your
default viewer for TIF files. You can easily restore that setting in Windows
Explorer > Folder Options. File Types. For most users the command line
should read:

"rundll32.exe <drive>:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1"


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Muz said:
Using XP Home and cant open faxs as they come through as tiff files and my
machine is trying to open them in Adobe reader 6. All tiff files are
trying
to be opened by Adobe. It has something to do with Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer but I am stuck. Can someone help
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Look in the Tools menu.
You will still be able to open TIF's in other programs, but not by double
clicking on them.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
jordansmommy said:
I am having this same problem. I just started using Windows XP and can get
to the Explorer but can not find the Folder Options...... Also, I use
tiffs
as pictures how will I still be able to view these in my photo programs
after
Iget all my tiffs to view in the fax viewer?

Thanks

Russ Valentine said:
This problem arises because some other imaging application that you
installed has set itself as the default viewer for TIF files. To view
faxes
from the Fax Console, the Windows Imaging and Fax viewer must be your
default viewer for TIF files. You can easily restore that setting in
Windows
Explorer > Folder Options. File Types. For most users the command line
should read:

"rundll32.exe <drive>:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%1"


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Muz said:
Using XP Home and cant open faxs as they come through as tiff files and
my
machine is trying to open them in Adobe reader 6. All tiff files are
trying
to be opened by Adobe. It has something to do with Windows Picture and
Fax
Viewer but I am stuck. Can someone help
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