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How do I change paint.exe from opening each time I click EDIT from the
Windows Explorer right-click menu?
Windows Explorer right-click menu?
Paul said:It is fireworks.bmp
Basically, all I want to do is edit jpg, png and gif in fireworks. At the
moment they edit in Paint by default if i right click and select EDIT.
When i just click on them i want then to open in windows gallery which
they
do now.
Ramesh said:Perhaps a .bmp file association report would help.
FileExtInfo - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm
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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Sorry. Paint is still the default editor for bmp, jpg, png.
. said:Change it to paint.picture
Ramesh said:Perhaps a .bmp file association report would help.
FileExtInfo - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Sorry. Paint is still the default editor for bmp, jpg, png.
. said:Change it to paint.picture
Paul said:hi
I have now done everything you say and re-booted.
BMP's now open in Gallery and edit in Fireworks. Great....but
GIF/PNG/JPG open in Gallery (great) but still edit in Paint (bad).
How can I make thse file types edit in Fireworks?
Ramesh said:Paul,
It's better to go the other way, as you want "open" to launch Photo Gallery. Do the changes that David mentioned (about Paint.Picture). To reiterate his comments:
Click Start, type Regedit.exe and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp
Double-click (default) and set it to Paint.Picture
(The log says you did not perform the above step.)
If the above is done correctly, then go to this location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Paint.Picture\shell\edit\command
Alter the (default) and point it to Fireworks executable (pass %1 as well).
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Paul,
Go to this registry key:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fireworks.bmp\shell]
Rename "Edit with Fireworks" as just "Edit"
"Edit" verb defined under the ProgId takes precedence over SystemFileAssociations...Edit.
Close Regedit.exe
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Cal Bear '66 said:Why don't you just use the Open With right click option?
So much easier to set up.
Choose Default Program..., unclick always use this program and
once you do this fireworks will show up on the list of programs.
Gallery. Do the changes that David mentioned (about Paint.Picture). ToPaul said:hi
I have now done everything you say and re-booted.
BMP's now open in Gallery and edit in Fireworks. Great....but
GIF/PNG/JPG open in Gallery (great) but still edit in Paint (bad).
How can I make thse file types edit in Fireworks?
reiterate his comments:Click Start, type Regedit.exe and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp
Double-click (default) and set it to Paint.Picture
(The log says you did not perform the above step.)
If the above is done correctly, then go to this location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Paint.Picture\shell\edit\command
Alter the (default) and point it to Fireworks executable (pass %1 as well).
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Paul,
Go to this registry key:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fireworks.bmp\shell]
Rename "Edit with Fireworks" as just "Edit"
"Edit" verb defined under the ProgId takes precedence over SystemFileAssociations...Edit.
Close Regedit.exe
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Paul said:Just tried that and if I do that, as soon as I click on the file Fireworks
opens the file instead of gallery.
I am amased how fiddly this is to do. All I want to do is this....
Click on a graphics file and it opens in Gallery.
Right click on the file and select EDIT and it edits in Fireworks.
Cal Bear '66 said:Why don't you just use the Open With right click option?
So much easier to set up.
Choose Default Program..., unclick always use this program and
once you do this fireworks will show up on the list of programs.
Gallery. Do the changes that David mentioned (about Paint.Picture). ToPaul said:hi
I have now done everything you say and re-booted.
BMP's now open in Gallery and edit in Fireworks. Great....but
GIF/PNG/JPG open in Gallery (great) but still edit in Paint (bad).
How can I make thse file types edit in Fireworks?
:
Paul,
It's better to go the other way, as you want "open" to launch Photo
reiterate his comments:Click Start, type Regedit.exe and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp
Double-click (default) and set it to Paint.Picture
(The log says you did not perform the above step.)
If the above is done correctly, then go to this location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Paint.Picture\shell\edit\command
Alter the (default) and point it to Fireworks executable (pass %1 as well).
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
Paul,
Go to this registry key:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Fireworks.bmp\shell]
Rename "Edit with Fireworks" as just "Edit"
"Edit" verb defined under the ProgId takes precedence over SystemFileAssociations...Edit.
Close Regedit.exe
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com